Relationship among team dynamics, care coordination and perception of safety culture in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There remains a need to improve patient safety in primary care settings. Studies have demonstrated that creating high-performing teams can improve patient safety and encourage a safety culture within hospital settings, but little is known about this relationship in primary care.

Objective

To examine how team dynamics relate to perceptions of safety culture in primary care and whether care coordination plays an intermediating role.

Research design

This is a cross-sectional survey study with 63% response (n = 1082).

Subjects

The study participants were attending clinicians, resident physicians and other staff who interacted with patients from 19 primary care practices affiliated with Harvard Medical School.

Main measures

Three domains correspond

SUBMITTER: Blumenthal KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7190894 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature