Effect of interprofessional and intraprofessional clinical collaboration on patient related outcomes in multimorbid older patients - a retrospective cohort study on the Intensive Collaboration Ward.

Background: The management and care of older patients with multiple health problems is demanding and complex. Interprofessional and intraprofessional collaboration has the potential to improve both the efficiency and the quality of care for these patients. However, it has proven difficult to demonstrate the efficacy of this approach in terms of objective patient-related outcomes.

Combined professional and professional clinical collaboration reduces length of stay and consultations: a retrospective cohort study on an intensive collaboration ward (ICW).

Patients with multiple health problems are a growing population at high risk of receiving fragmented care, resulting in a poorer quality of care, preventable hospitalisations, and higher costs. Health agencies such as the World Health Organization (WHO) advocate the implementation of professional care, which should lead to better patient care. This retrospective cohort study investigated the effect of combined professional and professional collaboration on the management of mainly elderly patients with multiple health problems on an Intensive Collaboration Ward (ICW).