Title
Teamwork as an essential component of high-reliability organizations
Abbreviated Journal Title
Health Serv. Res.
Keywords
high-reliability organization; teams; teamwork; health care; patient; safety; training; CRISIS RESOURCE-MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE; WORK; PROGRESS; TEAMS; Health Care Sciences & Services; Health Policy & Services
Abstract
Organizations are increasingly becoming dynamic and unstable. This evolution has given rise to greater reliance on teams and increased complexity in terms of team composition, skills required, and degree of risk involved. High-reliability organizations (HROs) are those that exist in such hazardous environments where the consequences of errors are high, but the occurrence of error is extremely low. In this article, we argue that teamwork is an essential component of achieving high reliability particularly in health care organizations. We describe the fundamental characteristics of teams, review strategies in team training, demonstrate the criticality of teamwork in HROs and finally, identify specific challenges the health care community must address to improve teamwork and enhance reliability.
Journal Title
Health Services Research
Volume
41
Issue/Number
4
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
1576
Last Page
1598
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0017-9124
Recommended Citation
"Teamwork as an essential component of high-reliability organizations" (2006). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 5920.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/5920
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