Towards diagnostic excellence on academic ward teams: building a conceptual model of team dynamics in the diagnostic process.

Justin J Choi; Michael A Rosen; Martin F Shapiro; Monika M Safford

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Towards diagnostic excellence on academic ward teams: building a conceptual model of team dynamics in the diagnostic process.

September 20, 2023

Choi JJ, Rosen MA, Shapiro MF, et al. Diagnosis (Berl). 2023;Epub Aug 11.

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Teamwork is increasingly seen as an important component of diagnostic excellence. Through a systematic review and observations of team dynamics in a hospital medical ward, researchers identified three areas requiring additional research- (1) team structure, (2) contextual factors, and (3) emergent states (e.g., shared mental models).

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