scholarly journals Instilling the core concept of inter professional education

1970 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-206
Author(s):  
S Bhattacharya ◽  
SK Bhattacharya ◽  
AP Gautam

The Inter Professional Education (IPE) is an innovative teaching learning intervention in Health Professions’ Education during which members of more than one health profession learn interactively together to improve collaborative practice and/health of the patients. Thus this approach provides positive outcomes for students enhancing their awareness towards other professional groups, improving knowledge and understanding of how to work in an inter professional team and strengthening their communication and collaboration skills. Within the hierarchical nature of many clinical settings, the aims of IPE courses intersect with socialization of health professional (HP) students into roles of responsibility and authority. The IPE in HP courses emphasizes the practice of frequent high quality communication, strong relationships and partnerships among health care providers to maximize the quality of care thus improving the efficiency of care thereby improving clinical outcomes. Health Professional Schools are this motivated to opt for inter professional education to improve the learning of the students, health care delivery and patient outcomes. Keywords: Inter professional relations; patient centered care; education DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hren.v9i3.5591   HR 2011; 9(3): 201-206

Author(s):  
Victor Okunrintemi ◽  
Erica Spatz ◽  
Joseph Salami ◽  
Haider Warraich ◽  
Salim Virani ◽  
...  

Background: With recent enactment of Accountable Care Act, consumer reported patient-provider communication (PPC) assessed by Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey (CAHPS) in ambulatory settings is incorporated as a complementary value metric for patient-centered care of chronic conditions in pay-for-performance programs. In this study, we examine the relationship of PPC with select indicators of patient-centered care in a nationally representative adult US population with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Methods: The study population consisted of a nationally representative sample of 8223 individuals (age ≥ 18 years) representing 21.6 million with established ASCVD (self-reported or ICD-9 diagnosis) reporting a usual source of care in the 2010-2013 pooled Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) cohort. Participants responded to questions from CAHPS that assess satisfaction with PPC (four-point response scale: never, sometimes, usually, always ) :(1) “How often providers show respect for what you had to say” (2) “How often health care providers listened carefully to you” (3) “How often health care providers explained things so you understood” (4) “How often health providers spent enough time with you” We developed a weighted PPC composite score, categorized as 1 ( never / sometimes ), 2 ( usually ), and 3 ( always ). Outcomes of interest were 1) patient reported outcomes (PRO): SF-12 physical/mental health status, 2) quality of care measures: statin and ASA use, 3) health-care resource utilization (HRU): Emergency room visits & hospital stays, 4) total annual and out of pocket healthcare expenditures (HCE). Results: As shown in the table, those with ASCVD reporting ineffective (never/sometimes) vs. effective PCC (always) were over 2-fold more likely to report poor PRO, 34% & 22% less likely to report statin and ASA use respectively, had a significantly greater HRU (OR≥ 2 ER visit: 1.40 [95% CI:1.09-1.80], OR≥ 2 hospitalization: 1.35 [95% CI:1.02-1.77], as well as an estimated $1,294 ($121-2468) higher annual HCE. Conclusion: This study reveals a strong relationship between patient-physician communication among those with established ASCVD with patient-reported outcomes, utilization of evidence based therapies, healthcare resource utilization and expenditures.


1999 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Black Monsen

Nursing has a long and productive history of interdisciplinary cooperation in providing education to nurses as well as other professionals. Interdisciplinary education is effective in socializing students and practicing clinicians for practice incorporating new discoveries, in areas such as genetics, for continuing relevance in health care delivery. The National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG), established in 1996 with the cooperation of the American Nurses Association, the American Medical Association, and the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health, has provided leadership in bringing advances in genetics to the nation’s care providers in nearly all health-related disciplines. Nursing plays a key role in this model initiative aimed at new genetic discoveries to improve the health care of all Americans.


2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Mi Lee ◽  
Ju-Eun Song ◽  
Chanhee Park ◽  
Youn-Jung Son

Patient-centered care (PCC) encourages active collaboration and effective communication among patients, their family caregivers, and health-care providers to achieve high-quality care. Despite its importance, there is no validated and reliable Korean instrument for assessing PCC among health-care providers yet. This study aimed to establish a Korean version of the PCC (K-PCC) Scale using international translation guidelines and systematically evaluating its psychometric properties. The participants in this study were 424 nurses with a mean age of 28.07 years (±4.56) from two university hospitals in South Korea. Confirmatory factor analysis identified that the revised model, which included three factors (holistic, collaborative, and responsive care), had a satisfactory goodness of fit. The testing of item convergent and item-discriminant validity revealed a 100% scaling success. Criterion validity showed that nurses who had positive perceptions of K-PCC were more likely to practice PCC ( r = .692, p < .001). The internal consistency for 23 items as a whole was good, at .935. From these results, K-PCC is considered a valid and reliable instrument for measuring health-care providers’ perceptions of PCC among Korean populations. Scale brevity and simplicity, together with rigorous testing, indicate that validation of the PCC Scale may be helpful for ensuring quality improvement in hospital settings.


2021 ◽  
pp. 002214652110032
Author(s):  
Jamie L. Manzer ◽  
Ann V. Bell

There is a wealth of literature demonstrating the presence of bias throughout the American health care system. Despite acknowledging such presence, however, little is known about how bias functions within medical encounters, particularly how providers grapple with bias in their patient counseling and decision-making. We explore such processes through the case of contraceptive counseling, a highly raced, classed, and gendered context. In-depth interviews with 51 health care providers reveal that providers use four primary strategies to navigate and minimize bias in their care—using scientific rationale, employing “safe” biases, standardizing counseling, and implementing patient-centered care. Paradoxically, using these strategies can exacerbate rather than resolve bias. Understanding these bias management strategies reveals provider-held biases, how they manifest within appointments, and the potential consequences for patients’ health autonomy. Such knowledge informs interventions that promote contraceptive use among women in the United States, addresses bias in health care broadly, and thus ultimately helps combat health disparities.


Author(s):  
Cheryl Rathert ◽  
Timothy J. Vogus ◽  
Laura McClelland

Patient-centered care (PCC) has been a focus of health care management for many years, with emphasis ranging from the policy and health system levels to individual care at the bedside. This chapter examines the state of PCC research and practice in the early 21st Century. We discuss how PCC has been defined by scholars, practitioners, and patients. We then review current trends in the use of patient experience measures, a key focus in efforts to improve health care delivery. Conceptually, we show that an essential component of PCC is a therapeutic relationship between care provider and patient; yet, many PCC measures do not capture this. Next we review research on work environment characteristics that influence PCC. We suggest that work environments that support caring and compassion, for patients as well as for care providers, best provide a foundation upon which high quality PCC can flourish.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Fredericks ◽  
Jennifer L. Lapum ◽  
Jasna Schwind ◽  
Heather Beanlands ◽  
Daria Romaniuk ◽  
...  

The tradition of inherent knowledge and power of health care providers stands in stark contrast to the principles of self-determination and patient participation in patient centered care. At the organizational level, patient centered care is a merging of patient education, self-care, and evidence-based models of practice and consists of 4 broad domains of intervention including communication, partnerships, health promotion, and physical care. As a result of the unexamined discourse of knowledge and power in health care, the possibilities of patient centered care have not been fully achieved. In this article, we employ a critical social theory lens to examine the discursive influence of power upon the integration of patient centered care into health care organizations. We begin with an overview of patient centered care, followed by a discussion of the various ways that it has been introduced into health care organizations. We proceed by deconstructing the inherent power and knowledge of health care providers and shed light on how these long standing traditions have impeded the integration of patient centered care. We conclude with a discussion of viable solutions that can be used to implement patient centered care into health care organizations. This article presents a perspective through which the integration of patient centered care into health organizations can be examined. Keywords: patient centered care, critical social theory, biomedical knowledge, power, health care organization.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1724-1731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos El-Haddad ◽  
Iman Hegazi ◽  
Wendy Hu

Understanding and measuring patient expectations of health care is central to improving patient satisfaction and delivering patient-centered care. However, most empiric research in this field has focused on measuring patient expectations for specific diseases only. Patient expectations common to a variety of settings and clinical contexts need to be better understood to design measures with wider utility. We aimed to understand how patients express and conceptualize their expectations of health care across a range of clinical contexts and conditions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients presenting to a major metropolitan hospital, informed by interpretive phenomenological analysis. Sampling continued until thematic saturation. Interview topics explored the illness experience, interactions with clinicians, how patients communicated and conceptualized their expectations of health care, and the nature of these expectations. The 26 participants conceptualized and described their expectations in 3 distinct domains: (1) health outcomes, (2) individual clinicians, and (3) the health-care system. Importantly, these domains were consistent across a variety of clinical contexts, participant demographics, and medical conditions. Despite variation in expectations due to individual patient circumstances, we identified 3 conceptual domains within which expectations consistently lie. When designing measurement tools for patient expectations, we suggest incorporating questions specifically addressing the 3 domains we have identified. With such measures, clinicians and health-care providers can be empowered to provide and monitor patient-centered care with outcomes tailored to what patients desire.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anara Zhumadilova ◽  
Aizhan Kozhakhmetova ◽  
Gaukhar Kuanyshbayeva ◽  
Madina Kazhen ◽  
Amina Akhmadiyeva ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Dissatisfaction among patients towards health care providers remains a serious concern in the Republic of Kazakhstan that requires further attention [1,2,3,4,5]. Patient-centered care, trust between patients and medical providers, the involvement of patients in their own treatment process, and effective communication are major areas in need of strengthening in order to improve outcomes of medical care [6-10]. The objective of this study was to broaden the investigation of patient dissatisfaction to various departments from different medical facilities in the city of Nur-Sultan and examine additional factors that may be influencing provider-patient communication and contributing to patient dissatisfaction. Methods: This cross-sectional study of 500 patients (response rate, 85.4%) and 500 health care providers (response rate, 86.4%) from one private and one state hospitals and two state policlinics in the city of Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, used questionnaires containing the Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS) and scales assessing life and job satisfaction, job effort-job reward balance, and patient evaluation of communication. Results: Our study showed that the majority of health care providers and even patients were doctor-centered as opposed to patient-centered in their expectations of the doctor visit. The patient-centered orientation of health care providers was negatively correlated with age (P=0.000218) and life satisfaction (P=0.000001). In patients, contrarily, patient-centeredness was enhanced by higher life satisfaction (P=0.040), although negatively correlated with age (P=2.659E-21). Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrate that younger health care providers and those with lower life satisfaction expect a more patient-centered approach to the doctor visit. Older respondents and those with higher life satisfaction, in contrast, reported doctor-centered attitudes. The majority of younger patients have a stronger belief in good health associated with patient centered care whereas the older population preferred a more doctor-centered approach to care. In all patients, the preference for patient-centered care was associated with higher satisfaction in life.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Fredericks ◽  
Jennifer L. Lapum ◽  
Jasna Schwind ◽  
Heather Beanlands ◽  
Daria Romaniuk ◽  
...  

The tradition of inherent knowledge and power of health care providers stands in stark contrast to the principles of self-determination and patient participation in patient centered care. At the organizational level, patient centered care is a merging of patient education, self-care, and evidence-based models of practice and consists of 4 broad domains of intervention including communication, partnerships, health promotion, and physical care. As a result of the unexamined discourse of knowledge and power in health care, the possibilities of patient centered care have not been fully achieved. In this article, we employ a critical social theory lens to examine the discursive influence of power upon the integration of patient centered care into health care organizations. We begin with an overview of patient centered care, followed by a discussion of the various ways that it has been introduced into health care organizations. We proceed by deconstructing the inherent power and knowledge of health care providers and shed light on how these long standing traditions have impeded the integration of patient centered care. We conclude with a discussion of viable solutions that can be used to implement patient centered care into health care organizations. This article presents a perspective through which the integration of patient centered care into health organizations can be examined. Keywords: patient centered care, critical social theory, biomedical knowledge, power, health care organization.


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