Themes Representative of Pisacano Scholars' Vision for FFM v2.0 | FFM v1.0 Project Recommendations | Representative Salient Quotes |
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1. Leading healthcare system transformation | 10. Leadership and advocacy | “The healthcare system needs us; this is a call to action.” |
“This is about leading the transformation within primary care but also stepping up to be leaders across the health care system and in the community.” | ||
“Step into the role–walk the walk.” | ||
2. Advocating for policies that improve health | 10. Leadership and advocacy | “Let's provide ‘leadership with guts’ to clearly define our goals.” |
“We need to come out of the closet and support the ACA.” | ||
3. Assuring that family physicians are well trained | 4. Lifelong learning | “Integrate MOC more seamlessly into daily work.” |
4. Improving personal relationships with patients | 1. New model of family medicine 6. Quality of care | “Although rethinking structure and processes in medical care is undeniably essential, relationships must remain at core of medicine and healing.” |
5. Putting patients truly in the center | 1. New models of primary care | “We need to achieve meaningful transformation, not just check boxes.” |
“Don't stifle innovation.” | ||
“Innovation is key.” | ||
“We need to put the heart into the vision.” | ||
6. Providing healthcare that is guided by best evidence | 5. Enhancing science of family medicine | “Let's put forth practical models of what actually works (not just the philosophical models).” |
6. Quality of care | “We can focus on implementation but we also need to focus on measurement: are we really putting forth measureable goals to assess success?” | |
“Who will be accountable for ensuring that ‘stuff’ gets done?” | ||
7. Defining the role of the family doctor | 9. Unified communications strategy | “Let's put some of this information into the New Yorker, not just the JABFM.” |
“Doctors for the Whole Person … Doctors for All People” | ||
“We would like our patients to say to us: ‘You're my everything doctor.’ ” | ||
8. Building a family medicine workforce for the future | 8. Promoting a sufficient family medicine workforce 3. Family medicine education | “We need to expose medical students to the FFM vision out in the ‘real world’—not just at the academic health centers.” |
“Resident education will drive change.” | ||
9. Making technology meaningful | 2. Electronic health records | “Are we talking about using the EHR as a medical record, or are we talking about meaningful use?” |
10. Engaging all family physicians in “learning communities” to share and learn best practices | 1. New model of family medicine 5. Enhancing the science of family medicine | “We need to move beyond statements of intent to implementation of ideas.” |
“Has the FFM moved down into the trenches? How do we work to create a universal language and move this into the world of the average family physician?” | ||
“We cannot leave behind small communities, rural practices, and underserved populations.” | ||
11. Using resources wisely and equitably | Task force 5 but was not explicitly a recommendation of FFM v1.0 | “Maybe we should pay for an air conditioner rather than a hospitalization?” |
12. Addressing the needs of populations to eliminate health disparities | No FFM v1.0 recommendation or task force explicitly addresses this theme. | “We need to create a community-centered medical home and integrate with social services and use their resources.” |
“Our job is to fundamentally solve problems. We should define ourselves by what problems we solve and how we help communities.” |
ACA, Affordable Care Act; EHR, electronic health records; JABFM, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine; MOC, maintenance of certification.