Maine
“I met other people with critical illnesses, and I knew I wasn’t alone. Our voices were heard, and we were able to make a difference in how health care is promoted in our area,” said Belinda Wee, PhD.
Wee joined Bangor Beacon Community’s Patient Advisory Group after her positive experience with the community as a chronic diabetes patient. With the help of her care manager, Debbie Grover, RN, Wee was able to get her diabetes under control.
“Because she cared, I cared,” said Wee. “I wanted to serve the community that helped me. I...
Patients are the heart of any primary care practice. Patients and practices share a mission to improve patient health—a mission in which both parties play indispensable roles. Three AF4Q Alliances (Humboldt County, Maine, and Oregon) have developed a compendium of resources that details the implementation of patient engagement strategy. The toolkit provides case studies and insights into patient recruitment and training, clarifying roles and responsibilities, and developing a...
The conveners of the Maine Patient Centered Medical Home Pilot Project, the Dirigo Health Agency's Maine Quality Forum, Maine Quality Counts (QC), and the Maine Health Management Coalition announced that 50 primary care practices from across the state were selected for participation in the expansion of the Maine PCMH Pilot. The second phase of the Maine PCMH Project began on January 1, 2013. The Selection Committee received more than two applications for each available opening in the pilot program from primary care practices throughout Maine. The large number of applications...
The Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative in Maine is led by Maine Quality Counts (QC), in partnership with the Maine Health Management Coalition (MHMC) and the Dirigo Health Agency’s Maine Quality Forum (MQF). Established in 2004 by a network of 35 organizations, QC is a multi-stakeholder statewide regional health care collaborative committed to working across organizations and communities to improve health care systems and outcomes for the people of Maine. QC, MHMC and MQF work to coordinate existing but disparate efforts across the state that promote local, coordinated systems of care and the resources that support them. The goals of the Maine AF4Q Alliance are to improve health status, promote consistent delivery of high quality care, improve access to health care and contain costs.
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