Development of the Huddle Observation Tool for structured case management discussions to improve situation awareness on inpatient clinical wards.

Julian Edbrooke-Childs; Jacqueline Hayes; Evelyn Sharples; Dawid Gondek; Emily Stapley; Nick Sevdalis; Peter Lachman; Jessica Deighton

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Development of the Huddle Observation Tool for structured case management discussions to improve situation awareness on inpatient clinical wards.

May 30, 2018

Edbrooke-Childs J, Hayes J, Sharples E, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018;27(5):365-372.

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Huddles are frequently used in health care to enhance situational awareness. This study describes the development of an observation tool designed to evaluate the effectiveness of team huddles in the inpatient setting.

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