Where Should Leaders Start When Designing Cross-Department Collaboration?

Where Should Leaders Start When Designing Cross-Department Collaboration?

Tina Patel Gunaldo, PhD, DPT, MHS
Published on: 02/08/2026

Most healthcare leaders know collaboration is needed across departments. The harder question is where to begin. Here are three practical starting points grounded in how work actually flows.

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
Differences in Healthcare Team Types: Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary, and Interprofessional Explained

Differences in Healthcare Team Types: Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary, and Interprofessional Explained

Tina Patel Gunaldo, PhD, DPT, MHS
Published on: 02/08/2026

Multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and interprofessional are not interchangeable. Here is what each term actually means and why the distinction shapes what your team can produce.

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
When Healthcare Is Designed Around Departments, We Should Expect Department-Level Results

When Healthcare Is Designed Around Departments, We Should Expect Department-Level Results

Tina Patel Gunaldo, PhD, DPT, MHS
Published on: 05/05/2026

Healthcare systems produce the outcomes they are designed to produce. Here is why department-centered structures create coordination gaps, and what leaders can do to design beyond them.

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
What Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Is Not: Common Misconceptions Healthcare Leaders Should Know

What Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Is Not: Common Misconceptions Healthcare Leaders Should Know

Tina Patel Gunaldo, PhD, DPT, MHS
Published on: 26/04/2026

IPCP is not defined by who is present. It is defined by how care is integrated. Here are the most common misconceptions about interprofessional collaborative practice healthcare leaders should recognize.

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education