Table 3.

Outcomes in EM IPC training.

Outcomes of IPC training	References
Host organization
Improved host organization outcomes (hospital performance and reimbursement, patient safety outcomes)	96–98, 102
Reduction in adverse events and errors	25, 50, 98, 100
Liability cost savings	50
Participants and colleagues
Improvements in attitudes and behavior towards IPC, teamwork, and internal communications	52, 95–97, 101, 103, 104, 106
Increased safety attitudes	95, 103
Patients
Greater satisfaction in the quality of staff and patient communications	52, 96
Reduced communication issues between staff and patients	52
Reduced length of hospital stay	97
Improved patient experience	52

Abbreviations: EM, emergency medicine; IPC, interprofessional communication.