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The Future of Nursing in Primary Care: An Interview with Virgina P. Tilden, PhD, RN, FAAN. May. Primary Care Progress
Applied Principles of Quality Improvement VA TMS
May US Medicine
Data Driven Healthcare: Prescription for Change. May Dr. Robert Jesse (addresses PACT/Primary Care). Leadership Magazine.
Pharmacists Involvement in Establishing A Patient Centered Medical Home. May Am J Health Syst Pharm
The personal health record paradox: health care professionals’ perspective and the information ecology of personal health record systems in organizational and clinical settings April. J. Med Internet Res.
Medical Homes Versus Individual Practice in Primary Care: Impact on Health Care Expenditures April. Medical Care.
Non-VA Medical Care Coordination Model and Process (NVCC) Available on My VeHU Campus
PCMH Resource Center: Evidence and Evaluation AHRQ
Sugata Mitra TED 2013 Winning Talk: The Future of Learning YouTube
Eric Dishman: Health care should be a team sport YouTube
California Weighs Expanded Role for Nurse Practitioners May. National Public Radio
Primary Care doctors Make More Rain Than Specialists. May. Forbes
Solid Investments in Primary Care Workforce Needed, AAFP Member Tells Congressional Committee. April. Reuters
Primary Care Access a Key to Health Disparities Among Counties. Apr. American Medical News.
Stronger Economy Stimulates Doctor Turnover. Apr. American Medical News.
Patient Centered Approach Essential to Quality of Hospital Care. Apr. The Hospitalist.
Institute of Medicine Videos from the November Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professions Education are now available
A Systematic Review: Secure Messaging between Providers and Patients and Allowing Patients
Perspective: Shared Decision Making to Improve Care and Reduce Costs. New England Journal of Medicine
Should CMS Make Shared Decision Making A Quality Metric? Beckers.
US Efforts to Boost Number of Primary Care Doctors Have Failed. Medical Xpress
IPEC Announces 2013 Faculty Development Institute. American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
HEALTHeCAREERS Network Celebrates Nurse Practioner Week Releasing Employement Data Showing Profession is in High Demand. HealthCareers
Ethical Implications and Interprofessional Education ursing Science Quarterly.
TEDMED Seeks Input on Great Challenges in Health & Medcine: Focus Whole Patient Care
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Interprofessional Education for Collaboration: Learning to Improve Health from Interprofessional Models Across the Continuum of Education to Practice: Workshop Summary. May. Institute of Medicine Report. VA Office of Academic Affiliations Contributors: Malcolm Cox, MD Chief Academic Affiliations Officer and Kathryn Rugen, PhD, Nurse Consultant VHA Centers of Excellence Primary Care Education
VACO Office of Patient Care Services Audio Conference Series: Part 1 – Joint Commission Primary Care Medical Home Standards and Survey Process Review May 23 at 2 p.m. ET
VACO Office of Patient Care Services Audio Conference: May 23rd 2pm ET
Collaborating Across Borders IV June 12-13 2013, Vancouver
PACT Demo Lab Virtual Conference. June 13th. Must be inside VA Firewall to view. If you haven’t received invitation and you would like to attend, contact Laural Traylor.

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Stuart Gilman
Program Director
562.826.5323

Kathryn Rugen
Nurse Consultant
312.569.6933

Judith Bowen
Physician Consultant
503.771.3560

Deborah Ludke
Administrative Officer
562.826.5492

Laural Traylor
Program Manager
Blast Editor
562.826-5974

Kim Uhl
Management Analyst
562.826.5996