Interprofessional collaborative care characteristics

Interprofessional collaborative care (IPCC) is the process through which different professional groups work together to improve healthcare quality. Providers of different professions working as a team promotes improved communication, coordination of care, and patient-centered shared decision making. Given the emerging evidence of the positive impact of IPCC on outcomes, work processes integrating IPCC models into healthcare delivery is a national health policy focus specifically in the proposed changes in the Affordable Care Act.