title: Team-based care.
abstract: Health care is a team sport, but too often practitioners act as individual players. This foldout section considers barriers to collaboration and how to overcome them. Case studies describe how three hospital organizations are tackling the issue.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weinstock
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards; D011361:Professional Competence; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality