included physicians and nurses, with
greater than half of them having social workers, dieticians and pharmacists. The size of the
teams varied from small ones where there was collaboration between two professionals (3-10
providers) to large teams (several had greater than 100 providers) that included all the
providers working in a geographic area. Almost half of these teams provided service to a
general population, with about a quarter of them providing services for special needs such as
mental illness or chronic disease. The majority had been in place for two or more years, and
more than one-third had been in place for four years or more, with supportive funding for
most. Team structure was varied and at an early to intermediate level of development.