Communication limitations create situations where medical errors can occur. Such errors may cause serious injury or unexpected death of the patient. Medical errors, especially those caused by a failure to communicate, are a pervasive issue in health care organizations today. Healthcare collaboration is characterized as healthcare professionals taking complementary roles and working together, sharing responsibility for problem-solving and making decisions to develop and execute patient care plans.  An interdisciplinary approach should be applied when considering a model of team work in healthcare. An interdisciplinary approach, unlike a multidisciplinary approach in which each team member is responsible only for the activities related to his or her own discipline and formulates separate goals for the patient. The patient finds that communication is easier with the cohesive team, rather than with numerous professionals who do not know what others are doing to manage the patient care. Compromise can come with its own set of challenges but, most of these hurdles can be overcome with an open attitude and feelings of mutual respect and trust. A study determined that improved teamwork and communication are described by health care workers as among the most important factors in improving clinical effectiveness and job satisfaction.