AHRQ Releases TeamSTEPPS Module to Improve Safety for LEP Patients

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a new module for the TeamSTEPPS patient safety system, which is designed to help facilities develop and deploy a customized plan to train staff in teamwork skills applicable to working with patients who have limited English proficiency (LEP). According to AHRQ, providing safe and effective care for LEP patients requires that all members of the healthcare team, including physicians, nurses, interpreters, and frontline staff, work together effectively.