Improving care teams' functioning: recommendations from team science.

Kevin Fiscella; Larry Mauksch; Thomas Bodenheimer; Eduardo Salas

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Improving care teams' functioning: recommendations from team science.

October 31, 2017

Fiscella K, Mauksch L, Bodenheimer T, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(7):361-368.

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Research on teamwork as a key component of safe care delivery has primarily focused on the hospital setting. This commentary highlights six elements that enable development, functionality, and assessment of teamwork in the ambulatory setting.

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