Tiered daily huddles: the power of teamwork in managing large healthcare organisations.

Tomislav Mihaljevic

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Tiered daily huddles: the power of teamwork in managing large healthcare organisations.

October 7, 2020

Mihaljevic T. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020;29(12):1050-1052.

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This article describes the implementation of a tiered huddle system across a large healthcare system on safety culture and organizational learning. The tiered huddle structure uses six tiers to share information and address problems at all levels of the organization (from caregivers and doctors to the health system executive team).

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