FROM FRAGMENTED CARE TO COLLECTIVE PRACTICE: INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE, SHARED DECISION-MAKING, AND PATIENT SAFETY IN MULTIPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE
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https://doi.org/10.56238/revgeov17n2-129Keywords:
Multiprofessional Team, Shared Decision-Making, Patient Safety, Integrated Care, Collaborative PracticeAbstract
Fragmented healthcare delivery has been widely recognized as a major challenge to care quality and patient safety. In response to this issue, multiprofessional practice has emerged as a fundamental strategy to integrate knowledge and promote shared clinical decision-making. This study aimed to analyze the transition from fragmented care to collective practice, emphasizing knowledge integration, interprofessional shared decision-making, and its implications for patient safety. This qualitative theoretical-analytical investigation was based on recent scientific evidence regarding interprofessional collaboration, team communication, and integrated care models. The findings indicate that coordinated action among physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, nutritionists, pharmacists, dentists, and other healthcare professionals enhances therapeutic coherence, reduces care-related risks, and strengthens continuity of care. However, cultural and organizational barriers still hinder the consolidation of collective practice. It is concluded that multiprofessional integration, supported by effective communication and shared decision-making processes, is central to building safer, more efficient, and patient-centered healthcare systems.
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