This article focuses on the benefits of teamwork. The research objective is to explore how to motivate people working in teams. The study includes secondary research to gather data and add to existing knowledge. This article concludes with suggestions for improving team performance by improving motivation. These include objective-based team training, voluntarily formed teams, team-based leaders...

Health care in the United States is the most expensive in the world; however, most citizens do not receive quality care that is comprehensive and coordinated. To address this gap, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement developed the Triple Aim (ie, improving population health, improving the patient experience, and reducing costs), which has been adopted by patient-centered medical homes and a...

BACKGROUND Problems with organizational culture, lack of or poor team communications, and conflict are often seen as barriers to improvement efforts. METHODS A survey measuring aspects of organizational culture was administered twice to staff in neonatal intensive care units participating in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Quality Improvement Collaborative Year 2000 collaborative. The survey...

OBJECTIVE To identify key stressors for emergency department (ED) staff, investigate positive and negative behaviours associated with working under pressure and consider interventions that may improve how the ED team functions. METHODS This was a qualitative study involving semistructured interviews. Data were collected from staff working in the ED of a London teaching hospital. A purposive s...

Disruptive behaviors can have a significant negative impact on staff relationships, communication flow, task responsibility, and team collaboration, all of which can adversely impact patient outcomes of care. Addressing disruptive behaviors in a positive manner by emphasizing the benefits of mutual understanding, shared goals and priorities, and adherence to accepted standards of care will enha...

For 3 1/2 years an occupational therapist persevered in efforts to introduce an innovative outpatient service of multidisciplinary team case management within a general community hospital. The service was intended to meet the needs of discharged clients with severe mental illnesses who were attempting to live successfully and satisfactorily in the community. The reality of attempting to initiat...

The relationships between leadership clarity (i.e. team members’ consensual perceptions of clarity of, and no conflict over leadership of their teams), team processes and innovation were examined in health care contexts. The sample comprised 3,447 respondents from 98 primary health care teams, 113 community mental health teams, and 72 breast cancer care teams. The results revealed that leadersh...

The 2012 ACR Forum focused on the anticipated challenges and opportunities facing radiology in the next 10 years, centered on the themes of health care reform, future payment models, research and innovation, patient-centered radiology, and information management. The recommendations generated from the forum seek to inform ACR leadership on the best strategies to pursue to ensure the continued s...

The book looks at concepts, models and theories of management, leadership and team-working and their applicability within an integrated care approach to health and social care delivery. It considers the legal and policy landscape of integrated care and the limit of its reach in changing practice on the ground; leadership styles, their applicability, use and effect; personality traits, features ...

Aims: International evaluation of Early Stroke Discharge (ESD) has concentrated on measuring the impact of service provision. This research aimed to address the question, „How did the ESD team members and external stakeholders experience the service implementation process?‟ Methodology: Between October 2009 and February 2010, six team members and four external stakeholders were interviewed as p...