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Appendix A Example Implementation Strategies and Case Studies
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... Table A-1 includes examples regarding a commitment to health equity, Table A-2 includes examples of data and measurement strategies, Table A-3 has examples of components of comprehensive needs assessments, Table A-4 provides examples of collaborative partnerships, Table A-5 offers strategies for providing care continuity, and Table A-6 lists examples of engaging patients in their care. These tables aim to illustrate the range and types of activities that individual health care providers have implemented to apply each of the six systems practices.
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... 70 SYSTEMS PRACTICES FOR THE CARE OF SOCIALLY AT-RISK POPULATIONS TABLE A-1 Commitment to Health Equity: Example Implementation Strategies and Case Studies Example Implementation Strategy Example Case Studies Senior management and clinician leadership HealthPartners Minnesotaa commitment to equity Kaiser Permanenteb Integration of health equity into and communication HealthPartners Minnesotaa of equity as part of common organization vision, Kaiser Permanenteb mission, and goals Internal leaders designated responsibility for HealthPartners Minnesotaa developing and overseeing a strategic plan to monitor and reduce health inequities Diverse workforce to provide culturally concordant HealthPartners Minnesotaa and culturally competent care Hennepin Healthc Kaiser Permanenteb Tucson and Southern Arizonad Workforce trainings and education to improve HealthPartners Minnesotaa communication with patients, including cultural competence training and hiring language interpreters Interventions to reduce inequities HealthPartners Minnesotaa Kaiser Permanenteb Identification and acknowledgment of health HealthPartners Minnesotaa inequities and setting measurable goals to reduce them Expectations set and feedback provided regarding HealthPartners Minnesotaa activities and practices to achieve equity Incorporation of health equity into compensation or HealthPartners Minnesotaa incentives Financial and non-financial resources aligned and HealthPartners Minnesotaa allocated to promote health equity Kaiser Permanenteb SOURCES: a Personal communication, Susan Knudson (HealthPartners) to Charles Baumgart (committee member)
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... c McCarthy and Chase, 2010. TABLE A-3 Comprehensive Needs Assessment: Example Implementation Strategies and Case Studies Example Implementation Strategy Example Case Studies Proactive health assessment tool completed by Kaiser Permanente Colorado PATHWAAYa patients Community Care of North Carolinab Analysis of data from a variety of sources (including Denver Healthc performance data, utilization data, clinical notes, Kaiser Permanente Colorado PATHWAAYa patient observations, and patient-generated data)
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... d America's Essential Hospitals, 2015. e McCarthy and Mueller, 2008.
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... k Klein, 2014. l Personal communication, Doug McCarthy (The Commonwealth Fund)
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... to promote healthy West County Health Centersi behaviors and reduce health risks Reach patients through community centers, Best Babies Zoneh j homeless shelters, religious organizations, Health Plan of San Mateo schools Hennepin Healthi Denver Healthe NOTE: CMS = Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; PATHWAAY = Proactive Assessment of Total Health and Wellness to Add Active Years. SOURCES: a Klein and McCarthy, 2010.
From page 75...
... 2016. New York Citywide Colon Cancer Control Coalition: A public health effort to increase colon cancer screening and address health disparities.
From page 76...
... 2013. Forging community partnerships to improve health care: The experience of four Medicaid managed care organizations.


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