Developing an innovative care delivery model: interprofessional practice teams

Healthc Manage Forum. 2008 Spring;21(1):6-18. doi: 10.1016/S0840-4704(10)60123-8.
[Article in English, French]

Abstract

An interprofessional project team at the University Health Network (UHN) completed a project to develop an Interprofessional Patient-Centred Practice (IPCP) Framework, explore enablers and barriers to collaborative practice and recommend a model of care delivery and interprofessional practice. The following recommendations were made: adopt proposed IPCP Framework as the basis for developing interprofessional teams, implement an IPCP tool kit as a resource, develop evidence-based interventions across health care teams, and educate health professionals on IPCP.

MeSH terms

  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
  • Diffusion of Innovation*
  • Focus Groups
  • Health Care Surveys
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Models, Organizational*
  • Patient Care Team*
  • Patient-Centered Care / organization & administration