Inter-professional care is distinguished from other models of team-based care in that:

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Inter-professional care is characterized by shared leadership and accountability, meaning that all team members are equally responsible for achieving the best patient outcomes. This model of care emphasizes collaboration and communication among different healthcare professionals, enabling them to deliver comprehensive and coordinated care to patients. While independent providers may also share information (A) and expert advice may be shared between providers (B), these are not unique to inter-professional care. Similarly, while different disciplines may work under one leader (C) in some team-based care models, this is not a defining characteristic of inter-professional care.

Inter-Professional Care Is Distinguished from Other Models of Team-Based Care