These terms are often used interchangeably although they are defined differently. Please see clarification below.
Interdisciplinary team is a group of health care professionals from diverse fields who work in a coordinated fashion toward a common goal for the patient. The facility’s interdisciplinary team consists of, at a minimum, the patient or the patient’s designee (if the patient chooses), a registered nurse, a physician treating the patient for end stage renal disease (ESRD), a social worker, and a dietitian. The interdisciplinary team is responsible for providing each patient with an individualized and comprehensive assessment of his or her needs.
Interprofessional team consists of multiple health disciplines with diverse knowledge and skills who share an integrated set of goals and who utilize interdependent collaboration that involves communication, sharing knowledge and coordination of services to provide services to patients/clients and their care-giving systems.
Multidisciplinary team is a team of professionals, including representatives of different disciplines, who coordinate the contributions of each profession, which are not considered to overlap, in order to improve patient care.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). (2008). Conditions for coverage for end-stage renal disease facilities, Part II Federal Register. Department of Health and Human Services, 42CFR Parts 405, 410, 413. http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-guidance/Legislation/CFCsAndCoPs/Downloads/ESRDfinal rule0415.pdf
American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing:scope and standards of practice (3rd ed). Silver Spring, MD: Author. Available at: nursesbooks.org