Why a Single Champion Is Not Enough for the CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Measure

Why a Single Champion Is Not Enough for the CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Measure

Tina Patel Gunaldo, PhD, DPT, MHS
Published on: 18/08/2026

In 2024, CMS added the Age-Friendly Hospital Measure to its Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program. See why the leadership domain calls for an interprofessional committee, not a single champion, and how to build one that works.

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
Where Should Leaders Start When Designing Cross-Department Collaboration?

Where Should Leaders Start When Designing Cross-Department Collaboration?

Tina Patel Gunaldo, PhD, DPT, MHS
Published on: 02/08/2026

Most healthcare leaders know collaboration is needed across departments. The harder question is where to begin. Here are three practical starting points grounded in how work actually flows.

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
Differences in Healthcare Team Types: Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary, and Interprofessional Explained

Differences in Healthcare Team Types: Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary, and Interprofessional Explained

Tina Patel Gunaldo, PhD, DPT, MHS
Published on: 02/08/2026

Multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and interprofessional are not interchangeable. Here is what each term actually means and why the distinction shapes what your team can produce.

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
Most of Your Interprofessional Collaboration Happens When No One Is Watching

Most of Your Interprofessional Collaboration Happens When No One Is Watching

Tina Patel Gunaldo, PhD, DPT, MHS
Published on: 02/08/2026

Interprofessional collaborative practice is not always a meeting or a huddle. Here is what asynchronous IPCP looks like in everyday clinical work and why intention is what makes it interprofessional.

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education