Get the right people 'on the bus'

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Management
• Organizational Psychology
• Team Dynamics

Background:

• Practices often face challenges in maintaining high production levels while managing team stress.
• Team member turnover and the need for continuous training can strain resources.
• Ad hoc team formation may lead to suboptimal performance and increased operational inefficiencies.

Purpose of the Study:

• To outline a systematic approach for establishing effective core teams within a practice.
• To demonstrate how core teams can optimize production while minimizing stress.
• To highlight the role of core teams in onboarding and developing new personnel.

Main Methods:

• Systematic and deliberate formation of practice core teams.
• Utilizing the core team as a structured training and integration mechanism.
• Focusing on achieving high production percentiles with reduced team member stress.

Main Results:

• Core teams enable practices to achieve peak production levels.
• Implementation of core teams leads to a significant reduction in overall stress.
• The core team model facilitates efficient training and integration of new members.

Conclusions:

• Strategic core team development is crucial for practice success.
• Core teams offer a sustainable model for high performance and low stress.
• This approach enhances the development and retention of team talent.