2024
Culture change and lessons learned from ten years in the VA centers of excellence in primary care education
Weppner W, Singh M, Wipf J, Shunk R, Woodard L, Brienza R. Culture change and lessons learned from ten years in the VA centers of excellence in primary care education. BMC Medical Education 2024, 24: 457. PMID: 38671440, PMCID: PMC11047004, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05390-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care educationCare educationVeterans AffairsQuality of chronic disease managementInterprofessional clinical learning environmentTeam-based primary careVA primary care clinicsVA Centers of ExcellenceEducational strategiesPatient care metricsPrimary care clinicsChronic disease managementPatient outcomesPrimary care careersTeam training interventionsQuality improvement approachReduce emergency departmentClinical learning environmentHealth care valueInterprofessional learning environmentMultisite demonstration projectPatient-level outcomesTeam-based approachAmbulatory care trainingOperational improvement activities
2019
Association of a Multisite Interprofessional Education Initiative With Quality of Primary Care
Edwards ST, Hooker ER, Brienza R, O’Brien B, Kim H, Gilman S, Harada N, Gelberg L, Shull S, Niederhausen M, King S, Hulen E, Singh MK, Tuepker A. Association of a Multisite Interprofessional Education Initiative With Quality of Primary Care. JAMA Network Open 2019, 2: e1915943. PMID: 31747038, PMCID: PMC6902823, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.15943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory care sensitive conditionsPatients 65 yearsHigh-risk medicationsMental health referralsQuality of careResident cliniciansHealth referralsPatient outcomesVeterans Affairs (VA) electronic health record dataAcademic primary care clinicPrimary care mental healthProportion of patientsPrimary care clinicsElectronic health record dataHealth record dataInterprofessional educationImplementation of IPEHypertension controlPrimary care educationHemoglobin A1cCare clinicsRenal testsPrimary careNurse practitionersMAIN OUTCOME