This technology is a 20 item survey instrument (PCMI-Full) that measures cooperation between clinicians to enhance patient care and maintain successful co-management of patient needs.
Current data suggests that rising patient volume and more complex patient care needs present challenges for an individual provider to manage all recommended care needs of every patient. This problem has resulted in an opportunity for nurse practitioners and physician assistants to fill this role and ensure that patients are seen in a timely manner and tended to successfully. However, patients could be seen by more than one clinician when discussing the same health problem, making it crucial for the providers to communicate well and deliver optimal patient care. Few tools exist to assess co-management cohesiveness within a clinician dyad and to identify areas for improvement.
This survey instrument measures how well two clinicians work together cooperatively when managing the same patient in a healthcare setting. The PCMI-Full version includes a 20 item instrument that isolates which aspects of interdisciplinary interactions may be suboptimal and require intervention to improve the work environment and subsequent patient, provider, ad system outcomes. Using a numbered scale, both clinicians are asked to provide thoughts on the other provider, the actions they have taken so far in patient treatment, and the nature of their relationship as medical professionals. The survey tool is available in the English language in either paper or electronic form with ongoing efforts to expand its utility in French. This technology can be used to assess interprofessional relations and alert clinicians to sub-optimal co-management while continuing to provide quality patient care.
This technology has been widely tested and validated in clinical settings in samples of PCPs, NPs, and physician assistants (PAs).
Allison Andreno Norful, Ph.D., RN, ANP-BC
IR CU21085, CU21271
Licensing Contact: Sam Galindo
