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Practice and quality improvement: successful implementation of TeamSTEPPS tools into an academic interventional ultrasound practice.

Gupta RT, Sexton JB, Milne J, Frush DP. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015;204:105-110.

This pre-post study found improvements in safety culture, as measured by the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire, following the implementation of AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS tools. These findings add to the body of research supporting teamwork training as a way to enhance safety.

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