The Indiana Coalition for Patient-Centered Care comprises healthcare professionals representing a variety of disciplines including Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Optometrists, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, and Registered Nurses. Our Coalition was formed to create a patient-centered group of healthcare professionals with the mission of increasing access to high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care, particularly in underserved and rural areas. We work to expand the public’s knowledge regarding the various healthcare professions available to meet the needs of patients and communities across Indiana.

The Indiana Coalition for Patient-Centered Care believes patients should be at the center of their care. This belief takes into account that every patient is unique and deserves to be treated with compassion, respect, and dignity. The Coalition understands that the healthcare needs of a patient are dynamic. With this in mind, healthcare practitioners provide collaborative care to meet the individualized needs of each patient. This comprehensive and patient-centered approach to care is essential to optimize health and wellness.

The healthcare system does not and cannot function with a single profession leading all patient care. Patients’ health needs are too complex for this and requires the diverse education, training, and skills offered by varied healthcare professionals. All healthcare providers must practice at the top of their license, education and training to ensure patients have access to this individualized, high-quality care. It is only through this version of interdependent healthcare teams that a patient is truly at the center of their care, with the necessary providers contributing their expertise at the critical time required by the patient.

By working together through collaborative and interprofessional care, the Indiana Coalition for Patient-Centered Care aims to ensure patients and communities understand the importance of access to diverse healthcare teams to improve health outcomes and increase high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care.