Mn 501 Unit 4 Discussion: Team Dynamics

Unit 4 Discussion: Team DynamicsTeam-based healthcare is described as the provision of health services to an individual by two or more healthcare professionals, working in collaboration to achieve coordinated, efficient, quality care (Babiker et al., 2014). For a healthcare team to be effective, it should have the following characteristics; a goal which is shared by the patient, their family, the healthcare team and other support people; clear roles where every team member knows what is expected of them and what to expect from others. Effective communication involves having clear, accessible communication channels, measurable outcomes where successes or failures are tracked to improve performance and effective team leaders who coordinate the activities of other team members (Babiker et al., 2014).A situation that makes it difficult for a team to work effectively together is when a patient requires care from several providers. Patients that suffer from chronic conditions like hypertension, cancer, diabetes or anxiety disorders are treated by multiple providers. Those with the largest number of chronic illnesses can be treated by more than 10 different doctors and this makes their coordination of care difficult (Rosen et al., 2018). Communication failures in this type of setting are common because there is