Minnesota
This initiative, managed by MN Community Measurement and spearheaded by the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board (GPTCHB), will expand tobacco policy outreach and development to an American Indian Tribal community in Minnesota. GPTCHB will lead the development of an inventory of current tribal tobacco control policies, design training modules and technical assistance to tribal health departments to...
The AF4Q Minnesota Consumer Engagement Workgroup was charged in 2006 to begin analyzing best practices for engaging consumers to access and utilize provider performance data, such as the materials produced by MN Community Measurement, as a way to further engage with their health care provider and more fully participate in their care. The report chronicles the efforts and learnings of the Minnesota Consumer Engagement Workgroup and offers an action agenda for other communities who wish to replicate...
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The innovative DIAMOND Program in Minnesota has shown success in caring for patients with depression. Jim Chase, president of MN Community Measurement said, "We knew improving depression care was a very difficult task. We're now starting to see that clinics that implement changes ... have better outcomes." The Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) found that patients enrolled in the DIAMOND were much more likely to report that they were no...
MN Community Measurement leads the AF4Q initiative in Minnesota, guided by a broad stakeholder group forming the AF4Q Leadership Team. Organizations represented on the Leadership Team include: the American Cancer Society, Buyers Health Care Action Group, Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, Minnesota AARP, Minnesota Department of Human Services, Minnesota Hospital Association, Minnesota Medical Association, Stratis Health, plus health plans, consumers, and physician and nursing leadership.