The role of healthcare practitioners in managing chronic disease
Best practices and challenges
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Background: Non-communicable diseases are considered a major global public health problem and hence, are best tackled. Several chronic disease interventions require teamwork involving different practitioners in the delivery of services. Aim: The purpose of this paper is to identify the implication of interprofessional relationships in chronic illnesses and in relation to teamwork and patient centered care. Methods: A literature review on the cross-disciplinary collaborative care models, position description of the healthcare practitioners come under and the influence of teamwork in chronic disease management. Results: The studies give emphasis that partnerships enhance quality, patient satisfaction, as well as health care productivity. But, for instance, issues like lack of effective communication were noted. Conclusion: There is indication that inter-disciplinary teamwork effort of different personnel in the management of chronic diseases result in good patient care goals hence better result
Best practice · Business · Chronic disease · Health care · Intensive care medicine · Political science · Process management · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Diabetes Management and Education · Medicine · Nursing · Primary Care and Health Outcomes
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