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TeamSTEPPS®

Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance & Patient Safety

TeamSTEPPS® 2.0 Curriculum
Instructor-led or self-paced training offers strategies and tools to enhance team communication and patient safety.
TeamSTEPPS® for Diagnosis Improvement
This module applies the TeamSTEPPS framework to the specific problem of diagnostic error.
AHRQ Challenge on Innovative Solutions To Update or Re-Create TeamSTEPPS® Videos
Learn about a competition to modernize these integral components of AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS training program.

Areas of Interest

TeamSTEPPS Pocket Guide App

A quick-reference tool for the TeamSTEPPS® communication framework

TeamSTEPPS Office-Based Care

Techniques, tools, and strategies to assist health care professionals in optimizing team knowledge and performance in medical offices.

Webinars

Access TeamSTEPPS webinar recordings and materials.

 
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TeamSTEPPS is an evidence-based set of teamwork tools, aimed at optimizing patient outcomes by improving communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals.
Several versions of TeamSTEPPS are available, along with individual modules related to specific audiences, settings, or situations.
Master trainers are encouraged to share TeamSTEPPS with colleagues but need to follow certain guidelines.
TeamSTEPPS has been used by healthcare professionals across the United States. The research cataloged here describes some of the approaches used to implement TeamSTEPPS in specific settings of care, as well as evaluation efforts to quantify or qualify the impact of using TeamSTEPPS.
AHRQ held monthly webinars on various topics related to TeamSTEPPS. View materials from these webinars.
Featured Case Study
ChristianaCare Used AHRQ Resources to Reduce Blood Infections, Expedite Stroke Care
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