Medical Team Training at VHA reduces rate of adverse events

摘要

Arecent follow-up study in the Archives of Surgery shows that improvement in patient safety has resulted from the implementation of Medical Team Training at a number of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals.The report shows a decrease in adverse events and harm at VHA hospitals over a three-year period. It found a significant decrease in the number of adverse events reported per month from July 2006 through December 2009, compared to a study conducted from 2001 to mid-2006 (2.4 vs. 3.21). The authors attributed the decline to a greater emphasis on safety, team training and communication. They also identified 237 incidents, 101 of which were adverse events and 136 of which were "close calls."