Association of a Multisite Interprofessional Education Initiative With Quality of Primary Care
Association of a Multisite Interprofessional Education Initiative With Quality of Primary Care
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DOI:
10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.15943
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发表时间:
2019-11-01
影响因子:
13.8
通讯作者:
Tuepker, Anais
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作者:
Edwards, Samuel T.;Hooker, Elizabeth R.;Tuepker, Anais
IMPORTANCE Studies have shown that interprofessional education (IPE) improves learner proficiencies, but few have measured the association of IPE with patient outcomes, such as clinical quality.OBJECTIVE To estimate the association of a multisite IPE initiative with quality of care.DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This study used difference-in-differences analysis of US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) electronic health record data from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2015. Patients cared for by resident clinicians in 5 VA academic primary care clinics that participated in the Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education (CoEPCE), an initiative designed to promote IPE among physician, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, and psychologist trainees, were compared with patients cared for by resident clinicians in 5 regionally matched non-CoEPCE clinics using data for the 3 academic years (ie, July 1 to June 30) before and 4 academic years after the CoEPCE launch. Analysis was conducted from January 18, 2018, to January 17, 2019.MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Among patients with diabetes, outcomes included annual hemoglobin A1c, poor hemoglobin A1c control (ie,