A commitment to high-value care education from the internal medicine community

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Health Policy
• Healthcare Economics

Background:

• Physician education requires updates to incorporate essential competencies.
• High-value care (HVC) aims to improve patient outcomes while reducing costs.
• Current medical training may not adequately prepare physicians in HVC principles.

Purpose of the Study:

• To outline a collaborative commitment from major internal medicine organizations to enhance HVC education.
• To establish HVC as an essential competency in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
• To provide a foundational framework for HVC education development.

Main Methods:

• Formal commitment from the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, ABIM, ABIM Foundation, and ACP.
• Identification of 5 key targets for HVC education: experiential learning/curriculum, environment/culture, clinical support, regulatory requirements, and sustainability.
• Focus on integrating HVC into normal practice for future healthcare professionals.

Main Results:

• A unified commitment from key organizations to advance HVC education.
• Defined key areas for curriculum development and implementation.
• Establishment of a goal for HVC to be a standard practice by 2017.

Conclusions:

• Integrating HVC education is crucial for improving healthcare efficiency and patient outcomes.
• A multi-organizational approach is essential for establishing HVC as a core medical competency.
• The outlined framework supports the development of sustainable HVC practices in medicine.