View the world through a different lens: shadowing another provider

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Oct;34(10):614-8, 561. doi: 10.1016/s1553-7250(08)34077-x.

Authors

David A Thompson¹, Christine G Holzmueller, Lisa Lubomski, Peter J Pronovost

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Quality and Safety Research Group, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA. dthomps1@jhmi.edu

PMID: 18947122
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(08)34077-x

Abstract

The shadowing tool promotes understanding of other professions' roles in patient care.

MeSH terms

Cooperative Behavior*
Health Personnel*
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication*
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Quality Assurance, Health Care / methods*
Safety Management