This article in the American Journal of Medical Quality describes the process utilized by collaborating organizations when developing the Behavioral Health Integration Implementation Guide and companion resources for our Safety Net Medical Home Initiative.

2015 Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network (ORPRN) convocation talk with Michael Parchman, April 16, 2015.  Dr.

Building Bridges to Integrate Care (BRIDGES) is a Toronto-based incubator for innovative models to integrate care across the continuum and across disciplines for people with complex chronic disease. Watch this video to learn more about Ed Wagner's thoughts about the challenges of caring for complex patients, including current lack of evidence for creating clinical guidelines, the complications of multiple medications, providers and services, and the lack of coordination between physicians, services and agencies.

“Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Day in the Life,”  is an animated video revolving around the experiences of a woman living with several chronic conditions who struggles to stay abreast of the instructions, treatments and prescriptions she receives from a variety of health care providers.

We know transformation of any kind is hard work. That’s why we’ve created the Team Guide, an online tool for primary care teams. The Team Guide helps build high-functioning teams and provides practical, hands-on tools—easy to use, actionable and measureable. Useful for practices at any stage, the Team Guide is built in modules, enabling practices to easily pinpoint relevant topics and areas of interest. It’s free, with a wide array of downloadable tools and resources.

The Care Coordination Implementation Guide begins with an introduction that defines care coordination and the recommended key changes for safety net practices, including a focus on behavioral health integration.

MacColl Center Business Manager Sherry Lauf and Senior Program Manager Leah Tuzzio co-authored this manuscript highlighting three case studies in which research, regulatory, and administrative teams developed and employed innovative approaches to secure and maintain Institutional Review Board approvals, enable data sharing, and expedite sub-award issuance and execution.

Our team provides assistance to the 16 communities participating in Aligning Forces for Quality, advising the National Program Office on regional quality improvement (QI) strategies, community drivers for improved healthcare, and how to sustain QI structures and supports once the grant period has ended. MacColl’s  Dr. Ed Wagner has also served on its National Advisory Committee since 2007.

Meet five healthcare systems that are providing high-quality, coordinated care that is making life better for both patients and providers.