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Improving Primary Care Mental Health Services via Psychiatric eConsults @ Allina Health

Allina Health implemented an EHR-integrated psychiatric eConsult service in an effort to provide support for primary care providers (PCPs) in treating patients with mental illness.

Innovators

  • Ezra Golberstein, PhD
  • Sarah Kolvenbach MHA/MBA
  • Benjamin Druss MD MPH
  • Paul Goering MD
  • Hilary Carruthers MHA/MBA

Improving Women’s Health with Virtual Consultation via Specialty Care Access Network-Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (SCAN-ECHO) @ VHA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System adapted SCAN-ECHO to provide primary care providers (PCPs) with Women’s Health (WH) education and virtual consultations in an…

Innovators

  • Donna L. Washington MD, MPH
  • Mark Canning, BA
  • Herschel Knapp PhD, MSSW
  • Lisa Altman MD
  • Joann O. Saavedra MSN, RN, NP-C
  • Laure Veet MD
  • Jessica L. Zuchowski PhD, MPH
  • Kristina M. Cordasco MD, MPH, MSHS
  • Alison B. Hamilton PhD, MPH
  • Susan Kirsh MD, MPH

Enhanced Hepatitis C Virus Cure Rates via the ProvenCare Model @ Geisinger Health System

This program aimed to improve hepatitis C virus cure rates among patients in central Pennsylvania through close follow-up by a multidisciplinary team composed of physicians,…

Innovators

  • Thomas H. Lee, MD, MSc
  • Sara Gaines, PharmD, BCPS
  • Sandeep Khurana, MBBS

Improving Musculoskeletal Care for Safety Net Patients via Integrated Practice Unit Implementation @ UT Austin

The pilot team implemented an integrated practice unit (IPU), which improved access to care and surgical outcome for musculoskeletal (MSK) procedures in an underinsured and…

Innovators

  • Karl M. Koenig
  • Lorrayne Ward
  • Kevin J. Bozic
  • Miranda K. Hoff
  • Michael G. Zywiel
  • Tiffany C. Liu
  • Devin V. Williams

Intensive Primary Care via Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) Intensive Management @ the Veteran’s Health Administration

The VA currently offers primary care through patient-centered medical homes, or Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) for all enrolled Veterans. Selected demonstration sites augmented the…

Innovators

  • Evelyn Chang, MD, MSHS
  • Lisa Rubenstein, MD, MSPH

Improving Advance Care Planning via the Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Initiative (LSTDI) @ US Department of Veteran Affairs

The VHA aims to improve care for patients with advanced illness and at heightened risk of a life-threatening event by promoting high-quality Goals of Care…

Innovators

  • Ellen Fox, MD
  • Paul Tompkins
  • Mary Beth Foglia, RN, PhD, MA
  • Jill Lowery, PsyD
  • Virginia Ashby Sharpe, PhD

TOPS: Telephonic Outreach in the Pulmonary Service @ Boston VA

TOPS utilizes nurse-driven, phone-based outreach to improve transitional care, decrease requirements for in-person follow-up, and decrease readmission among COPD patients.

Innovators

  • Sohera N. Syeda, MD
  • Ronald Goldstein, MD
  • Emily Jansen, MPH
  • Catherine Lafferty, MPH
  • Claire Murphy, RN
  • Kristine Sears, RN, RRT
  • Emma Trucks, MPH

Improving Timely Referrals via implementation of Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention (LEAP) Tool @ Suburban Wound Care Clinic

This program sought to standardize diabetic ulcer assessments and timely referral to vascular/podiatry services.

Innovators

  • Azam Tayyebi DNP

Palliative Care Mentor Program for Generalists @ USC & CareMore Health System

The University of Southern California (USC) Section of Palliative Medicine and CareMore Health System collaborated to create a ‘train the trainer’ model to improve the…

Innovators

  • Michael Hochman MD, MPH
  • Sachin H. Jain MD MBA
  • Caryn van Zyl MD
  • Archita Sood MD