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Measuring the Impact of Interprofessional Education on Collaborative Practice and Patient Outcomes (2015) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
Pages 11-18

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... Such convergences have dictated the critical need for improved communication and collaboration at both the global and local levels. Within health and health care, new and different types of collaboration are emerging among and between the providers of health, welfare, and social care (Frenk et al., 2010)
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From page 12...
... While the aviation industry closely aligns training, flying, and federal safety regulations, systems of education and health care delivery display little to no alignment. Other reasons also are believed to promote a reluctance to fully accept IPE, including a lack of systematic evidence for its effectiveness in improving health and system outcomes (e.g., Braithwaite and Travaglia, 2005; Reeves et al., 2013)
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From page 13...
... 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. The committee will analyze the available data and information to determine the best methods for measuring the impact of IPE on specific aspects of health care delivery and health care systems functioning, such as IPE impacts on col laborative practice and patient outcomes (including safety and quality of care)
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From page 14...
... The importance of context is especially salient given the rapid change that characterizes the health care system today. Second, during the committee's open data gathering session (IOM, 2014)
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From page 15...
... While the sponsors of this study are the primary audience for the ­ eport's r conclusions and recommendations, other individuals and organizations that are responsible for funding education and health care delivery systems are intended audiences as well. This list would likely include ­ccreditors of a health professions education and those who provide resources for education reform and health system redesign, as well as government agencies that fund health professions education and university leadership associated with academic health centers.
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From page 16...
... 2003. Engaging health care consumers to improve the quality of care.
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From page 17...
... Quality and Safety in Health Care 17(5)
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