Interprofessional education at the meso level: taking the next step in IPE

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Management
• Health Professions Education
• Interprofessional Collaboration

Background:

• Growing demand for interprofessional collaboration (IPC) skills fuels interprofessional education (IPE).
• Most IPE programs focus on direct care providers, neglecting administrators and managers.
• Complex healthcare regulations and reimbursement create barriers to IPC and IPE.

Purpose of the Study:

• Introduce the Healthcare Services Planning and Management Program (HSPMP) as an innovative IPE model.
• Promote systemic integration to overcome barriers in IPE and IPC delivery.
• Facilitate better integration within the US healthcare system.

Main Methods:

• The article introduces the HSPMP model.
• It discusses the model's potential for systemic integration.
• It highlights the model's applicability to the US healthcare context.

Main Results:

• The HSPMP model aims to enhance collaboration among healthcare administrators and managers.
• It has the potential to break down systemic barriers to IPE and IPC.
• It can help reduce consequences of a fragmented healthcare system.

Conclusions:

• The HSPMP model offers a novel approach to IPE for healthcare administration.
• Implementing HSPMP could improve US healthcare system integration.
• This model has the potential to mitigate issues arising from fragmented care delivery.