The experience of offering comprehensive care to the aging population helped shape my view on the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration. Dealing with an aging population is both challenging and complicated. In the long run, the engagement in a multidisciplinary collaboration played an integral role in achieving desired outcomes. Each team member had a defined purpose. The approach ensured that there was no or minimal conflict during the offering of care to the aging population at the facility. The team did not interfere with explicit roles because we respected and understood them. We knew that each task had an impact on the patients. The team skill mix was also pivotal in the success of the project. The aging population presents different conditions, namely diabetes, heart conditions, dementia, hearing loss, cataracts, and depression. In this case, each team member had to have different skills. The establishment of a clear vision from the start also helped meet the desired objectives. We acknowledged the relevance of direction in meeting set goals or targets. Communication posed a significant challenge to our team. The members came from different ethnic groups. We struggled to communicate due to the language barrier. Some members who did not understand the common language felt left out. As a result, they contributed minimally to the team. In the future, it would be prudent to develop ways of improving communication in the group as it fosters effective collaboration among members.

Analysis of Vila Health scenario

The Vila Health scenario presents a good case on the effects of interdisciplinary team collaboration in project success. The management and care staff were not satisfied and comfortable with the implementation of a new electronic health record (EHR) known as Healthix. There was an apparent lack of cooperation between Vila Health Corporate and its affiliate or branch. The desired goal of the Corporate was to keep costs down during the implementation of Healthix. The people directly affected by the new system were not considered in the process. The change was necessary. However, the process of effecting the change was poor. Healthix was designed for hospitals as opposed to a nursing facilities. The interdisciplinary team collaboration failed because people were not allowed to set a vision and direction. The flying in of Corporate Josh to implement Healthix was a wrong move which contributed to the failure. Josh lacked the knowledge of the facility and assumed the information provided by the workers. Corporate did not recognize that their role has an impact on the employees. There was minimal training of the employees on how Healthix works.