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
Your Initiative May Be Collaborative. That Does Not Mean It Is Interprofessional.

Your Initiative May Be Collaborative. That Does Not Mean It Is Interprofessional.

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

Collaborative and interprofessional are not the same thing. The level at which your initiative is designed determines the outcomes it can produce. Here is what that distinction means for leaders.

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education
We Use Evidence-Based Practice for Patients. Why Not for Teams?

We Use Evidence-Based Practice for Patients. Why Not for Teams?

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

Healthcare applies evidence to patient care without question. The same standard should apply to how we design interprofessional teams. Here is what that shift looks like for leaders.

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Education