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Team-Based Care @ Bellin Health

The care team at Bellin Health Center holds weekly interdisciplinary meetings for discussion of high-risk patients in order to alleviate health worker burnout and to…

Innovators

  • James Jerzak, MD
  • Kathy Kerscher

Improving Transition Care via EHR Hospital Use Data @ Northwestern Medicine Group Transitional Care Clinic

The Northwestern Medicine Group Transitional Care clinic (NMG-TC) seeks to reduce preventable re-hospitalization by implementing a model of intensive case management and integrated behavioral/medical healthcare…

Innovators

  • Joe Feinglass PhD
  • Celeste A. Mallama PhD MPH
  • Angela Rogers MPH, APN-CNP
  • Caroline Teter PA
  • Courtney Hurt LCSW
  • Christine Schaeffer MD

Preventing Readmission via Discharge Readiness Assessments @ Magnet Hospitals

33 magnet-designated hospitals integrated the use of structured nurse assessments of patient readiness for discharge into medical surgical unit discharge practices in an effort to…

Innovators

  • James Bang, PhD
  • Danielle Siclovan, MSN, RN
  • Sarah Bahr, MSN, RN
  • Morris Hamilton, PhD
  • Susan Nuccio, MSN, RN
  • Ronda G. Hughes, PhD, RN
  • Olga Yakusheva, PhD
  • Kathleen L. Bobay, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
  • Linda Costa, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
  • Marianne E. Weiss, DNSc, RN

Integrating Behavioral Health via Behavioral Health Consultant Roles @ Jefferson Health

Jefferson Health implemented a system-wide integrated behavioral health (IBH) program that introduces behavioral health consultants (BHCs) into practices across Jefferson Health in an effort to…

Innovators

  • Christine Arenson, MD
  • Amy Cunningham, PhD, MPH
  • Johnny Stoeckle, MD

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 Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder via Integrated Behavioral Health @ Rural FQHC in Oregon

Masters and doctoral level mental health clinicians are integrated onto primary health care teams to address the biopsychosocial needs of patients in medication assisted treatment…

Innovators

  • Rebecca E. Cantone, MD
  • Nicholas Gideonse, MD
  • Joan Fleishman, PsyD
  • Brian Garvey, MD, MPH

Individualized Care Delivery in Primary Care via Integrated Practice Units (IPUs) @ Cambridge Health Alliance Union Square Family Health Center

This intervention sought to adopt integrated practice units (IPUs) into a primary care practice using ‘pod’-based patient care with a multidisciplinary team, disease-oriented patient registries,…

Innovators

  • Nina Jain, MD, MBA, MSc
  • Toyin Okanlawon, MD, MPH
  • Kirsten Meisinger, MD, MHCDS
  • Thomas Feeley, MD

Treating Opioid & Alcohol Use Disorders (OAUD) via Collaborative Care @ Venice Family Clinic FQHC

A randomized control trial examined the impact of a collaborative care intervention in primary care patients with opioid and alcohol use disorders (OAUD) vs. primary…

Innovators

  • Katherine E. Watkins, MD, MSHS
  • Harold Alan Pincus, MD
  • Praise O. Iyiewuare, MPH
  • Keith Heinzerling, MD
  • Kirsten Becker, MS
  • Colleen M. McCullough, MPA
  • Sarah B. Hunter, PhD
  • Karen Chan Osilla, PhD
  • Claude Setodji, PhD
  • Mimi Lind, LCSW
  • Karen Lamp, MD
  • Allison J. Ober, PhD

Reducing Clinician Burden via Team-Based Labs Ordering @ Iora Health

This project aimed to increase efficiency by having health coaches attend office visits with clinicians to document lab orders in the electronic health record during…

Innovators

  • Jeffrey Panzer, MD, MS

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