The lowest level of "working together" is parallel practice where each professional makes his or her own decisions and operates in a silo. A middle level of "working together" would be individual practitioners making independent decisions about a patient and then consulting/communicating with the primary caregiver. A higher model of interprofessional healthcare refers to a form of practice wherein healthcare professionals from different disciplines and professions make up a team that makes a unified decision about a patient's care facilitated by regular face-to-face meetings. NAP strives towards this higher model of care.