AHRQ Patient Safety Network ► Relationships within inpatient physician housestaff teams and their association with hospitalized patient outcomes.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Observational study found patients of inpatient teams with more engagement and trust had lower complication rates.J Hosp Med. 2014;9:764-771.

Relationships within inpatient physician housestaff teams and their association with hospitalized patient outcomes.

McAllister C, Leykum LK, Lanham H, et al. J Hosp Med. 2014;9:764-771.

Assessing more than 350 hours of direct observations, researchers found interpersonal relationships and behaviors of inpatient medicine teams were associated with complication rates for patients. The presence oftrust, defined as a willingness to be vulnerable to others (e.g., an attending on rounds admitting "I don't know"), and the engagement of the entire team in discussions appeared to be particularly important aspects to ensuring patient safety.

PubMed citation 
Available at 

Related Resources

REVIEW

Suicide in the medical setting.

Ballard ED, Pao M, Henderson D, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34:474-481.

STUDY

Large-scale deployment of the Global Trigger Tool across a large hospital system: refinements for the characterisation of adverse events to support patient safety learning opportunities.

Good VS, Saldaña M, Gilder R, Nicewander D, Kennerly DA. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:25-30.

STUDY

The cost of serious fall-related injuries at three midwestern hospitals.

Wong CA, Recktenwald AJ, Jones ML, Waterman BM, Bollini ML, Dunagan WC. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:81-87.

STUDY

Teamwork on inpatient medical units: assessing attitudes and barriers.

O'Leary KJ, Ritter CD, Wheeler H, Szekendi MK, Brinton TS, Williams MV. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:117-121.

View all related resources...