Poppy L McLeod, Quinn W Cunningham, Deborah DiazGranados, Gabi Dodoiu, Seth Kaplan, Joann Keyton, Nicole Larson, Chelsea LeNoble, Stephan U Marsch, Thomas A O'Neill, Sarah Henrickson Parker, Norbert K Semmer, Marissa Shuffler, Lillian Su, Franziska Tschan, Mary Waller, Yumei Wang
BACKGROUND: The continued need for improved teamwork in all areas of health care is widely recognized. The present article reports on the application of a hackathon to the teamwork problems specifically associated with ad hoc team formation in rapid response teams. PURPOSES: Hackathons-problem-solving events pioneered in computer science-are on the rise in health care management. The focus of these events tends to be on medical technologies, however, with calls for improvements in management practices as general recommendations...
October 2021: Health Care Management Review