If there has been a theme in my world this month, it is the art of asking for help. Not just asking for help but doing so with the confidence of knowing I am surrounded by team members ready to step ...

The U. S. healthcare system faces unsustainable rising healthcare costs. Health care cost as a percentage of gross domestic product is expected to rise to 19.4 percent by 2027 (Wilson, 2019). This ...

Journal of Allied Health, Vol. 39, No. 2 (SUMMER 2010), pp. 76-80 (5 pages) Medicine in the 21st century requires expanded multidisciplinary problem-solving in order to deliver cost-effective, quality ...

Yesterday evening, one of our typical summer storms blew through Kentucky fast and furious. Unfortunately, I was heading home at the time as street lights went blank, tree limbs of all sizes blew in ...

A study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus reveals patients and providers have more positive overall care experiences when the entire healthcare team is a part of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Advancing equitable access to palliative care will require interdisciplinary collaboration and effective ...

The premise of interdisciplinary teams assumes that no isolated discipline can meet the multiple, complex care needs of patients, particularly older adults’. Reflecting this, definitions of ...

The 15-credit Minor in Long-Term Care Administration teaches students the skills and knowledge needed to oversee the daily operations of a nursing facility, adult day care, home care organization or ...

The University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences continues its advancement of interprofessional education, recognizing the need to provide students from multiple disciplines a broad perspective of ...

Risk-adjusted mortality rates are key indicators of care quality. Hospitals focus on these metrics in an effort to improve patient outcomes, as well as to ensure fair reimbursement for their services.