The templates, worksheets, and educational explanations on SBARTemplate.com are grounded in published guidelines and peer-reviewed safety research from international healthcare quality organizations.
SBAR is featured as a core TeamSTEPPS communication tool alongside CUS and Call-Outs to standardize handoffs and rapid response notifications.
The original adaptation of SBAR by Dr. Michael Leonard, Doug Bonacum, and Suzanne Graham at Kaiser Permanente for obstetrical safety.
Identified communication failures as a root cause in over 60% of sentinel events and mandated standardized communication protocols including read-backs.
International recommendation for global adoption of SBAR and standardized structured communication techniques to reduce transfer-of-care errors.
Seminal peer-reviewed paper documenting the initial translation of aviation and naval high-reliability communication into acute clinical healthcare.
Systematic literature review demonstrating significant reductions in unexpected clinical events and improved nurse-physician psychological safety with SBAR.