Dimensions of professional integration
| Professional integration: Dimensions | Information | Operational | Relational |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coordination of information and knowledge transfer, collaborative communication and supporting technology among professionals | The collaborative joint activity development, goal alignment, work processes and coordinated decision-making among professionals | Strategic connections between interdependent professionals characterized by trust, commitment and respect |
| Examples emergency care | -Sharing expert knowledge and information (consultation) | -Specialists across departments coordinating their work processes with ED demand | -Trust between ED staff and specialists |
| -Communicating directly with other professionals (collaborative communication) | -Multidisciplinary consultations | -Commitment to the ED and ED process improvement | |
| -Linking ED and specialist resources to coordinate patient transfers | -Respect of knowledge and competencies |
| Professional integration: Dimensions | Information | Operational | Relational |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coordination of information and knowledge transfer, collaborative communication and supporting technology among | The collaborative joint activity development, goal alignment, work processes and coordinated decision-making among | Strategic connections between interdependent |
| Examples emergency care | -Sharing expert knowledge and information (consultation) | -Specialists across departments coordinating their work processes with ED demand | -Trust between ED staff and specialists |
| -Communicating directly with other professionals (collaborative communication) | -Multidisciplinary consultations | -Commitment to the ED and ED process improvement | |
| -Linking ED and specialist resources to coordinate patient transfers | -Respect of knowledge and competencies |
Source(s): Adapted from Leuschner et al. (2013)
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