IOM Topic: Health Care Workforce

Multiple Chronic Conditions & Clinical Practice Guidelines

5/22/2012

Reviewing issues and implications for clinical practice guidelines arising from co-occurring chronic conditions.

Evidence Communication Innovation Collaborative

5/22/2012

The Evidence Communication Innovation Collaborative explores strategies, obstacles, and feasibility for collaborative communication efforts to improve patient engagement in health care decision-making.

Clinical Effectiveness Research Innovation Collaborative

5/22/2012

An ad hoc convening activity to provide a venue for information exchange and knowledge sharing among researchers working to develop and apply innovative approaches to evidence generation.

Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care

5/22/2012

The IOM Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care convenes leadership from key healthcare sectors to catalyze the collaborative work needed to drive improvements in the effectiveness and efficiency of medical care, by transforming how evidence is developed and used in health care.

Reducing Tobacco-Related Cancer Incidence and Mortality

5/17/2012

NCPF Tobacco Workshop

The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health

5/11/2012

The United States has the opportunity to transform its health care system, and nurses, as the largest segment of the nation’s health care workforce, can and should play a fundamental role in this transformation. In this report the IOM makes recommendations for an action-oriented blueprint for the future of nursing.

Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence

5/3/2012

The number of adults 65 years and older and individuals living with disabilities is expected to increase significantly over the next decades. As a result, the need to examine the issues and challenges associated with aging and disability continue to grow in importance for both individuals and society as a whole. The IOM/DBASSE Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence provides a neutral venue for broad ranging discussions for coordination and integration of aging and disability stakeholders, particularly among public and private entities.

Meeting 6: Standing Committee on Health Threats Resilience

4/27/2012

health threats resilience committee

The Role of Telehealth in an Evolving Health Care Environment Workshop

4/26/2012

The IOM will host a public workshop to discuss how the use of telehealth technology can fit into the U.S. health care system. At the workshop, a panel will speak on the potential for telehealth to serve geographically isolated individuals and extend the reach of scarce resources while also emphasizing the quality and value in the delivery of health care services.

Workshop on The Role of Telehealth in an Evolving Health Care Environment

4/26/2012

Informatics Needs and Challenges in Cancer Research: A Workshop

4/25/2012

The National Cancer Policy Forum will hold a public workshop on February 27th and 28th, 2012 to examine the informatics needs and challenges for 21st century biomedical research, with a focus on the broad spectrum of cancer research, ranging from basic discovery science to translational research, product development, clinical trials, comparative effectiveness, and health services research.

Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century

4/24/2012

With the goal of ensuring that patients have access to high quality, affordable cancer care, the National Cancer Policy Forum will convene a public workshop, Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century, on October 8 and 9, 2012.

Public Workshop for the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence

4/23/2012

A public workshop to be held in conjunction with the first meeting of the IOM-DBASSE Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence.

Health Care Spending Infographic

4/5/2012

The Cost of Health Care Infographic

Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education

4/4/2012

An IOM committee will: (1) assess current regulation, financing, content, governance, and organization of U.S. graduate medical education (GME) and (2) recommend how to modify GME to produce a physician workforce for a 21st century U.S. health care system that provides high quality preventive, acute, and chronic care, and meets the needs of an aging and more diverse population. The study is expected to begin June 1, 2012.

Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education

4/3/2012

In order for a patient to receive the best care, health education must reflect the changing health care environment. Taking inspiration from the RWJ/IOM’s 2010 report, The Future of Nursing, and the 2010 Lancet Commission report on interdependent health professional education for the 21st century, the IOM Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education aims to apply an ongoing, multi-national, multi-disciplinary approach to exploring promising innovations in the health education. The Forum brings together stakeholders from a variety of disciplines and sectors to engage in dialogue and discussion to illuminate contemporary issues in health professional education

The Role of Obesity in Cancer Survival and Recurrence - Workshop Summary

4/3/2012

Recent research suggests that obesity and excess weight can influence cancer survival and recurrence. Given the increasing rate of obesity and an aging population more susceptible to cancer, there is mounting concern about obesity’s role in fueling tumor growth. At an IOM workshop, experts presented the latest evidence on the obesity-cancer link and the possible mechanisms underlying that link, as well as potential interventions to mitigate the effects of obesity on cancer, and research and policy measures needed to counter the expected rise of cancer incidence and mortality due to an increasingly overweight and older population.

What You're Reading - March 2012

4/2/2012

A list of the most viewed IOM reports for the month of March, 2012.

Report Release: Committee on Integrating Primary Care and Public Health

3/29/2012

The Committee on Integrating Primary Care and Public Health will have the release of the report at the National Press Club on March 28, 2012.

Peace Corps Announced a New Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP) Funded Through PEPFAR

3/27/2012

On March 13, 2012, the Peace Corps announced a new Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP), which will deploy physicians and nurses to serve as medical and nursing faculty members in developing countries.

Standing Committee on Health Threats Resilience

3/23/2012

The Standing Committee on Health Threats Resilience discusses and focuses on issues related to short- and long-term strategic planning on community-based integrated response and recovery systems.

Crisis Standards of Care: A Systems Framework for Catastrophic Disaster Response

3/22/2012

Disasters can stress health care systems to the breaking point and disrupt delivery of vital medical services. Following its 2009 report, which defined crisis standards of care (CSC), the IOM develops important templates to guide the efforts of professionals and organizations responsible for CSC planning and implementation. The latest report provides a foundation of underlying principles, steps needed to achieve implementation, and the pillars of the emergency response system, each separate and yet together upholding the jurisdictions that have the overarching authority for ensuring that CSC planning and response occurs.

Core Metrics for Better Care, Lower Costs, and Better Health

3/21/2012

The workshop will explore issues related to measuring progress toward better care, lower costs, and better health for the nation’s population.

IOM Report Provides Framework and Tools to Deliver Health Care Effectively During Catastrophic Disasters

3/21/2012

While most areas of the country have systems in place to handle conventional disasters, such as a plane crash or building collapse, the infrastructure and systems to deliver health care during or following catastrophic situations, such as a widespread disease outbreak or a devastating earthquake, are rudimentary at best, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. The report provides a resource manual to guide health care organizations, public health agencies, first responder teams, and government agencies in delivering care as effectively as possible to the greatest number of people when such disasters occur.

Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education Planning Meeting

3/19/2012

This meeting is the first planning meeting for the IOM Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education.

Guidance for Establishing Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations

3/12/2012

In response to a request from the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response, the Institute of Medicine has convened an ad hoc committee to conduct a 2-phase activity on standards of care for use in disaster situations.

"Like" the IOM on Facebook

3/6/2012

For every new "like" on the IOM's Facebook page, a donor will contribute $1 toward improving the nation's health, up to $5,000.

Best Practices Innovation Collaborative

3/5/2012

An ad hoc convening activity catalyzing joint activities among the health professions.

Roundtable Members Meeting

3/2/2012

The Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care will hold a meeting of its members.

Geographic Adjustment Factors in Medicare Payment

3/1/2012

Medicare uses geographic adjustment factors—changes in reimbursement based on estimated operating expenses in different regions in the United States—to determine reimbursement for doctors and hospitals. The IOM is evaluating the accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and their effect on the health care workforce, quality of care, population health, and the ability to provide efficient, high-value care.