ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION The increasing complexity of health care and escalating
prevalence of multiple chronic conditions have driven interprofessional team-based care in …

Despite growing emphasis on adopting team-based models of primary care to facilitate
patient access to a diverse range of care providers, our understanding of team functioning …

A decade of practice transformation, consolidation, and payment experimentation have
highlighted the need for team-based primary care, but little is known about how team …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To examine family health team (FHT) members' perspectives and
experiences of interprofessional collaboration and perceived benefits. DESIGN Qualitative …

Purpose Team-based care offers potential improvements in communication, care
coordination, efficiency, value and satisfaction levels of both patients and providers …

Team approach in health care settings is widely recognized as an important factor in
providing quality patient care. This approach is supported by a growing research evidence …

INTRODUCTION: Effective teamwork in primary care settings is integral to the ongoing
health of those with chronic conditions. This study compares patient and health professional …

Purpose Countries throughout the world have been experimenting with new models to
deliver primary care. We investigated physician group, physician and patient characteristics …

BACKGROUND: Team-based practice in primary care has been advocated for improved
access, quality, effectiveness, and cost-efficiency of primary health care services, but there is …

Team-based care is recognized as a foundational building block of high-performing primary
care. The purpose of this study was to identify primary care practice characteristics …