Minnesota Resources
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The National Meeting was held in Broomfield, Colorado.

Aug 01, 2011

The AF4Q Minnesota Consumer Engagement Workgroup was charged in 2006 to begin analyzing best practices for engaging consumers to access and...

Sep 16, 2011

“Patients are going to get better experience and service because of this survey. A lot of doctors resist the notion this is a service...

Oct 30, 2013

Millions of Americans undergo costly and often invasive diagnostic procedures each year. Sometimes these tests help them avoid...

May 21, 2012

A Bright Spot product from the May 2013 National Meeting.

May 06, 2013

When the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) applied to join the Partnership for Patients (P4P) Hospital Engagement Network,...

May 21, 2012

Workflow illustrating issues, patient flow and possible interventions. Tool used in early stages of Hospital Readmissions Collaborative...

Sep 17, 2011

October’s issue of Consumer Reports included a special insert of Consumer Reports Health which featured the great measurement and...

Jan 17, 2013

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and the leading cause of cancer deaths among...

Dec 19, 2012

In 2008, CentraCare, a clinic in Becker, Minn, was not pleased with its percentage of patients who were receiving optimal care. Just 5%...

Sep 06, 2011

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI), a Minnesota nonprofit organization comprised of 61 medical practices, strives to embed...

Feb 06, 2013

When MN Community Measurement, leader of AF4Q in Minnesota, first started publicly reporting data, the belief was that patients would use...

Dec 18, 2013

Quality Field Notes features key lessons learned by regional Alliances of clinicians, patients, and payers in Aligning Forces for Quality...

Oct 06, 2014

Quality Field Notes features key lessons learned by regional Alliances of clinicians, patients, and payers in Aligning Forces for...

May 18, 2015

Millions of Americans undergo costly and often invasive diagnostic procedures each year. Sometimes these tests help them avoid...

May 23, 2012

A coalition in Minnesota is working to make improvements in readmissions costs and quality of care. The RARE (Reducing Avoidable...

Aug 07, 2013

Aligning Forces Alliances in Maine, Minnesota, and Oregon were recently featured in Health Affairs for their efforts in...

Jan 21, 2015

Most of the Aligning Forces for Quality communities (the Alliances) are eager to involve local employers in their work, both as purchasers...

Apr 29, 2013

How well do the doctors in your community perform when it comes to managing patients' chronic conditions and offering preventive...

May 21, 2014

This resource is to help multi-stakeholder organizations, health care systems, and practices understand the complex and rapidly evolving...

Nov 06, 2014

Engaging patients in decisions about their care increases their involvement and satisfaction. Shared decision making (SDM) is one method to...

Sep 08, 2011

Not only do Americans not always get the right care, sometimes we get too much of it. Not all medical procedures are created equal, and...

Jun 07, 2013

What is the value of a good night’s sleep in your own bed? Hospital readmissions are costly for the health care system and stressful...

May 09, 2013

When the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) applied to join the Partnership for Patients (P4P) Hospital Engagement...

May 23, 2012

During the summer of 2013, Nathan Hunkins had reached a pinnacle in his life. He had a great job, his wife was almost nine months pregnant...

Dec 02, 2014