RT Book, Section
A1 Chen, Pei
A1 Burkhardt, Crystal
A1 Rivera, Josette A.
A2 Walter, Louise C.
A2 Chang, Anna
A2 Chen, Pei
A2 Harper, G. Michael
A2 Rivera, Josette
A2 Conant, Rebecca
A2 Lo, Daphne
A2 Yukawa, Michi
SR Print(0)
ID 1180013605
T1 The Interprofessional Team
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment Geriatrics, 3e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260457087
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180013605
RD 2024/04/18
AB Nationally  and  worldwide,  interprofessional  teamwork  is  increasingly  recognized  as  a  means  to  address  the  challenges  of  the  current  health  care  system.  Patients  with  complex  problems  and  diverse  needs  require  the  expertise  and  collaboration  of  different  health  professionals.  In  the  United  States,  a  series  of  landmark  Institute  of  Medicine  reports  recommended  interprofessional  collaboration  and  training  of  all  health  care  professionals  in  teamwork  as  a  key  mechanism  to  increase  health  care  safety  and  quality.  Additional  factors  driving  the  need  for  effective  teamwork  include  patient  expectations;  a  primary  care  workforce  shortage;  a  renewed  focus  on  creating  health  care  systems  that  demonstrate  efficiency,  lower  cost,  and  improved  outcomes;  and  national  policy  changes  that  incentivize  the  creation  of  interprofessional  collaborative  models.  For  example,  the  passage  of  the  Patient  Protection  and  Affordable  Care  Act  (ACA)  has  led  to  the  development  of  accountable  care  organizations  with  a  focus  on  improving  population  health  through  interprofessional  teamwork.