Tuesday Health.mil News Round-Up: It's New Year and a New You! Get helpful hints to start your year right; Army Medicine in Europe hosts High Reliability Organization Summit; TeamSTEPPS looks to optimize performance using teamwork collaboration and communication

The following articles were recently posted on Health.mil:


New Year New You: It’s Time to Put Your Best Foot Forward
Jan. 5, 2015

It's a new year and a new you! The Military Health System and Operation Live Well have some timely tips to help you get your New Year started right.

Check out the new monthly themed website from Operation Live Well here: www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Operation-Live-Well/New-Year-New-You.



Army Medicine in Europe hosts High Reliability Organization Summit
Jan. 2, 2015

Army Medicine in Europe leaders learned more about how to become a High Reliability Organization (HRO) during a two-day regional summit at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany. An HRO is an organization that has continuing success in striving to achieve zero harmful events despite operating in a high-risk environment where human error is possible and accidents can occur due to risk factors and complexity.

Read more about it here: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/01/02/Army-Medicine-in-Europe-hosts-High-Reliability-Organization-Summit.



Feature: TeamSTEPPS® – Opportunities to Learn and Grow in 2015
Jan. 2, 2015

TeamSTEPPS® — an evidence-based teamwork collaboration and communication strategy - aims to optimize performance among teams of health care professionals and continues to evolve as an innovative and high-visibility initiative. Over the years, the implementation of TeamSTEPPS has resulted in an increased improvement at military treatment facililties in the U.S. and overseas.

Read more about it here: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/01/02/Feature-TeamSTEPPS-Opportunities-to-Learn-and-Grow-in-2015