A Multiple Level Analysis of Hospital Team Effectiveness

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A Multiple Level Analysis of Hospital Team
Effectiveness
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Team effectiveness is a function of the
individual team member-

• The question is how do you facilitate individual
  involvement and remove barriers for that
  involvement from team and organization?

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Factors Associated withTeam Effectiveness

• Meeting frequency and deadlines
• Hours per week on team activities
• Willingness to serve on team
• Selection method for team
• Communication of the team plans
• Position in organization
• Perception of team leader performance
• Perception of facilitator performance

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Strategies for Engaging Team Members in Team
Activity

• Clear and timely charter and objectives for team
• Coverage of primary job duties
• Reinforcement of team activities by
  administration
• Clarity of team member role
• Effective team leader/facilitator

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Strategies for Engaging Team Members an Team
Activity, cont.

• Financial Incentives
• Promote evolution of team and focus on results
• Continual training available to team
• Team members should participate in all phases of
  team activity
• Team meetings productive from the beginning
• Decreased frequency of team meeting
• Facilitator role formalized

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Discussion Points

• Importance/difficulty of integration
• Physician involvement- good, bad, ugly
• Clinical staff participation/coverage
• Importance of GOOD team meetings
• Breaking the committee mentality
• Training/support for teams- who should do the
  training, on what, and when

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What Works?What Does Not Work?Questions?