Dartmouth Primary Care Cooperative Research Network
(Dartmouth COOP)
Director of Research: John H. Wasson, M.D.
Executive Director: Deb Johnson
Homepage: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~coopproj
Description:
The Dartmouth COOP is a voluntary, cooperative network of
independent clinicians (community-based) who have helped develop and refine
a model for rapidly assessing and improving care. COOP members collaborate
with academic researchers to improve the outcomes focus of care and develop
methods that work in busy community-practice settings. The COOP demonstrates
how to integrate measurement of patient values, clinical improvement strategies,
and research objectives into day-to-day health care delivery.
Goals:
The goals of the Dartmouth COOP Project are to:
- Provide professional stimulation and collegial communication and interaction among physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants
- Conduct cooperative research in primary care
- Improve the primary care services and office management techniques
- Sponsor continuing education and training for health professionals