Comprehensive Revenue and Expense Data Collection Methodology for Teaching Health Centers: A Model for Accountable Graduate Medical Education Financing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite considerable federal investment, graduate medical education financing is neither transparent for estimating residency training costs nor accountable for effectively producing a physician workforce that matches the nation's health care needs. The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program's authorization in 2010 provided an opportunity to establish a more transparent financing mechanism.

Objective

We developed a standardized methodology for quantifying the necessary investment to train primary care physicians in high-need communities.

Methods

The THCGME Costing Instrument was designed utilizing guidance from site visits, financial documentation, and expert review. It collects educational outlays, patient service expenses and r

SUBMITTER: Regenstein M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5901794 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature