The National Implementation of
TeamSTEPPS program represents a new approach to team training for
AHRQ. This program focused on disseminating teamwork,
communication, and patient safety information, building skill sets,
and ultimately fostering a national network of individuals who
support and promote the adoption of TeamSTEPPS. To meet the
objective of creating a national infrastructure, AHRQ first
required that each organization's application include a readiness
assessment and a letter of endorsement and support from each team
member's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or equivalent regarding the
organization's participation in the program. In addition,
participants were selected, in part, on the expectation that they
would later disseminate their newly acquired knowledge and skills
to others in their home organizations or in other organizations
locally, regionally, or state-wide. The program involved training
teams of participants, led by representatives from either Quality
Improvement Organizations (QIOs) or members of individual hospitals
or healthcare systems. As a result of the time and commitment
invested over the three years of program implementation, AHRQ seeks
to learn the extent to which they have succeeded in spreading
TeamSTEPPS and forming the requisite infrastructure to support
on-going and future patient safety efforts.
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USC 299 Name of Law: Healthcare Research and Quality Act of
1999
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