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Leading Beyond Your Department
You Lead a Strong Department. Are You Seen at the System Level?
Department-level healthcare leaders often stall when they try to lead beyond their department. The problem is not effort. It is that collaboration requires preparation most teams never get. ...more
Leading Beyond Your Department
June 14, 2026•4 min read
The Gap Between Strong Departments and System-Level Leadership
Healthcare managers and directors often lead well inside their departments and still get passed over for advancement. Here is what system-level leadership actually requires, and where to start. ...more
Leading Beyond Your Department
May 10, 2026•4 min read
Interprofessional Education and Interprofessional Collaboration
Differences in Healthcare Team Types
An interprofessional team is intentionally designed where professions are shaping the work collaboratively. Shared decision-making, shared accountability, and a shared relationship with the patient an... ...more
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
July 05, 2026•3 min read
Your Initiative May Be Collaborative. That Does Not Mean It Is Interprofessional.
Most healthcare leaders are familiar with the word interprofessional. Fewer have been shown the meaningful differences between a multidisciplinary project, an interdisciplinary project, and an interpr... ...more
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
June 29, 2026•2 min read
We Design Prevention for Patients. Why Not for Team Performance?
We vaccinate to prevent disease. We manage blood pressure to prevent stroke. We intervene early to avoid complications. We do not wait for harm and then decide what to do. However, when it comes to ho... ...more
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
June 01, 2026•4 min read
We Use Evidence-Based Practice for Patients. Why Not for Teams?
We have decades of evidence in the science of teamwork, communication and interprofessional collaboration. ...more
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
May 17, 2026•3 min read
Where Should Leaders Start When Designing Cross-Department Collaboration?
A practical starting point for healthcare leaders thinking about system-level outcomes. ...more
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
May 10, 2026•4 min read
When Healthcare Is Designed Around Departments, We Should Expect Department-Level Results
Healthcare is mostly organized around professions and departments, further challenging collaboration ...more
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
May 05, 2026•4 min read
What Interprofessional Collaborative Practice is Not
What Interprofessional Collaborative Practice is Not: Common misconceptions healthcare leaders should know. ...more
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
April 26, 2026•3 min read
What is Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
What is Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP): How leaders can intentionally design IPCP ...more
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
April 17, 2026•4 min read
Why Interprofessional Education Matters When Hiring
If you are responsible for system-level outcomes, hiring is one of the most powerful design decisions you make. That is why understanding interprofessional education, or IPE, matters not only for trai... ...more
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
April 05, 2026•4 min read
What Interprofessional Education Is Not
What Interprofessional Education is NOT: Common misconceptions healthcare leaders should know ...more
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
April 02, 2026•4 min read
What is Interprofessional Education?
What is Interprofessional Education (IPE): Practical information for healthcare leaders ...more
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
March 23, 2026•4 min read
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