Teamwork in healthcare: Lessons for dialysis centers

    Authors

    T. Rotarius; R. Oetjen;D. Oetjen

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Dial. Transplant.

    Keywords

    Engineering, Biomedical; Transplantation; Urology & Nephrology

    Abstract

    Healthcare is typically delivered using teams composed of patients and providers, such as nurses, technicians, and physicians. Teams are defined as formal collections of individuals assembled together for a specific purpose. Studies have shown the effectiveness of teams in general, and the specific benefits of healthcare teams. All teams, whether permanent or temporal go through the 4 MEDS stages (mingle, elect, devise, and separate). We analyze the structure and processes of teams, and present ways that the use of teams in the healthcare setting can be effective for the overall quality of healthcare.

    Journal Title

    Dialysis & Transplantation

    Volume

    34

    Issue/Number

    10

    Publication Date

    1-1-2005

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    700

    Last Page

    +

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000232211400011

    ISSN

    0090-2934

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