News and Events
Taking Action on Overuse Framework and Change Package
We have a new resource for health care organizations working to reduce low-value care. Our Taking Action on Overuse Framework and Change Package offer a roadmap to reduce the unnecessary diagnostic tests, treatments, and hospitalizations that can drive up costs and sometimes result in patient harm. The Framework identifies evidence-based strategies for obtaining buy-in, motivating behavior changes, and providing the necessary support and infrastructure for health care providers to engage and lead their peers in making the changes that improve the value of health care.
What we're reading
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life, by Ed Yong. Penguin / Random House, New York 2016, ISBN-10: 1476709645.
Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in Rural Washington and Idaho
The opioid crisis touches all sectors of America’s patient population — especially underserved patients like agricultural workers in rural areas. In Washington and Idaho, six rural health clinics representing over 20 sites are working to ensure their policies, workflow, and clinical visits are aligned and implemented to address the crisis that has swept the nation.
Honoring Ed Wagner’s influence on primary care
On November 9th, MacColl Center founder and Emeritus Director Ed Wagner received the 2016 Primary Care Community/Research Leadership Award from the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative at its 10th anniversary celebration in Washington, DC.
Study protocol for Healthy Hearts Northwest
Little attention has been paid to quality improvement (QI) capacity within smaller primary care practices which comprise nearly half of all primary care settings. Strategies for external support to build such capacity include practice facilitation (PF), shared learning opportunities, and educational outreach. Although PF has proven effectiveness, little is known about the comparative effectiveness of combining these strategies.
Cara C. Lewis wins 2016 ABCT President's New Researcher Award
Our colleague Cara C. Lewis Ph.D. has been selected to receive the 2016 President's New Researcher Award by the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
The award is based upon an early program of research that reflects factors such as: consistency with the mission of ABCT; independent work published in high-impact journals; and promise of developing theoretical or practical applications that represent clear advances to the field.
Ed Wagner to be honored with 2016 Advanced Primary Care Leadership Award
In August, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) announced the recipients of its 2016 advanced primary care leadership awards. MacColl Founder and Emeritus Director Ed Wagner MD, MPH was selected by the PCPCC to receive its Primary Care Community/Research Leadership Award for "his outstanding dedication to developing and disseminating health care innovations designed to transform the way care is delivered."
What we're reading: August 2016
A Primary Care Panel Size of 2500 Is neither Accurate nor Reasonable. Melanie Raffoul, MD, Miranda Moore, PhD, Doug Kamerow, MD, MPH and Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.04.150317 J Am Board Fam Med July-August. >>read more
Webinar series teaches staffing innovations in primary care
Transforming how primary care teams function is key to improving patient outcomes. To help practices adopt a team-based approach, our PCT-LEAP program is collaborating to produce eight webinars as part of the Community Health Center Inc.’s Clinical Workforce Development series. These webinars are designed to help your practice get up to date on the staffing models that drive effective primary care teams.
Families, Systems, & Health releases special issue on teamwork in healthcare
Primary care practices across the country are shifting to a team-based model of care, prompting the peer-reviewed journal Families, Systems, & Health to devote a full issue to exploring what works when transitioning from a physician-driven culture of patient care to team-based care.