Why are organizations focusing on teamwork as opposed to skill acquisition?
Demonstrate your ability to apply ethics to your future career in a health care setting by creating a statement and story of your professional ethics and the story behind your ethical perspective.
July 16, 2019Discuss the financial and health benefits that can be realized by implementing an electronic health record (EHR).
July 16, 2019Why are organizations focusing on teamwork as opposed to skill acquisition?
Question Description
According to Sollecito & Johnson (2013), healthcare organizations have moved away from focusing on technical expertise to focusing on clinical teams that focus on patients’ needs and organizational systems thinking.
After completing this week’s reading, answer the following questions:
a. Why are organizations focusing on teamwork as opposed to skill acquisition?
b. How are new health care professionals being trained on systems thinking and teamwork/collaboration? Do you think this will make a difference in quality outcomes? Why or why not?
Reference:
Sollecito, W.A. & Johnson, J. K. (2013). Continuous quality improvement in health care (4th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN: 9780763781545
