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Collaborative practice teams: the infrastructure of outcomes management
AACN Clinical Issues
|February 1, 1996
Summary
Collaborative practice teams improve patient care by standardizing treatments. This approach reduces fragmented care, leading to better health and financial outcomes for targeted populations.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Clinical Quality Improvement
- Interdisciplinary Healthcare
Background:
- Collaborative practice teams are interdisciplinary groups focused on outcomes management.
- These teams assume practice standardization enhances clinical quality and reduces care fragmentation.
- Improved physiologic, psychosocial, and financial outcomes are expected results.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the process of forming collaborative practice teams.
- To identify potential pitfalls and barriers to effective collaboration.
- To describe the work accomplished by a collaborative practice team.
Main Methods:
- Formation of interdisciplinary collaborative practice teams.
- Identification of best practices through interdisciplinary interventions.
- Evaluation of practices on a critical pathway towards defined population outcomes.
Main Results:
- Standardized practices implemented by collaborative teams aim to improve outcomes.
- The study reviews the team formation process and challenges.
- Accomplishments of a specific collaborative practice team are detailed.
Conclusions:
- Collaborative practice teams are essential for implementing and refining outcomes management programs.
- Effective collaboration is key to achieving improved patient and financial outcomes.
- Understanding team dynamics and barriers is crucial for successful implementation.
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