AHA's Team Training Program
Healthcare Industry
Organizations Involved
Occupations Involved
Workforce Development Focus
Workforce Issues Addressed
Associations
American Hospital Association (AHA)
Healthcare, general
Improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention
Training current healthcare professionals in new techniques or practices; Any activity or implement that addresses reducing healthcare professional turnover
Description
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has a team-training program called TeamSTEPPS (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety). The goal of the program is to help health professionals at a health care system improve their communication and teamwork skills through training, education and resources. Ultimately, participants of AHA's TeamSTEPPS program can increase their process efficiencies, improve patient outcomes, increase their patients' satisfaction and enhance their own job/work satisfaction.