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Commentary: change we must: putting patients first with the institute model of academic health center organization.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22531586     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In the traditional department-based organizational structure of an academic health center, patients can be neglected as a result of fragmented systems of care. Specialty-driven, provider-oriented, economically influenced organizations dominated by research and education missions might, paradoxically, promote too little concern for the patient. All three components (education, research, and patient care) of academic health centers' tripartite mission are sacred, but times have changed. Academic health centers must rethink their traditional approach to achieving their mission. The authors describe the evolution at the Cleveland Clinic of a unique, institute-based reorganization that is focused on integrated disease- and organ-system-based patient care, research, and education. The authors argue that this model better focuses on the patient as well as on the institution's academic charge. It is a concept that should be more widely adopted with deference to individual institutional culture and history.
Authors:
James B Young; Delos M Cosgrove
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges     Volume:  87     ISSN:  1938-808X     ISO Abbreviation:  Acad Med     Publication Date:  2012 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-04-25     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8904605     Medline TA:  Acad Med     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  552-4     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Dr. Young is professor of medicine and executive dean, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, and George and Linda Kaufman Chair, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Cosgrove is president, chief executive officer, and Rich Family Chief Executive Chair, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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