Collaborative healthcare delivery model

Collaborative healthcare delivery model

Describe one innovative health care delivery model that incorporates an interdisciplinary care delivery team. How is this advantageous to patient outcomes

Introduction

Collaborative healthcare delivery model is a form of healthcare delivery in which a group of healthcare practitioners come together and work as a team to ensure the achievement of patient’s outcomes. It employs professionals from various fields including, doctors, nurses, nutritionists, occupational therapists, and psychologists. Information regarding the disease progression of the patient is shared among the members of the team (Oandasan, 2016). After that, ideas on the effective plan of care are given by each member of the team. This kind of health care delivery model is patient-centered members of the team has one main goal of alleviating the symptoms of the disease.