1. Huddles and Enhanced Care Team Communication
Sharad Kohli, MD
Director of Clinical Affairs
Texas Association of Community Health Centers

2. Objectives
To describe the difference between clinic-wide and care team huddles.
To explain how huddles can be effective tools to promote office efficiency, to enhance communication, to facilitate care coordination, and to improve overall patient care.
To demonstrate how having a wide array of staff participating in huddles can lead to more comprehensive, holistic care.

3. Clinic-wide vs. Care Team Huddles

4. Why Huddle? To improve communication
To anticipate the needs of the patient
To coordinate care better
To improve office efficiency
To have more fun at work!

5. Sample Huddle

6. Expand Your Huddles! MA Provider Health Ed/Health Coach
Behavioral Health
Care manager/Care Coordinator
Front Desk
Referrals
Others

7. Time
8:00
8:15
8:30
8:45
9:00
9:15
9:30
9:45
10:00
10:15
10:30
10:45
11:00
11:15
11:30
11:45
Patel
Martinez
Omotoso
Huddle

8. Resources
UCSF Center for Excellence in Primary Care:
AAFP:

9. Questions?
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