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

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