1. Chapter 3 Working in Interprofessional Teams to Improve Healthcare HSCI 270

2. Teams in the Health Care Setting Team: “A group of people working together to achieve a common purpose for which they hold themselves mutually accountable “(Ogrinc, 2012, p. 31). Productive Team: has a clearly defined goal to understand what they are trying to do and why. Commitment from individuals and your organization is required to get work done. Work Teams: Long-term groups that have the responsibility for finishing tasks in a certain setting. Stable and predictable work teams, e.g. ICU, Endoscopy, Medical-Surgery Project Teams: their focus is on specific problems. This is where Quality Improvement teams are found.. Ogrinc, G.S., Headrick, L.A., Moore, S.M., Barton, A.J., Dolansky, M.A. & Madigosky, W.S. (2012). Fundamentals of Healthcare Improvement: A guide to improving patients’ care (2 nd ed.). Oakbrook Terrace, Il: Joint Commission Resources.

3. Teams in the HealthCare Setting Criteria for Forming a Project Team: Task is complex and requires several people with various skills and knowledge Creativity is important. Change is tested for reliability and validity and requires commitment and cooperation across departments. Task is cross-functional and involves several professions. Project Team needs: system’s leader, people with technical expertise, someone with day-to-day leadership skills, executive sponsor (top management). Most healthcare improvement teams are “project teams”.

4. Teams in the Health Care Setting Interprofessional, Multidisciplinary or Interdisciplinary? Interdisciplinary: medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social workers All teams are a collaborative effort, no matter what they are called.

5. Teams in the Health Care Setting

6. World Health Organization (WHO) – “there is now sufficient evidence to indicate that interprofessional education enables effective collaborative practice which in turn optimizes health services, strengthens health systems and improves health outcomes” (Ogrinc, 2012, p.34). Institute of Medicine (IOM) – “all health professionals should be educated to deliver patient-centered care as members of an interdisciplinary team, emphasizing evidence-based practice, quality improvement approaches and informatics” ( Ogrinc, 2012, p.36).

7. Teams in the Health Care Setting Collaboration and assertive communication has a positive effect on outcomes in a healthcare setting. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHQR) offers tools o to gauge the effectiveness of interprofessional teamwork.

8. Reference Ogrinc, G.G., Headrick, L.A., Moore, S.M., Barton, A.J., Dolansky, M.A. & Madisgosky, W.S. (2012). Fundamentals of Health Care Improvements: A guide to improving your patients’ care (2 nd ed.). Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources.