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Quality Field Notes: Equity

language (REL) data collection and improve blood pressure control among Black patients with hypertension. ... series focuses on improving equity in health care. In 2009, the excess health care costs associated with ... insights of high performers to improve care throughout the region.   In Detroit , community ...

Jul 01,2014

Kansas City Recognized for Care Transitions Program

KCQIC will work with local hospitals, health care providers, and social service providers to improve ... for Quality community, led by the Kansas City Quality Improvement Consortium (KCQIC), was named as the ... total to 82 community-based organizations providing care transition services to nearly 500,000 ...

Jul 30,2013

Small Tests of Change Grow to Big Results in Reduction of ED Overuse

collaborating partner.   “There was a leap of faith that by working together we could improve care ... Department of Health Services on behalf of the partnership’s ED Care Coordination Initiative.   ... patient preferences, such as the provider’s language or gender. The case managers print out an appointment ...

Dec 20,2012

Insights and Recommendations for Collaboratives: Economic Viability

to focus on improving and monetizing their products and services. Collaboratives should charge ... true costs of their services, faced challenges establishing financial goals, and were unable to use ... income sources: 25 percent from membership dues and service fees, 21 percent from contracts, and 2 ...

May 14,2015

Sustainability Resource Inventory

Aligning Forces for Quality Alliances are actively seeking new ways to sustain the important work of improving the quality of health care by diversifying revenue, engaging partners, and launching new services and products. We know that preparing for sustainability is an ongoing journey, one ...

Mar 10,2014

Transitioning to Better Quality Care in Kansas City

care and service providers to improve care transitions for high-risk Medicare patients when they move ... Forces for Quality Alliance, led by The Kansas City Quality Improvement Consortium (KCQIC), was named as ... services to nearly 700,000 patients in 40 states. "This is a great opportunity for KCQIC to ...

Oct 30,2013

One Size Doesn't Fit All

working toward a change in the culture of care to create a sustainable model. The Equity Improvement ... in data analysis; Wheaton Franciscan stratified its data by race, ethnicity, and language preference as part of its involvement with the Equity Improvement Initiative. This helped reveal areas for ...

May 13,2013

Is More Always Better? Puget Sound probes one of the most important questions in health care

services delivered across the United States. This research has emphasized that too often supply drives ... treatment choices or the use of specific services is tricky. The purchasers, payers and providers who ... Alliance set its sights on developing measures of value in health care services. The Alliance highlighted ...

Dec 19,2012

Background

improvement goals. Value-enhancing payment methods are necessary for high-value care, and successful payment reform methods reward, promote, and sustain improvement. [1]  Two of the Alliances’ goals were to increase value (improved quality and lower cost) through outcome-focused payment reform and focus on ...

May 14,2015

How do you develop a business model to sustain your practice coaching program?

Description of your program and services (and how they will improve primary care) • Market analysis ... annual membership fee for a package of services that include practice coaching. Similarly, Greater ... Coaching Sustainability Program, working with the Improving Performance in Practice (IPIP) technical ...

Oct 17,2013

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