Beyond curriculum reform: Confronting medicine's hidden curriculum
Throughout this century there have been many efforts to reform the medical curriculum. These efforts have largely been unsuccessful in producing fundamental changes in the training of medical students. The author challenges the traditional notion that changes to medical education are most appropriately made at the level of the curriculum, or the formal educational programs and instruction provided to students.
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.
2015 National Impact Assessment of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Measures Report
The 2015 National Impact Assessment of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Measures Report (2015 Impact Report) is a comprehensive evaluation of the effects of the measures used in CMS quality reporting programs on achieving the goals of providing high quality, affordable healthcare to CMS beneficiaries. The 2015 Impact Report represents an assessment of 25 CMS reporting programs, using data from 2006 to 2013.
Open Session for Measuring the Impact of Interprofessional Education (IPE) on Collaborative Practice and Patient Outcomes: A Consensus Study- Presentation: Patient-Aligned Care Teams in the Veterans Health Administration
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 presentation, Stephan Fihn, Director of the Office of Analytics and Business Intelligence at the Veterans Health Administration, discusses patient-aligned care teams in the Veterans Health Administration and the assessment of effectiveness of PACT implementation.
Open Session for Measuring the Impact of Interprofessional Education (IPE) on Collaborative Practice and Patient Outcomes: A Consensus Study- Presentation: Methodological implications for measuring outcomes of complex interactions like IPE and IPP
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 presentation, Esther Suter, Director of Workforce Research and Evaluation for Alberta Health Services, details the methodological implications for measuring outcomes of complex interactions like interprofessional education and interprofessional practice.
Open Session for Measuring the Impact of Interprofessional Education (IPE) on Collaborative Practice and Patient Outcomes: A Consensus Study- Session 1: Jill Thistlethwaite
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, Jill Thistlethwaite discusses:
Open Session for Measuring the Impact of Interprofessional Education (IPE) on Collaborative Practice and Patient Outcomes: A Consensus Study- Session 1: Presentation by Author of Background Paper, Tina Brashers
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, co-author Tina Brashers discusses the background paper for the session. The review's objectives were to:
Open Session for Measuring the Impact of Interprofessional Education (IPE) on Collaborative Practice and Patient Outcomes: A Consensus Study- Session 1: Mattie Schmitt 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, Mattie Schmitt answers questions from the IOM committee and audience about interprofessional education and collaborative practice.
Topics addressed include:
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.