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BA: Example Implementation Strategies and Case Studies
Pages 303-310

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... Based on a review of the case studies submitted, informed also by the literature and, in some cases, committee members' empirical research or professional experience delivering care to socially at-risk populations, the committee identified commonalities from which it concluded that six community-informed and patient-centered systems practices show promise for improving care for socially at-risk populations. This appendix includes a series of tables that provide a selection of implementation strategies and case studies in which these strategies were identified for each of the six systems practices.
From page 304...
... 304 ACCOUNTING FOR SOCIAL RISK FACTORS IN MEDICARE PAYMENT TABLE BA-1  Commitment to Health Equity: Example Implementation Strategies and Case Studies Example Implementation Strategy Example Case Studies Senior management and clinician HealthPartners Minnesotaa leadership commitment to equity Kaiser Permanenteb Integration of health equity into and HealthPartners Minnesotaa communication of equity as part of Kaiser Permanenteb common organization vision, mission, and goals Internal leaders designated HealthPartners Minnesotaa responsibility for developing and overseeing a strategic plan to monitor and reduce health inequities Diverse workforce to provide culturally HealthPartners Minnesotaa concordant and culturally competent Hennepin Healthc care Kaiser Permanenteb Tucson and Southern Arizonad Workforce trainings and education to HealthPartners Minnesotaa improve communication with patients, including cultural competence training and hiring language interpreters Interventions to reduce inequities HealthPartners Minnesotaa Kaiser Permanenteb Identification and acknowledgment of HealthPartners Minnesotaa health inequities and setting measurable goals to reduce them Expectations set and feedback provided HealthPartners Minnesotaa regarding activities and practices to achieve equity Incorporation of health equity into HealthPartners Minnesotaa compensation or incentives Financial and non-financial resources HealthPartners Minnesotaa aligned and allocated to promote health Kaiser Permanenteb equity SOURCES: a Personal communication, Susan Knudson (HealthPartners) to Charles Baumgart (committee member)
From page 305...
... c McCarthy and Chase, 2010. TABLE BA-3  Comprehensive Needs Assessment: Example Implementation Strategies and Case Studies Example Implementation Strategy Example Case Studies Proactive health assessment tool Kaiser Permanente Colorado PATHWAAYa completed by patients Community Care of North Carolinab Analysis of data from a variety of Denver Healthc sources (including performance data, Kaiser Permanente Colorado PATHWAAYa utilization data, clinical notes, patient observations, and patient-generated data)
From page 306...
... d America's Essential Hospitals, 2015. e McCarthy and Mueller, 2008.
From page 307...
... k Klein, 2014. l Personal communication, Doug McCarthy (The Commonwealth Fund)
From page 308...
... to West County Health Centersi promote healthy behaviors and reduce health risks Reach patients through community Best Babies Zoneh centers, homeless shelters, religious Health Plan of San Mateoj organizations, 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 309...
... 2016. New York Citywide Colon Cancer Control Coalition: A public health effort to increase colon cancer screening and address health disparities.
From page 310...
... 2014. Hennepin health: A safety net accountable care organization for the expanded Medicaid population.


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