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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

Driving Down Opioid Prescribing Via Nudging Behavior @ HealthPartners

Changing the default quantity for opioid medications in the electronic medical record was found to change prescribing habits and reduce overall quantity prescribed.

Innovators

  • Amber Larson, MHA
  • Kelly Logue

Opioid Management via Group Visits @ Boston Medical Center

Group visits combining behavioral health therapy and pharmacologic support for patients with substance/opioid use disorder with an emphasis on community support and accountability.

Innovators

  • Shari Zakim-Yacouby LICSW
  • Tu-Mai Tran MD
  • Marielle Baldwin MD MPH
  • Huong Tran MD
  • Beth Marx MSW, LICSW
  • Krystyna Roszczenko, Team Coordinator

Opioid Management using Medication-Assisted Treatment Waivers @ Providence Portland Medical Center

A multidisciplinary effort to increase buprenorphine waiver rates

Innovators

  • Brinton Clark MD

Scribes @ Hennepin County Medical Center

Creating a medical scribe program at an academic public hospital with dedicated scribes for each specialty area.

Innovators

  • Marc Martel MD

Opioid Prescribing Optimization @ Tufts

A program to improve opioid prescribing and management via practice guidelines, EMR modules, and a team-based management approach.

Innovators

  • Julie Tishler, MD
  • Kristin Huang MD

Screening, Brief Intervention, & Referral to Treatment for Social Determinants of Health @ Intermountain Health Care

Intermountain Healthcare created a Social Determinants of Health Committee in order to devise a strategic plan with which to address social determinants of health for…

Innovators

  • Elizabeth Joy, MD MPH FACSM

Opioid Management via Multidisciplinary Committee @ UCSF

A multidisciplinary committee for improving controlled substances prescribing

Innovators

  • Irina (Era) Kryzhanovskaya, MD
  • Scott Steiger, MD

Hypertension-focused Population Health Management @ Tufts

A program to enhance hypertension management at an urban, academic primary care clinic

Innovators

  • Julie Tishler, MD
  • Kristin Huang MD

Scribes in Primary Care @ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Patient satisfaction, provider satisfaction, and patient throughput with use of scribes in primary care

Innovators

  • James Heckman, MD