Strategies for Family Health Team Leadership: Lessons Learned by Successful Teams

Ragaz, Nick; Berk, Aaron; Ford, David A.; Morgan, Matthew

doi:10.12927/hcq.2010.21814

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“…Six studies reported a need for enhanced professional preparation for collaborative practice [15,[20][21][22][23]24]. Doran and O'Brien-Pallas described limitations in this area, reporting that only half of the professionals in their study received training for collaboration prior to FHT employment [21].…”

Section: Degree Of Professional Preparation For Collaborative Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, they also noted that although 62.5% of the participating FHTs provided collaboration training for staff after joining the FHT, only one of the FHT organizations provided training to all team members, limiting the reach of this intervention [21]. Interprofessional educational forums were regarded as a means of increasing collaboration, enhancing understanding of professional roles, and supporting a team approach to care in day-today practice [15,[20][21][22][23]24].…”

Section: Degree Of Professional Preparation For Collaborative Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…EMRs were identified as a critical tool for consistency in clinical care, continuity, and communication, in addition to data management for quality improvement, program planning, and evaluation [15,22,23,26]. Teams described challenges in implementing EMR systems without dedicated human resources and identified a need to allocate EMR system management into the role of a staff member with technical expertise [23].…”

Section: Emr Integrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…develop the desired group culture, including targeted hiring based on key attributes such as flexibility, openness, leadership qualities, and degree of initiative [22,23]. Effective human resource policies were also identified; these policies fostered a collaborative team structure, clear guidelines surrounding expectations for practice, enhanced conflict resolution, and reduced professional hierarchies and disputes [22,23].…”

Section: Clarity Of Visionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Effective human resource policies were also identified; these policies fostered a collaborative team structure, clear guidelines surrounding expectations for practice, enhanced conflict resolution, and reduced professional hierarchies and disputes [22,23]. Effective administrative leadership unified team differences, enhanced problem solving, and provided support for innovative clinical practices [24,25].…”

Section: Clarity Of Visionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Interprofessional Collaboration in Ontario’s Family Health Teams: A Review of the Literature

Gocan¹,

LaPlante²,

Woodend³

2014

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Background: In Ontario, 200 interprofessional Family Health Teams (FHTs) have been established since 2005 to improve primary healthcare access, patient outcomes, and costs. High levels of interprofessional collaboration are important for team success; however, effective team functioning is difficult to achieve. FHTs are in their infancy, and little is known about the determinants that have influenced the quality of team collaboration or the outcomes that FHTs have achieved. The objective of this article is to examine current knowledge regarding FHT team functioning.

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Section: Degree Of Professional Preparation For Collaborative Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Degree Of Professional Preparation For Collaborative Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Emr Integrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Clarity Of Visionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Clarity Of Visionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Interprofessional Collaboration in Ontario’s Family Health Teams: A Review of the Literature

Gocan¹,

LaPlante²,

Woodend³

2014

JRIPE

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Working in interprofessional primary health care teams: What do pharmacists do?

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Ward

Dore

et al. 2013

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

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Measuring teamwork in primary care: Triangulation of qualitative and quantitative data.

Brown¹,

Ryan²,

Thorpe³

et al. 2015

Families, Systems, & Health

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This article describes the triangulation of qualitative dimensions, reflecting high functioning teams, with the results of standardized teamwork measures. The study used a mixed methods design using qualitative and quantitative approaches to assess teamwork in 19 Family Health Teams in Ontario, Canada. This article describes dimensions from the qualitative phase using grounded theory to explore the issues and challenges to teamwork. Two quantitative measures were used in the study, the Team Climate Inventory (TCI) and the Providing Effective Resources and Knowledge (PERK) scale. For the triangulation analysis, the mean scores of these measures were compared with the qualitatively derived ratings for the dimensions. The final sample for the qualitative component was 107 participants. The qualitative analysis identified 9 dimensions related to high team functioning such as common philosophy, scope of practice, conflict resolution, change management, leadership, and team evolution. From these dimensions, teams were categorized numerically as high, moderate, or low functioning. Three hundred seventeen team members completed the survey measures. Mean site scores for the TCI and PERK were 3.87 and 3.88, respectively (of 5). The TCI was associated will all dimensions except for team location, space allocation, and executive director leadership. The PERK was associated with all dimensions except team location. Data triangulation provided qualitative and quantitative evidence of what constitutes teamwork. Leadership was pivotal in forging a common philosophy and encouraging team collaboration. Teams used conflict resolution strategies and adapted to the changes they encountered. These dimensions advanced the team's evolution toward a high functioning team.

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Strategies for Family Health Team Leadership: Lessons Learned by Successful Teams

Cited by 11 publications

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Interprofessional Collaboration in Ontario’s Family Health Teams: A Review of the Literature

Interprofessional Collaboration in Ontario’s Family Health Teams: A Review of the Literature

Working in interprofessional primary health care teams: What do pharmacists do?

Measuring teamwork in primary care: Triangulation of qualitative and quantitative data.

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