?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F36577%2F&rft.title=Baseline+assessment+of+organizational+culture+in+an+acute+care+setting+prior+to+an+IPE+intervention&rft.creator=Pacella%2C+Teresa&rft.description=Purpose-+Medical+errors+are+a+significant+public+health+problem.+Many+errors+are+the+result+of+poor+communication+between+professional+healthcare+staff+and+are+avoidable.+The+need+exists+to+educate+hospital+staff+and+health+professional+students+on+how+to+effectively+communicate+and+collaborate+in+an+interprofessional+setting.+Prior+to+the+implementation+of+an+interprofessional+education+intervention+designed+to+improve+communication+and+collaboration%2C+I+conducted+a+baseline+assessment+of+the+organizational+culture+of+the+setting+where+the+intervention+was+conducted.+My+research+questions+sought+to+identify+staff+knowledge%2C+attitudes+and+behaviors+regarding+interprofessional+practice.+%0D%0AMethods-+To+measure+baseline+staff+behavior%2C+knowledge+and+attitudes+regarding+IPP+as+well+as+unit+culture%2C+I+conducted+pre-+and+mid-intervention+unit+observations+and+pre-intervention+semi-structured+staff+interviews.+I+thematically+coded+and+analyzed+the+qualitative+data+through+NVivo.+%0D%0AResults-+Several+themes+emerged+from+the+data+regarding+barriers+to+IPP+such+as+hierarchy%2C+stress+and+strain%2C+miscommunication%2C+as+well+as+facilitators+of+IPP+such+as+leadership+and+teamwork.+These+themes+guided+us+to+obtain+a+baseline+assessment+of+the+organizational+culture+of+the+unit%2C+enabling+us+to+tell+how+the+intervention+will+be+received+and+make+recommendations+for+its+continued+success.%0D%0AImplications-+If+the+intervention+is+successful+at+changing+health+professionals%E2%80%99+attitudes+and+behavior%2C+and+there+is+a+corresponding+reduction+in+adverse+patient+events+and+improvement+in+patient+outcomes%2C+this+would+support+expansion+of+the+model+to+other+hospital+units+and+hospitals%2C+which+may+have+major+implications+for+population+health.+%0D%0APotential+Uses+For+Findings-+Once+results+are+analyzed%2C+the+intervention+will+be+implemented+in+other+UPMC-Presbyterian+units.+Ongoing+program+evaluation+will+be+necessary+to+implement+changes+in+the+education%2C+implementation+and+hospital+policy.+The+continued+success+of+the+program+will+require+methodologies+to+be+developed+to+identify+and+integrate+changes+in+medical+knowledge+and+clinical+practice.&rft.date=2019-06-24&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F36577%2F1%2FPacellaTeresa_MPHthesis_4_2019.pdf&rft.identifier=++Pacella%2C+Teresa++(2019)+Baseline+assessment+of+organizational+culture+in+an+acute+care+setting+prior+to+an+IPE+intervention.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++