Findings from University of Rochester Provides New Data on Affordable Care Act [Educating the Psychology Workforce in the Age of the Affordable Care…

Findings from University of Rochester Provides New Data on Affordable Care Act [Educating the Psychology Workforce in the Age of the Affordable Care Act: A Graduate Course Modeled After the Priorities of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research ...]

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- New research on Affordable Care Act is the subject of a report. According to news originating from Rochester, New York, by VerticalNews editors, the research stated, "The Affordable Care Act (ACA) represents a paradigm shift in the U.S. health care system, which has implications for psychology programs producing the next generation of trainees. In particular, the ACA has established the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), which has been tasked with developing national priorities and funding research aimed at improving health care quality by helping patients and providers make informed health care decisions."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Rochester, "PCORI's national priorities span 5 broad domains: person-centered outcomes research, health disparities research, health care systems research, communication and dissemination research, and methodologic research. As these national priorities overlap with the knowledge and skills often emphasized in psychology training programs, initiatives by training programs to bolster strengths in these domains could place trainees at the forefront of this emerging research paradigm. As a part of a new master's program in behavioral health, our program developed a health psychology course modeled around PCORI's 5 national priorities; an initial evaluation in a small sample supported student learning in the 5 PCORI domains."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "The current report has implications for familiarizing readers with PCORI's national priorities for U.S. health care, stimulating debate surrounding psychology's response to the largest health care paradigm shift in recent U.S. history, and providing a working model for programs seeking to implement PCORI-related changes to their curricula."

For more information on this research see: Educating the Psychology Workforce in the Age of the Affordable Care Act: A Graduate Course Modeled After the Priorities of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 2015;9(4):309-314. Training and Education in Professional Psychology can be contacted at: Educational Publishing Foundation-American Psychological Assoc, 750 First St, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, USA. (American Psychological Association - www.apa.org; Training and Education in Professional Psychology - www.apa.org/pubs/journals/tep/index.aspx)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from M. Hoerger, University of Rochester, Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14627, United States.

Keywords for this news article include: New York, Rochester, Psychology, United States, Mental Health, Affordable Care Act, North and Central America

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