The Team Approach to Health Care

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• A set of team-coordination principles — originating in aviation — that emphasize communication, situational awareness, and assertiveness to reduce errors.

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• A group of providers from different specialties — paramedics, nurses, physicians, social workers — working together on patient care.

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• A structured handoff mnemonic — Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation — used to communicate patient status between providers.

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• A communication pattern in which the receiver repeats the message back so the sender can confirm it was understood correctly.

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• The structured transfer of patient information and responsibility from one provider or team to another.

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