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The potential for improved teamwork to reduce medical errors in the emergency department
Risser DT, Rice MM, Salisbury ML, Simon R, Jay GD, Berns SD. The potential for improved teamwork to reduce medical errors in the emergency department. The MedTeams Research Consortium. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1999;34(3):373-383.

This article describes care work teams created to improve team communication and coordination and reduce errors within the emergency department.

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