Background Patient engagement (PE) is required to improve future healthcare services. PE
in the development and delivery of healthcare services is likely to be complex but is scarcely …

Background Health services have traditionally been developed to focus on specific diseases
or medical specialties. Involving consumers as partners in planning, delivering and …

Background: The EvidenceNOW initiative provided smaller primary care practices with
external support interventions to implement quality improvement strategies focused on …

Introduction: To examine the association of prior investment on the effectiveness of
organizations delivering large-scale external support to improve primary care. Methods …

Background: This study estimates reductions in 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease (ASCVD) risk associated with EvidenceNOW, a multi-state initiative that sought to …

Unstructured Abstract Government, health care systems and payers, philanthropic entities,
advocacy groups, non-profit organizations, community groups, and for-profit companies are …

Background: Guidelines for managing and preventing chronic disease tend to be well-
known. Yet, translation of this evidence into practice is inconsistent. We identify a …

Purpose: HHS'Million Hearts campaign focused the delivery system on ABCS clinical quality
measures (appropriate Aspirin use, Blood pressure control, Cholesterol control, and …

Building on previous efforts to transform primary care, the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ) launched EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in 2015. This 3-year …

Background: Primary care practices can help patients address obesity through weight loss;
however, there are many barriers to doing so. This study examined weight management …