ABSTRACT
Improving Healthcare Team Communication grounds the understanding of issues related to healthcare team communications in well-considered, methodical, valid research. Anne-Sophie Nyssen assessed the effect of adding new technology such as an infusion device and robotic surgical system on healthcare team collaboration. The ability to truly improve healthcare requires a well-grounded understanding of the nature of actual work. Healthcare activities rely on the acquisition, portrayal, and analysis of therapeutic and diagnostic information as an integral part of individual patient care. The National Academy of Engineering/Institute of Medicine report recommends the creation of 30 to 50 multidisciplinary research centers that include both human factors and healthcare professionals. Emily Patterson et al. found that crosschecking methods such as hand-offs can make processes more evident, and detect and correct erroneous assessments and actions, although poor versions can create gaps in care continuity. Unit-level planning and management directs who will get care, what type of care will be provided, and when it will be provided.
