It comes as no surprise that effective teamwork can immediately and positively affect patient safety and outcomes. The time has passed when a doctor or any other health practitioner in a health organization would be able to solely deliver quality care that satisfies their patients. Co-morbidities and complex care needs are increasing along with higher healthcare costs. Research indicates 10 percent of complex care patients represent 62 percent of total healthcare costs. Given this reality, a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals could ideally work together to determine diagnoses, develop care plans, conduct procedures, provide appropriate follow-up, and improve quality patient care. Yet we know that overall, teams frequently struggle to fully leverage their members’ diverse expertise and capabilities. Role clarity, decision-making processes, and timely coordination of efforts among specialists requires focus and ongoing communication. When dysfunctional multidisciplinary teams are permitted to exist, the productivity and well-being of healthcare team members are at issue and can impact patient outcomes. In this webcast, you will learn: - why multidisciplinary teams are valued and prevalent in healthcare - characteristics of multidisciplinary teams - common multidisciplinary team challenges - frameworks and tools to help diagnose improvement opportunities - strategies to enhance multidisciplinary team effectiveness.
Improving Multidisciplinary Healthcare Teams
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Full ProfileCharlotte Hughes is an agile entrepreneur, diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant, and developer of leaders. As the successful Co-founder and CEO of Inclusive Leaders Group (ILG) headquartered in North Florida, Charlotte has designed and directed talent and organizational development strategies that have been implemented by Fortune 500 companies, large and small healthcare systems, some of the largest global non-profits. ILG is a boutique training and consulting firm that transforms business for profitable growth through inclusive leadership, equity, and belonging solutions.trategic change, employee engagement, and leadership development.
Charlotte has achieved Certified Diversity Professional (CDP) status by the National Diversity Council.
Charlotte earned a bachelor’s degree in human ecology from Cornell University and a master’s degree in human resources management from New York Institute of Technology.
She co-facilitated the Association for Talent Development Leadership Healthcare Summit and frequently contributes to ATD's Healthcare Community of Practice and American Hospital Association webcasts. Charlotte is also a member of American Heart Association First Coast Health Equity Commitee, and The National Diversity Council, South Florida.
