The Role of Physician Assistants in Health Care Delivery
Many experts see PAs as important contributors to emerging strategies to deliver health care more efficiently and effectively, but important barriers exist that could slow the growth of the profession. For example, state laws and regulations may not be broad enough to encompass the professional competencies of PAs. In addition, state statutes and regulations impose widely diverse restrictions on physicians’ ability to delegate authority to PAs, which, in some instances, are overly strict.
The Expanding Role of Pharmacists in a Transformed Health Care System
Pharmacists practice in a variety of health care settings. Although they are most often associated with dispensing medications in retail pharmacies, their role is evolving to include providing direct care to patients as members of integrated health care provider teams.
The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Meeting Increasing Demand for Primary Care
One way states could increase access to primary care for their residents is to consider easing their scope of practice restrictions and modifying their reimbursement policies to increase the role of nurse practitioners in providing primary care, according to a new paper released by the National Governors Association (NGA).
Regional Medical Programs
This chapter (from E. Ginzburg (Ed.), Regionalization and Health Policy. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare) focuses on the Regional Medical Program experience relative to the limits of regionalization in a pluralistic system, the conditions for success, and the response of voluntarism to government regulation in health.
Changes in Healthcare Professions' Scope of Practice: Legislative Considerations
This document is a result of a collaborative effort in 2006 by representatives from six healthcare regulatory organizations. It has been developed to assist legislators and regulatory bodies with making decisions about changes to healthcare professions’ scopes of practice.
Open Session for Measuring the Impact of Interprofessional Education (IPE) on Collaborative Practice and Patient Outcomes: A Consensus Study- Session 1: Discussion
On October 7, 2014, an IOM committee examined the methods needed to measure the impact of interprofessional education (IPE) on collaborative practice, patient outcomes or both, as determined by the available evidence.
In this video, Afaf Meleis, IHPE Global Forum Co-Chair, moderates a discussion about the intracacies of interprofessional education and collaborative practice, and the challenges of implementing and measuring the effectiveness of both.
Collaborating Across Borders 2007- Overview and Presentations
The Collaborating Across Borders conference was held October 24 - October 26, 2007 at the Radisson University Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Open Session for Measuring the Impact of Interprofessional Education (IPE) on Collaborative Practice and Patient Outcomes: A Consensus Study
An IOM committee examined the methods needed to measure the impact of interprofessional education (IPE) on collaborative practice, patient outcomes or both, as determined by the available evidence. Considerable research on IPE has focused on assessing student learning, but only recently have researchers begun looking beyond the classroom for impacts of IPE on such issues as patient safety, provider and patient satisfaction, quality of care, community health outcomes, and cost savings.
All Together Better Health VII- Plenary Session- Advancing Interprofessionalism in the United States
As healthcare systems in the United States grapple with a rapidly changing healthcare environment, leaders explore new models of care to improve quality and reduce costs. This panel will discuss how U.S. health systems are adopting interprofessional care models and creating feedback to modernize education and training programs.
This plenary session features:
All Together Better Health VII- Keynote Speaker
Sir David Nicholson, KCB, CBE was the Keynote Speaker at All Together Better Health VII, which was held June 6-8, 2014 at the University of Pittsburgh.
Sir David Nicholson was Chief Executive of the National Health Service (NHS) in England from September 2006 to March 2013. From October 2011 to March 2014 he was the first Chief Executive of NHS England, the body responsible for overseeing over £100bn NHS funding per annum to improve quality and secure the best possible outcomes for people.