Perspectives of specialists and family physicians in interprofessional teams in caring for patients with multimorbidity: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with multimorbidity often require services across different health care settings, yet team processes among settings are rarely implemented. We explored perceptions of specialists and family physicians collaborating in a telemedicine interprofessional consultation for patients with multimorbidity to better understand the value of bringing physicians together across the boundaries of health care settings.

Methods

This was a descriptive qualitative, interview-based study. Physicians who had previously participated in the Telemedicine Interprofessional Model of Practice for Aging and Complex Treatments (Telemedicine IMPACT Plus [TIP] Program) were invited to participate and asked to describe their experience of being a member of the program. Interviews were c

SUBMITTER: Boeckxstaens P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7144580 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature