Closing the loop: a process evaluation of inpatient care team communication

Kristy Kummerow Broman^{1

2}, Clark Kensinger¹, Heather Hart³, Jason Mathisen⁴, Sunil Kripalani^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
² GRECC, TVHS Nashville VA, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
³ School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁴ Heart and Vascular Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁵ Section of Hospital Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁶ Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Kristy Kummerow Broman et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017 Jan.

. 2017 Jan;26(1):30-32.

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004580. Epub 2015 Nov 27.

Kristy Kummerow Broman^{1

2}, Clark Kensinger¹, Heather Hart³, Jason Mathisen⁴, Sunil Kripalani^{5

6}

¹ Division of General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
² GRECC, TVHS Nashville VA, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
³ School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁴ Heart and Vascular Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁵ Section of Hospital Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁶ Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Communication; Information technology; Interruptions; Process mapping; Teams.

Comment in

Turning the page on hospital communications slowly.
Wu R. Wu R. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017 Jan;26(1):4-6. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-005031. Epub 2016 Feb 23. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017. PMID: 26908899 No abstract available.