RT Book, Section
A1 Rivera, Josette A.
A1 Reeves, Scott
A1 Aronson, Louise
A2 Williams, Brie A.
A2 Chang, Anna
A2 Ahalt, Cyrus
A2 Chen, Helen
A2 Conant, Rebecca
A2 Landefeld, C. Seth
A2 Ritchie, Christine
A2 Yukawa, Michi
SR Print(0)
ID 1100065298
T1 The Interprofessional Team
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics, 2e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179208-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100065298
RD 2024/04/20
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  of  different  health  professionals,  ideally  working  together.  A  series  of  landmark  Institute  of  Medicine  reports  recommended  interprofessional  teams  and  training  of  all  health  care  workers  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;  new  models  of  team  care  that  demonstrate  efficiency,  lower  cost,  and  improved  outcomes;  and  national  policy  changes  that  incentivize  the  creation  of  these  models.