WIHI - A Podcast from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Health & Fitness:Medicine
Date: March 17, 2011
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Next to electronic health records (EHRs), there’s probably no other area of health care receiving as much attention these days as primary care. It’s easy to see why. Like EHRs, new and improved primary care models are considered ground zero for a system that’s better coordinated, integrated, and efficient. Hopes are high, especially in the US, that with a more robust and reliable infrastructure of primary care, there will be fewer dropped balls, fewer unnecessary referrals to expensive specialists, and less use of emergency departments for non-urgent care.
Sometimes it’s hard to assign one overarching phrase to all the activities now underway to help primary care practices make this strategic leap. That’s why WIHI host Madge Kaplan talks with four experts who have a good picture of what’s going on and, most importantly, can articulate today’s fundamental drivers for transforming primary care.
Sheila Allison’s work with Patient Voices Network in Canada represents the best of what patients and families can bring to the table to ensure that primary care redesign is truly patient-centered. Committed to improving chronic care, Connie Davis has been helping build bridges between clinicians, patients, and families for years. Drs. Karen Boudreau and John Wasson, who often work with Connie, round out the WIHI panel with their keen knowledge of how critical it is for clinical and quality leaders to “get primary care right” — especially as health care becomes less and less hospital-centric and more community oriented.
There are plenty of wrinkles, lots of noise, and head-spinning agendas surrounding primary care. This WIHI will help you get a handle on what you should be spending your time on and why.
WIHI: End-of-Life Care and How Communities Can Become "Conversation Ready"
WIHI: 10 Things Every Hospital Needs to Know to Be Safe
WIHI: The Road to Team-Based Primary Care and Behavioral Health
WIHI: 100 Million Healthier Lives by 2020
WIHI: Optimizing Safety with the Electronic Health Record: The Latest on Glitches and Fixes from the Frontlines
WIHI: Better Care and Better Value for Hip and Knee Replacement
WIHI: Mental Health Care in the Hospital: Preventing Harm, Promoting Safety
WIHI: From Here to CLER: Graduate Medical Education and the Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER)
WIHI: Tread Water No More! Making Sense of Patient Experience Data
WIHI: Preventing Financial Harm to Patients: The Costs of Care Initiative
WIHI: From Prehospital to In-Hospital: The Continuum for Time-Sensitive Care
WIHI: New Roles, New Routes for Managing Populations
WIHI: Making the Work of QI Less Draining and More Sustaining
WIHI: The Patient-Centered Medical Home: Early Results, Tough Scrutiny
WIHI: Partnering with Patients for Safety: The Next Phase of Work and Commitment
WIHI: Transforming Tensions and Tempers on Health Care Teams
WIHI: Reclaiming Empathy — Best Practices for Engaging with Patients
WIHI: Bright Spots for Patients with Complex Needs
WIHI: How High? How Low? Shared Decision Making Amidst Shifting (Hypertension) Guidelines
WIHI: Mobilizing Skilled Nursing Facilities to Reduce Avoidable Rehospitalizations
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