Browsing by Author "Thomas, Eric J."

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    Do Medical Trainee Errors Differ from Those Involving More Experienced Physicians?
    (2007) Singh, Hardeep; Petersen, Laura A.; Thomas, Eric J.; Studdert, David M.; James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
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    Helping Healthcare Teams Save Lives During COVID-19: Insights and Countermeasures From Team Science
    (American Psychological Association, 2021) Traylor, Allison M.; Tannenbaum, Scott I.; Thomas, Eric J.; Salas, Eduardo
    As the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the United States, health care teams are on the frontlines of this global crisis, often navigating harrowing conditions at work, such as a lack of personal protective equipment and staffing shortages, and distractions at home, including worries about elderly relatives or making childcare arrangements. While the nature and severity of stressors impacting health care teams are in many ways unprecedented, decades of psychological research exploring teamwork in extreme contexts can provide insights to understand and improve outcomes for teams in a crisis. This review highlights the psychological principles that apply to teams in a crisis and illustrates how psychologists can use this knowledge to improve teamwork for medical teams in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic., The review also provides a glimpse toward the future, noting both how psychologists can help health care teams recover and rebound, as well as how additional research can improve psychologists’ understanding of teamwork in times of crisis.
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    Managing teamwork in the face of pandemic: evidence-based tips
    (BMJ, 2021) Tannenbaum, Scott I.; Traylor, Allison M.; Thomas, Eric J.; Salas, Eduardo
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    The Safer Culture Framework: An Application to Healthcare Based on a Multi-Industry Review of Safety Culture Literature
    (Sage, 2022) Kilcullen, Molly P.; Bisbey, Tiffany M.; Ottosen, Madelene J.; Tsao, Kuojen; Salas, Eduardo; Thomas, Eric J.
    Background: Errors and preventable harm to patients remain regrettably common and expensive in healthcare. Improvement requires transforming the culture of the healthcare industry to put a greater emphasis on safety. Safety culture involves holding collective attitudes, values, and behaviors that prioritize safety. The Safer Culture framework, previously established through a narrative review of literature in multiple industries, provides a consensus on what impacts safety culture, how it manifests in behavior, and how it influences safety-related outcomes. Methods: Through a theoretical review, we validate, refine, and provide nuance to this framework for the development of safety culture in healthcare contexts. To accomplish this, we conceptually map existing dimensions pulled through the literature onto our Safer Culture framework. Results: A total of 360 articles were reviewed. We present specific elements for each dimension in our framework and apply the dimension to healthcare contexts. Conclusion: We provide an evidence-based and comprehensive framework that can be used by patient safety leaders and researchers to guide the evaluation of safety culture and develop interventions to foster patient safety culture and improve patient safety outcomes.