Impact of Interprofessional Teamwork on Aligning ICU Care with Patient Goals: A Qualitative Study of Transactive Memory Systems.

Jacqueline M KruserDemetrius SolomonJoy MoyJane L HollElizabeth Marie VigliantiMichael E DetskyDouglas A Wiegmann

Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2023)

We found that ICU team members work together to align care with patient goals and priorities, using transactive memory systems. The successful function of these systems can be disrupted or promoted by ICU organizational and cultural factors, which are potential targets for efforts to increase goal-aligned care.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
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