In clinics and hospitals, in conference rooms and classrooms, in hallways and lunchrooms,
we demonstrate daily our effectiveness or ineffectiveness as team members. We interact …

Teamwork is essential to improving the quality of patient care and reducing medical errors
and injuries. But how does teamwork really function? And what are the barriers that …

Not too many years ago, one of medicine's favorite images was the much reproduced
painting of the solitary family physician—concerned, vigilant, thoughtful—seated at the …

In health care settings, individuals from different disciplines come together to care for
patients. Although these groups of health care personnel are generally called teams, they …

Teamwork is a vital skill for health care professionals, but the fragmented systems within
which they work frequently do not recognize or support good teamwork. The American …

My grandfather was a general practitioner in a small town in the USA in the mid-20th
century. His medical team consisted of himself and a nurse (who was also my grandmother) …

Optimal teamwork does not automatically result from putting a group of professionals
together in one place. It typically requires planning, cultivation, training, and practice. A …

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL QUALITY Commentary 215 is a team sport.” 5 It is hard
to imagine a winning team composed of individuals with complementary and essential skills …

Teamwork is essential to providing safe, effective, and patient-centered care. Teamwork is
especially important in hospital settings, where patients with acute medical conditions …

Everyone agrees that health care is a team sport. But creating and nurturing successful
teams has proven to be difficult. 1 Basketball enthusiasts and primary care team champions …