Who made TeamSTEPPS?

• A. AHRQ and Department of Defense
• B. The American College of Surgeons
• C. The Joint Commission
• D. The National Institutes of Health

Answer: (A)

TeamSTEPPS was developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in collaboration with the Department of Defense to improve patient safety through better teamwork in healthcare. It stands for Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety, and it provides evidence-based strategies and tools for communication, leadership, situation monitoring, and mutual support that teams can use across settings. The program wasn’t created by The Joint Commission, the National Institutes of Health, or The American College of Surgeons, but originated from the joint effort of AHRQ and DoD to address teamwork and safety in medical care.