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Telemedicine Approach to Reduce Preventable Emergency Department Visits Among Employees @ Penn Medicine

FirstCall was created in 2015 as a telemedicine service for Penn Medicine employees. The goal was to provide employees with an alternative way to receive…

Innovators

  • Krisda Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP

Clinical Decision Support for Azithromycin Prescribing in Primary Care Clinics @ Grady Health System and Emory University

In 2019, innovators at Grady Health System and Emory University constructed a Clinical Decision Support panel to help providers know when it is appropriate to…

Innovators

  • Alexandria May, PharmD, BCPS

Interdisciplinary Care Program for Patients with High Needs & Costs in a Primary Care Setting @ Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin

In 2016, a primary care clinic at Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin evaluated two evidenced-based hospitalization prevention models that reduced admissions for high-need and…

Innovators

  • Brian Hilgeman, MD, AAHIVM, FACP

Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy @ the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin

From July 2017 to June 2019, a team at the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin implemented a system-wide digital mental health program to help…

Innovators

  • Bradley H. Crotty, FACP, MPH, MD

Addiction Care Team (ACT) in an Inpatient Setting @ San Francisco General Hospital

In September 2017, San Francisco General Hospital launched an Addiction Care Team (ACT) program which consisted of an interprofessional inpatient addiction care team embedded in…

Innovators

  • Marlene Martin, MD

Increasing Awareness of Radiology Utilization @ Duke Primary Care

 In 2019, Duke Primary Care implemented a dashboard module on radiology ordering in order to standardize primary care providers’ practices and increase awareness of overutilization.

Innovators

  • David J. Halpern, MD, MPH

Introducing a Frailty Measurement to a Cardiology Clinic @ VA Boston Healthcare System

 In January 2015, an outpatient preventive cardiology clinic at VA Boston began a quality improvement program that measured the gait speed in meters per second…

Innovators

  • Ariela R. Orkaby, MD, MPH

Quality Performance Report Cards for HIV Screening @ Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center

From March 2018 to March 2019, a team at the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center (KPOAK) recruited 20 primary care physicians (PCPs) in the Department…

Innovators

  • Mitchell N. Luu, MD

Decision Support Tool for Reproductive Health @ the VA Puget Sound Health Care System

From April to August 2018, a novel web-based decision support tool called MyPath was developed and given to veteran women at two women’s health primary…

Innovators

  • Lisa S. Callegari MD, MPH

On-site Neuropsychology in Primary Care @ a Northeast VA Medical Center

 In 2019, a northeast VA Medical Center’s primary care team implemented on-site neuropsychology services to screen patients and coordinate the continuation of behavioral health care.

Innovators

  • Colleen E. Jackson, PhD