Describing the evidence linking interprofessional education interventions to improving the delivery of safe and effective patient care: a scoping review

The objective of this scoping review was to describe and summarize the evidence linking IPE interventions to the delivery of effective patient care. A three-step search strategy was utilized for this review with articles that met the following criteria: publications dated 2015-2020 using qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods; the inclusion of healthcare professionals, students, or practitioners who had experienced IPE or training that included at least two collaborators within coursework or other professional education; and at least one of ten Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services quality measures (length of stay, medication errors, medical errors, patient satisfaction scores, medication adherence, patient and caregiver education, hospice usage, mortality, infection rates, and readmission rates). Overall, n=94 articles were identified, providing overwhelming evidence supporting a positive relationship between IPE interventions and several key quality health measures including length of stay, medical errors, patient satisfaction, patient or caregiver education, and mortality. Findings from this scoping review suggest a critical need for the development, implementation, and evaluation of IPE interventions to improve patient outcomes.PMID:38124506 | DOI:10.1080/13561820.2023.2283119

Source: Journal of Interprofessional Care - December 21, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Tamara Cadet Joseph Cusimano Shelley McKearney Julie Honaker Cynthia O'Neal Reza Taheri Virginia Uhley Yingting Zhang Margaret Dreker Judith S Cohn Source Type: research