Almost all clinical and managerial innovations are dependent to some degree on effective team performance. For example, as patient care technology becomes more specialized, there will be increasing need for team structure to coordinate the work of individual specialists.
Teams are pervasive within health services organizations.
When managed well, teams can be highly creative and productive and contribute in a positive way to organizational effectiveness. When poorly managed, the organization and its patients or clients can face disastrous consequences. Treatment teams Interorganizational coordination teams Members of organizations may assume numerous roles depending on the team and their role in the group. An awareness of team concepts is key to organizational performance. Lectures and discussions will focus on core competencies for team management.