Christopher Jamerson, MD, FAAP, Advocate Health Care
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HFMA Leadership
August 15, 2017
Providers face a range of complex challenges brought about by healthcare’s fragmented cottage-industry structure, which inherently creates departmental communication barriers and critically hinders care team collaboration. Inefficiencies are characteristic in this siloed work culture, and if left unaddressed they can compromise patient safety.
Healthcare executives should consider five best-practice approaches when implementing strategies to improve clinical communication and collaboration while reducing risk.