treatment team

Coordinated healthcare providers

A treatment team is the group of healthcare professionals collaborating on a patient's care.

In medical and mental health settings, this typically includes doctors, nurses, therapists, social workers, and specialists who coordinate their expertise: The treatment team met weekly to review her progress.

The term emphasizes shared responsibility rather than care by a single provider.

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  • careAttentive regard for others
  • care planOrganized healthcare strategy
  • therapistMental health practitioner
  • doctorLicensed medical healer
  • nurseHealthcare provider, bedside

social worker · psychiatrist · mental health · counselor · coordinator · rounds · morning rounds · discharge · plan · meeting · family meeting · interdisciplinary · support · recovery · inpatient unit · case manager · goals · progress

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collaborative vs. individual care delivery

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Lawyer working alone

sole provider · solo practice

care provider vs. care recipient

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Able to wait calmly

client

professional care vs. no care

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Failure to provide healthcare

self-treatment · going it alone

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