Benefits of TOH IPMPC©
Why should health-care professionals enhance their work in inter-professional teams?
When health-care professionals work together, they make better use of their skills and knowledge and they are able to coordinate care more effectively according to patients’ needs. As a result, patients receive higher quality care.
including patients and their families?
- Patients and their families will be better informed about options and outcomes relevant to their health status. They will be more involved as team members making decisions about their care.
- Through enhanced information sharing across the care settings, TOH IPMPC© will help facilitate patients’ seamless navigation of the health-care system and better transition to and from the community.
- Each member of the team will know the roles of the other team members and will be able to clearly identify everyone’s area of responsibility.
- Each member of the team will be able to work to full scope of practice
- The Model emphasizes continuity of care and makes it possible for health-care team members to have greater knowledge of the plan of care for their patients.
What will TOH Inter-Professional Model of Patient Care© do for patients?
Studies have shown, and we expect that the Model will lead to:
- Enhanced patient safety 5
- Enhanced patient satisfaction 1, 4, 5
- Increased quality of care 2
- Increased coordination of care 2, 4
- Fewer and shorter delays in treatment 5
What will TOH Inter-Professional Model of Patient Care© do for health-care professionals?
Studies have shown, and we expect that the Model will lead to:
- Enhanced staff satisfaction (increased well-being, decreased turnover) 2, 4, 5
- Greater role clarity 4, 6, 7
- Increased communication among the team 3
- Increased efficiency 5
- Decreased staff stress 5
- Enhanced full scope of practice 6, 7 (Reference)
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Last updated on: June 20th, 2017