ANSWERS
interdisciplinary team - a group of health care professionals with varied medical
educations, backgrounds, and experiences who work together to deliver the best
possible care for each patient.
a group of medical experts from different disciplines who work together to treat patient
needs.
connected care - the communication and relationship between a patient and a health
provider.
Connected care and communication must established across an interdisciplinary team
to provide quality pnt services.
to solve the patient's problems.
PCMH-patient centered medical home - A model of patient care designed to provide
preventative services and comprehensive care facilitated by a personal physician who
coordinates the patient's health care services with other health care professionals,
including Pharmacists.
APM - Alternative Payment Models; payment approach that gives added incentive
payments to provide high quality and cost efficient care
Triple Aim of Healthcare - Better patient experience, lower costs, improved population
health.
- improved the pnts experience
-improve the health of pnt pop.
-Lower cost of care (per capita costs)
Quadruple Aim in healthcare - Improving the clinician experience
What is the most basic form of disconnection? - Miscommunication
What are the pillars of connected care? - -care transitions
-care coordination
-collaboration
-communication
-teamwork
Connected care approach - connects all elements of care through clinician consistency
and info sharing @ each step in care. Also includes electronic info exchange.
, The need for interdisciplinary teams has increased due to... - aging patient population,
a growing body of medical knowledge, and an increase in specialization among
healthcare professionals.
Fragmentation - the process or state of breaking or being broken into small or separate
parts.
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