Interdisciplinary communication: an uncharted source of medical error?

George Alvarez; Enrico Coiera

Review

Interdisciplinary communication: an uncharted source of medical error?

December 22, 2010

Alvarez G, Coiera E. J Crit Care. 2006;21(3):236-42; discussion 242.

View more articles from the same authors.

The authors discuss the literature on communication between clinicians and suggest that research should examine how communication gaps can affect patient safety in the intensive care unit.

PubMed citation

Available at

Related Resources From the Same Author(s)

Interruptive communication patterns in the intensive care unit ward round.

September 24, 2016

More than algorithms: an analysis of safety events involving ML-enabled medical devices reported to the FDA.

May 3, 2023

Using automated methods to detect safety problems with health information technology: a scoping review.

February 8, 2023

Assessing the safety of a new clinical decision support system for a national helpline.

February 14, 2024

AI as an ecosystem — ensuring generative AI is safe and effective.

September 4, 2024

Post-implementation optimization of medication alerts in hospital computerized provider order entry systems: a scoping review.

December 6, 2023

Last orders: follow-up of tests ordered on the day of hospital discharge.

December 21, 2014

The science of interruption.

September 24, 2016

A systematic review of failures in handoff communication during intrahospital transfers.

July 2, 2011

A systematic review of the psychological literature on interruption and its patient safety implications.

September 24, 2016

Related Resources

Improving clinical handover between intensive care unit and general ward professionals at intensive care unit discharge.

December 4, 2015

Clinical handover of the critically ill postoperative patient: an integrative review.

November 20, 2015

Creating spaces in intensive care for safe communication: a video-reflexive ethnographic study.

November 17, 2014

Interventions to reduce medication errors in adult intensive care: a systematic review.

September 26, 2012

Increased mortality associated with after-hours and weekend admission to the intensive care unit: a retrospective analysis.

April 20, 2011

The effect of medical emergency teams on patient outcome: a review of the literature.

January 5, 2011

Adverse events and comparison of systematic and voluntary reporting from a paediatric intensive care unit.

December 8, 2010

Medical error and decision making: learning from the past and present in intensive care.

August 3, 2010

Developing a team performance framework for the intensive care unit.

May 6, 2009

Teamwork in obstetric critical care.

November 3, 2008

See More About The Topic

Intensive Care Units

Health Care Providers

Quality and Safety Professionals

Critical Care

Communication between Providers

Interdisciplinary communication: an uncharted source of medical error?

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Interdisciplinary communication: an uncharted source of medical error?

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Submit Your Innovations

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Innovations

Continue as a Guest

Continue logged in

New Users to the PSNet site

Submit Your Training

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Training

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

New Users to the PSNet site

Submit Your Toolkit

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Toolkit

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

New Users to the PSNet site

Submit Your WebM&M Case

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your WebM&M Case

Continue as a Guest

Already have a PSNet

Account?

New Users