Importance Of Provider Collaboration

The Importance of Provider Collaboration
Launiece Newton
Duke School of Nursing
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March 19, 2017

The Importance of Provider Collaboration All healthcare providers have an obligation to consider and address all concerns of their patients. Addressing all needs is a vital part of developing a successful treatment plan for any acute or chronic condition. One of the biggest proponents in providing patient-centered care is interdisciplinary collaboration, which improves quality of care and promotes positive health outcomes. However, this is not always an easy task to accomplish due to fragmented communication amongst providers in different specialties.
Dilemma
A 63 year-old African American female is being managed in the
Three of the patient concepts are resiliency, participation in care, and participation in decision making. Three nursing concepts in this model include advocacy, caring practices, and collaboration (Brewer et al., 2007). This model focuses on the needs of the patients and their families as driving factors for nursing skills. These concepts are important in this dilemma because this patient clearly needs a provider that has the skills to navigate complicated situations. Nurses can play a vital role in facilitating communication between providers and assisting the patient with social needs, thereby, improving quality of life. Some appropriate patient characteristics in this situation are resiliency, participation in care, and participation in decision making. Resiliency addresses the ability for a patient to return to baseline functioning after an injury (Brewer et al., 2007). Participation in care, takes into consideration a patient preferences and their belief systems (Brewer et al., 2007). Participation in decision-making engages the patient in determining the most appropriate treatment based on available therapeutic options (Brewer et al., 2007). Nursing competencies appropriate here are advocacy, caring practices, and collaboration (Brewer et al.,
All treatment options should be offered, and both the primary provider and the specialty group should support her decisions. Another issue, is the lack of communication between her primary care provider and the orthopedic group. Aside from sending electronic recommendations, there should be some form of verbal communication between the practices in an effort to assist this patient. The patient is left in limbo until one of these providers takes responsibility for assisting her in this matter. These barriers are harmful to her overall quality of life and treatment efforts. The COCOA model is more specific to this situation because it addresses the collaborative needs of the older population, as in this case, and also how a team-based approach can drive better health outcomes and improve the patient’s quality of life. The Synergy model has concepts that guides nursing actions based on the needs of the patient and their families. If these concepts of patient’s needs and nursing competencies were to be implemented in either of the provider’s offices, nurses would have a great impact on patient-centered goals of care, advocacy, and interdisciplinary communication. So, by incorporating better communication among providers and preparing staff with the skillset needed to manage these situations, it truly allows for a patient-centered care