Purpose: This study describes the effects of the collaboration between the South East Area
Health Education Center and Improving Performance in Practice (IPIP) on the improvement …

Methods: Methods for improvement include (1) common quality measures and shared data
system;(2) rapid cycle improvement principles;(3) quality-improvement consultants (QICs), or …

Asthma and diabetes are major chronic conditions in the United States, particularly in the
Medicaid population. The majority of care for these diseases occurs at ambulatory practice …

6. Initiating quality improvement efforts that involve most of the region's stakeholders projects
7. Advocating and facilitating environmental changes that support data-based public …

Article-at-a-Glance Background There is a paucity of literature describing the
implementation of clinical performance improvement (CPI) efforts across geographically …

143 NCMJ vol. 74, no. 2 ncmedicaljournal. com by benchmarks and comparisons to peers,
which help motivate providers to improve processes that will enable them to provide the best …

NCQA's Patient-Centered Medical Home specifications provide another example of potential
customization. The Physician Practice Connections—Patient-Centered Medical Home (PPC …

More than one-third of family physicians reported participating in a quality improvement (QI)
activity in the past year. Continuous QI is vital to improving personal and population health …

152 NCMJ vol. 74, no. 2 ncmedicaljournal. com tion materials, and clinical protocols worked
with IPIP/REC staff and EHR vendors to build these features into their EHR system, often …

Clinicians often spot opportunities for improvement in their day-to-day practice. They usually
become apparent after concerns are shared with colleagues in a hallway or cafeteria, or due …