on 26 Jan 2024 10:32 AM

3 Steps to Huddles

A key tenet to team-based care is using daily huddles to share information across care teams and to plan for the day's schedule. These brief meetings include all members of the care team to ensure effective communication and transparency. This brief video introduces huddles and walks you through steps for getting started. 

Watch this brief video to learn more about holding effective team meetings.

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Assigning responsibilities and time of tasks is important as the team takes shape and becomes more sophisticated.  Additionally, the team benefits if everyone knows what the rest of the team are doing. Use this spreadsheet to define who accepts responsibility for or performs certain tasks.

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A key tenet to team-based care is using daily huddles to share information across care teams and to plan for the day's schedule. These brief meetings include all members of the care team to ensure effective communication and transparency.

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This infographic illustrates the process flow for planned care in the primary care setting. 

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This checklist from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) is an example of a care team huddle agenda for pre-visit planning. 

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Care team huddles are often a key driver of effective team-based care. Daily or even twice daily huddles provide an opportunity for communication that is often missed but critical to delivering quality care, especially when working with patients with complex conditions or in need of additional support. Plan your first huddle with this simple reference guide.

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