title: Enhancing patient outcomes in healthcare systems through multidisciplinary teamwork.
abstract: The increasingly complex needs of patients with cancer and their families call for a multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes. The purpose of the current article is to describe a teamwork model that can be used to address the needs of patients and the challenges associated with a healthcare system. The teamwork model was developed to address the mechanism needed to establish a paradigm shift in achieving high-quality patient care through effective teamwork.
authors.affiliation: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McComb
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hebdon
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D016896:Treatment Outcome