Executive Summary: Collaboration in Practice Implementing Team Based Care Report of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Task Force on Collaborative Practice
Quality, efficiency, and value are necessary characteristics of our evolving health care system. Team based care will work toward the Triple Aim of 1) improving the experience of care of individuals and families; 2) improving the health of populations; and 3) lowering per capita costs. It also should respond to emerging demands and reduce undue burdens on health care providers. Team based care has the ability to more effectively meet the core expectations of the health care system proposed by the Institute of Medicine. These expectations require that care be safe, effective, patient centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. This report outlines a mechanism that all specialties and practices can use to achieve these expectations. The report was written by the interprofessional Task Force on Collaborative Practice and is intended to appeal to multiple specialties (eg, internal medicine, pediatrics, family medicine, and women's health) and professions (eg, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives/certified midwives, physician assistants, physicians, clinical pharmacists, and advanced practice registered nurses) This document provides a framework for organizations or practices across all specialties to develop team based care. In doing so, it offers a map to help practices navigate the increasingly complex and continuously evolving health care system. The guidance presented is a result of the task force's work and is based on current evidence and expert consensus. The task force challenges and welcomes all medical specialties to gather additional data on how and what types of team based care best accomplish the Triple Aim and the Institute of Medicine's expectations of health care. Why is the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists taking the lead on this report?
Obstetrics and gynecology