One of the six corollaries to high quality healthcare identified in a 1987 study indicated that a team approach is required, although it challenges the notion of the professional autonomy of the medical staff. There are both individual and delivery system barriers to formation of partnerships and resistance to the change process. Combined with different views between physicians and executives, partnership building is a complicated process, and a number of recommendations are suggested to promote better relationships.
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