The Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Team Huddles in Healthcare Hospital-Based Setting

Figures & data

Table 1 Issues Category and Percentage

Category	Case Number(N=81)	Percentage
Policy document	23	28.4%
Drug safety	18	22.2%
Communication	9	11.1%
Information technology systems	9	11.1%
Equipment/Safe environment	9	11.1%
Clinical care pathway	8	9.9%
Others	5	6.2%

Table 2 Huddle Run Classification Number and Processing Time Analysis

Category	Quick Hits (hr)					Complex Issues (day)
	n	Max	Min	Mean	Median	n	Max	Min	Mean	Median
Policy document	22	9.75	0.08	2.86	0.33	1	7.00	0.00	7.00	----
Drug safety	16	24.00	0.08	6.34	4.79	2	15.00	7.00	11.00	11.00
Communication	8	24.00	0.17	5.29	3.04	1	22.00	0.00	22.00	----
Information technology systems	6	24.00	0.00	11.04	7.38	3	37.00	8.00	21.33	19.00
Equipment/Safe environment	6	8.58	0.08	3.76	3.54	3	90.00	7.00	47.33	45.00
Clinical care pathway	5	8.75	0.17	4.88	5.75	3	5.00	3.00	4.08	4.25
Others	4	8.75	0.17	6.60	8.75	1	7.00	0.00	7.00	----
Total	67					14
Average		15.40	0.11	5.17	3.50		26.14	3.57	19.73	7.50

Table 3 Huddle Responses Survey Using Likert Scale

Survey Items	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neither Agree or Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree	Average
1. Through team huddles, you can clearly understand the patient’s condition?	0%(0)	1.2%(1)	7.1%(6)	34.1%(29)	57.6%(49)	4.48
2. Through team huddles, the patient’s treatment goals can be clearly understood?	0%(0)	1.2%(1)	5.9%(5)	42.3%(36)	50.6%(43)	4.42
3. Through team huddles, the cooperation of the medical team can be integrated?	0%(0)	0%(0)	7.1%(6)	35.3%(30)	57.6%(49)	4.51
4. Do you think team huddles can help to expedite the process to reach the treatment goal?	0%(0)	0%(0)	7.1%(6)	34.1%(29)	58.8%(50)	4.52
5. Through team huddle, the patient care plan can be traced and monitored?	0%(0)	0%(0)	8.2%(7)	35.3%(30)	56.5%(48)	4.48
6. Do you think team huddles can help build multidisciplinary team cohesion and communication?	0%(0)	0%(0)	8.2%(7)	36.5%(31)	55.3%(47)	4.47
7. Through team huddles, clinical mistakes or near misses can be reduced?	0%(0)	0%(0)	7.1%(6)	34.1%(29)	58.8%(50)	4.52
8. Through team huddles, patient safety incidents can be reduced?	0%(0)	0%(0)	7.1%(6)	34.1%(29)	58.8%(50)	4.52
9. Do you think team huddle can help teamwork enhancement?	0%(0)	0%(0)	7.1%(6)	34.1%(29)	58.8%(50)	4.52
10. Do you think team huddles can help to enhance internal cohesion and the culture of continuous integration?	0%(0)	0%(0)	7.1%(6)	36.5%(31)	56.5%(48)	4.49

Table 4 Huddle Responses Survey Categorized by Different Huddle Team Members

Huddle Team Members	Number	%	Average
Clinical physicians, residents	17	20	4.66
Nurses and medical assistants	65	76.5	4.43
Front desk personnel, and hospital cleaning staff	3	3.5	4.93
Total team members	85	100	4.49