NC IMPaCTDissemination Strategies

Darren DeWalt, MD, MPH

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Goal of Dissemination Activities

Achieve widespread national dissemination on the lessons learned from NC’s practice transformation initiatives

Advance state level collaborative initiatives in three states to strengthen the capacity of primary care practices to engage in continuous quality improvement.

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Widespread Dissemination

Webcasts (like this one) Issue Briefs

– Lessons learned on establishment of NCHQA Online compendium of tools to support

this work– E.g., tools referenced by Denise Hewson on CCNC

Conference presentation at NASHP Annual State Health Policy Conference

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Intensive Collaborative Activities with 3 States

Kick-off meeting in NC – States have preliminary implementation plans– Feedback from NASHP/NC faculty– Identify technical assistance needs, meet NASHP/NC

contacts– More in-depth learning about NC infrastructure

Quarterly webinars on design/implementation issues

Mentoring calls among participants with similar responsibilities (e.g., Medicaid directors, AHECs, RECs, Academic Centers)

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States Receiving Assistance from IMPaCT

Oklahoma– Arkansas– Missouri– Colorado

New Mexico– Oregon– Kansas– Kentucky– Illinois

Pennsylvania– New York– New Jersey– Vermont

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State Selection through Request for Application

To ensure that adoption states are committed and prepared

Conditions of participation– Workplan– Key member participation– Attendance at, and support for, NC site visit– Participation in technical assistance events

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Key Selection Criteria

Multi-sector, state-level collaboration– Core team of at least 3 members– State health agency– Entity providing support to primary care practices for

quality improvement and transformation Demonstration of:

– Plans to achieve practice transformation strategies– Expected benefits from Learning Community

technical assistance

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Timeline

Request for Applications for Technical Assistance: Dec- Jan 2012 Link to RFA (this link will prompt you to download the RFA

as a Word document): http://www.nashp.org/sites/default/files/NC.IMPaCT.request.for_.applications.doc

RFA review webinar: January 5, 2-3pm EDT– https://cc.readytalk.com/r/n83nt60kozlx

Technical assistance period: March 2012-June 2013

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For More Information

NASHP– Jill Rosenthal, jrosenthal@nashp.org– Carrie Hanlon, chanlon@nashp.org– Larry Hinkle, lhinkle@nashp.org

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