Defining High-Performance Teams and Physician Leadership (Teamwork‪)‬

Beset with complex reimbursement and regulatory structures, rapidly advancing technology and a population that is growing increasingly older, sicker, and more obese, the U.S. medical environment needs coordinated interdisciplinary teamwork now more than ever. It may seem odd to imply that interdisciplinary teamwork is not already a major force in health care. Glancing around any hospital, outpatient clinic or research facility in the U.S. reveals that physicians are already working shoulder-to-shoulder with professionals from a variety of other disciplines.