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The Advantages of Teamwork in Today’s Health
Care Organizations
Work | Careers | Personal Care & Service Jobs
By Linda Ray Updated March 23, 2018
Team work is an optimal method of delivering exemplary health care. Efficient and effective teamwork provides
benefits for you, your peers and your patients. Your workplace becomes more enjoyable and productive when you
are able to operate as a team. Safety issues are reduced, while retention rates are increased. At the same time,
patient care improves with seamless collaboration and enhanced communication.
Improved Patient Responsiveness
Health care providers working as a team can be more responsive to changes as they occur. When a patient’s
condition worsens, the team looks to the leader, knowing that everyone on the team will carry out their respective
duties and work with others to solve problems. Trust develops in a cohesive team, increasing confidence in your
partners, knowing they will fulfill their duties during a crisis. Nurses, doctors and assistants working as a team
tend to make fewer mistakes, leading to improved patient outcomes.
Overall Satisfaction
Patients are more satisfied with their care when health care professionals collaborate. The health care team and
the patients experience less stress when members of the team fulfill their duties, knowing their counterparts are
working toward coordinated goals. When the roles are clear among team members, there is less confusion about
patients’ treatment plans. Simultaneously, when communication is clear among the team, patients also experience
greater clarity about their treatment and expected outcome.
Improved Efficiency
Teams that are highly involved in treatment plans and service delivery tend to be more efficient and utilize
resources better. When health care providers adopt the team approach to medical care, mirroring the success
achieved in other industries that employ teamwork techniques, facilities become more competitive and save
money. With strong team leadership, efficiency is realized even more when health care teams are empowered to
design their work plans according to their skills and resources.
Increased Effectiveness
Your education teaches you about your special area of work but you often know little about what other providers
bring to the complete treatment plans of patients. You need to understand the duties of each team member to
work together effectively, increasing your own skills as duties often overlap. As part of the team, you come to
understand and appreciate the roles of physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, social workers, physical therapists
and administrators as you communicate and work together in the best interests of the patient.
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Wk 5 Discussion – Teamwork [due Thurs]
Discussion Topic
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial
post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Thursday
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
Read The Advantages of Teamwork in Today’s Health Care Organizations
(https://work.chron.com/advantages-teamwork-todays-health-care-organizations-5143.html) from the
Houston Chronicle.
• How can health care administrators employ these strategies related to teamwork to improve th
e performance of their organization?
• How can effective organizational communication improve the quality of teamwork in an organi
zation?
Due Monday
Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
In accordance with the University of Phoenix Policy on Academic Integrity, included in Academic Policies &
Procedures (https://multimedia.phoenix.edu/wpcontent/uploads/sites/3/2022/05/Blackboard_Academic_Policies.pdf), if you used an artificial intelligence (AI)
tool when preparing this assignment, include a statement that describes that use and remember: 1) the
majority of assignment must be your own writing; 2) content generated by the AI tool must be cited; and 3)
you must verify the accuracy of the content generated by the AI tool.
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Due Date
8/5/24, 11:59 PM (PDT)
Grading
Maximum grade
40 points
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