title: Team-Based Care: A Concept Analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this concept analysis is to clarify and analyze the concept of team-based care in clinical practice.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Team-based care has garnered attention as a way to enhance healthcare delivery and patient care related to quality and safety. However, there is no consensus on the concept of team-based care; as a result, the lack of common definition impedes further studies on team-based care.
  
  
  METHODS
  This analysis was conducted using Walker and Avant's strategy. Literature searches were conducted using PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and PsycINFO, with a timeline from January 1985 to December 2015.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The analysis demonstrates that the concept of team-based care has three core attributes: (a) interprofessional collaboration, (b) patient-centered approach, and (c) integrated care process. This is accomplished through understanding other team members' roles and responsibilities, a climate of mutual respect, and organizational support. Consequences of team-based care are identified with three aspects: (a) patient, (b) healthcare professional, and (c) healthcare organization.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This concept analysis helps better understand the characteristics of team-based care in the clinical practice as well as promote the development of a theoretical definition of team-based care.
authors.affiliation: PhD candidate, Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Dawon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baik
mesh_terms: D003210:Concept Formation; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000639:trends*
keywords: Collaboration; concept analysis; healthcare team; team-based care