Table 1 Models of team health care practice in IHC
Model | Parallel | Consultative | Collaborative | Coordinated | Multidisciplinary | Interdisciplinary | Integrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | ▪ Practitioners work in the same setting, but independently ▪ Roles are formally defined within one's clinical scope of practice | ▪ Expert advice is shared between practitioners via personal contact, letter of referral note | ▪ Patient is seen independently by each practitioner ▪ Practitioners informally share information concerning the treatment of a particular patient on a case-by-case basis | ▪ Administrative structure stimulates collaboration ▪ Patients' files are shared between practitioners ▪ Liaison between practitioners is ensured by a manager/coordinator | ▪ Leader in charge of the planning of patient care ▪ Each practitioner carries out treatment independently, according to his expertise ▪ Formalized extension of the coordinated model | ▪ Planning of patient care is decided by a group of practitioners, via regular face-to-face meetings ▪ Extension of the multidisciplinary model | ▪ Non-hierarchical holistic collaboration of practitioners ▪ Practitioners and patient contribute to patient care ▪ Extension of interdisciplinary model |
Group of models | A | B | C | ||||