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Reduction of Opioid Misuse in Primary Care via the Transforming Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care (TOPCARE) Program @ Boston Medical Center
Nurses provide electronic and in-person monitoring of high-risk primary care patients on long-term opioid prescriptions to ensure appropriate use and efficacy of medication.
Innovators
- Jane Liebschutz, MD MPH
- Christopher Shanahan, MD, MPH
- Ronald Goldstein, MD
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
Nurse Practitioner-Physician Primary Care Teams via “NP Anchor” @ Boston Medical Center
NP-MD primary care teams were created to address clinician burnout and increase patient access in an urban safety-net hospital.
Innovators
- Joanna D’Afflitti, MD, MPH
- Melissa Jacobs, NP-C, MSN
Improving Burnout Rates and Attitudes of Primary Care Physicians via an Educational Program in Mindful Communication @ University of Rochester
The innovators implemented a CME course for primary care physicians to address burnout, incorporating mindfulness meditation, narrative medicine, and appreciative inquiry.
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
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
Project Diabetes Obesity Control (Project DOC) @ University of Texas System
The University of Texas System implemented Project Diabetes Obesity Control (Project DOC), a virtual ecosystem with public and private organizations connected by a core digital…
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
Integration of a Social Needs Assessment @ Northeast Ohio Medical University’s Student Outreach Free Clinic (SOAR)
This project sought to integrate a cost-effective social needs assessment into Northeast Ohio Medical University’s SOAR Free Clinic.
Innovators
- Akanksha Dadlani MPH