Shared care in surgery: Practical considerations for surgical leaders.
Healthc Manage Forum
; 34(2): 77-80, 2021 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-738786
ABSTRACT
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted limitations in current healthcare systems and needed strategies to increase surgical access. This article presents a team-based integration model that embraces intra-disciplinary collaboration in shared clinical care, professional development, and administrative processes to address this surge in demand for surgical care. Implementing this model will require communicating the rationale for and benefits of shared care, while shifting patient trust to a team of providers. For the individual surgeon, advantages of clinical integration through shared care include decreased burnout and professional isolation, and more efficient transitions into and out of practice. Advantages to the system include greater surgeon availability, streamlined disease site wait lists, and promotion of system efficiency through a centralized distribution of clinical resources. We present a framework to stimulate national dialogue around shared care that will ultimately help overcome system bottlenecks for surgical patients and provide support for health professionals.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Cooperative Behavior
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COVID-19
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Health Services Accessibility
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Health Services Needs and Demand
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Leadership
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Healthc Manage Forum
Journal subject:
Hospitals
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Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
0840470420952485
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