A Randomized Trial of External Practice Support to Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Primary Care, authored by Michael Parchman, et al, describes the main outcomes of our Heatlhy Hearts Northwest project.

Building quality improvement capacity in primary care: 16 key insights about practice facilitation may be helpful for those interested in how we can keep rural health care providers working in the communities they live in and care about.  Over the course of four years, our Healthy Hearts NW intervention touched over 200 clinics across WA, OR, and Idaho - many of them small, independent, and rural.

The Quality Improvement Change Assessment (QICA) is an assessment developed by Healthy Hearts Northwest for use in our project to introduce team members to the high leverage changes guiding our technical assistance approach, and to assess the current capabilities of enrolled practices.  

Virtual Educational Outreach Intervention in Primary Care Based on the Principles of Academic Detailing, authored by Leah Tuzzio, Michael Parchman, et al, describes work on our Healthy Hearts Northwest project.

The Quality Improvement Change Assessment (QICA) is an assessment developed by Healthy Hearts NW for use in our project to introduce team members to the high leverage changes guiding our technical assistance approach, and to assess the current capabilities of enrolled practices.

We know that primary care transformation is hard work, but the methods and costs to enroll small primary care practices in large, regional quality improvement initiatives are unknown.  "Engaging Primary Care Practices in Studies of Improvement: Did You Budget Enough for Practice Recruitment?", authored by Michael Parchman, et al, and published in the April 2018 Annals of Family Medicine, describes the recruitment approach, cost, and resources required to recruit and enroll 500 pr

We define "change concept" as a general idea, with proven merit and a sound scientific or logical foundation, that can stimulate specific ideas for changes that lead to improvement. The 8 Safety Net Medical Home (SNMHI) Patient-Centered Medical Home change concepts include:

"Our goal  (with Healthy Hearts Northwest) is to build a sustainable infrastructure for ongoing improvements in the delivery of primary care in the Pacific Northwest that contributes to the Triple Aim, improves the experiences of those who provide care within the practice, and prepares primary care providers for value-based care reimbursement models."  - Principal Investigator Michael Parchman, MD, MPH

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.

Containing a coaching framework and tools to support clinical teams as they implement the Chronic Care Model, “Implementing Chronic Care and Business Strategies in the Safety Net: A Coaching Manual” was written for practice facilitators in community health centers.