Camilla B Pimentel, A Lynn Snow, Sarah L Carnes, Nishant R Shah, Julia R Loup, Tatiana M Vallejo-Luces, Caroline Madrigal, Christine W Hartmann
BACKGROUND: Brief, stand-up meetings known as huddles may improve clinical care, but knowledge about huddle implementation and effectiveness at the frontlines is fragmented and setting specific. This work provides a comprehensive overview of huddles used in diverse health care settings, examines the empirical support for huddle effectiveness, and identifies knowledge gaps and opportunities for future research. METHODS: A scoping review was completed by searching the databases PubMed, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, and OvidSP for studies published in English from inception to May 31, 2019...
September 2021: Journal of General Internal Medicine