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This book discusses the application of complex adaptive systems theory to the design and evaluation of patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs). The three defining goals of PCMHs are to spread patient-care roles among healthcare team members, focus on disease prevention and include the patient in the healthcare team. It explains why some PCMH pilots are highly successful while others do not show much benefit, covers specific sub-theories that allow for bracketing of different aspects of the clinic system and highlights strategies by which institutions can engage in this process. Inter professional Education in Patient-Centered Medical Homes is a valuable resource for faculty and managers of health professions teaching clinics, deans of medical and health professional schools and medical administrators.
List of contents
The Argument for Interprofessional Education.- The Argument for the Patient-Centered Medical Home - Replicating Good Primary Care.- A Brief Introduction to Systems.- The Training Clinic as a System.- SHED: Four Important Sub-Theories that Help Us to 'Bracket'.- Implications for Design.- Implications for Evaluation.- Implications for Institutions.
About the author
C. Scott Smith, MD
Professor of Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Behavioral Informatics and Medical Education/Evaluation Division
University of Washington,
Seattle, Washington
and
Physician Consultant
Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education
VA Office of Academic Affiliations
Winslow G. Gerrish, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
and
Director of Behavioral Sciences, Research, & Grants
Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, Boise, Idaho
William G. Weppner, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
and
Associate Director, Clinical Outcomes
Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education, Boise VA Medical Center
Summary
This book discusses the application of complex adaptive systems theory to the design and evaluation of patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs). The three defining goals of PCMHs are to spread patient-care roles among healthcare team members, focus on disease prevention and include the patient in the healthcare team. It explains why some PCMH pilots are highly successful while others do not show much benefit, covers specific sub-theories that allow for bracketing of different aspects of the clinic system and highlights strategies by which institutions can engage in this process. Inter professional Education in Patient-Centered Medical Homes is a valuable resource for faculty and managers of health professions teaching clinics, deans of medical and health professional schools and medical administrators.
