Practice transformation refers to a process of change in the organization and delivery of primary care to advance quality improvement, patient-centered care, and characteristics of high performing primary care. Since 2015, the AETC Program has implemented projects to support and facilitate practice transformation in selected clinics in order to improve patient outcomes along the HIV care continuum by integrating principles of the patient-centered medical home model and integrated HIV care and behavioral health services. The practice transformation process involves goal-setting, leadership, practice facilitation, workflow changes, quality improvement and outcomes measurement, and adapting organizational tools and processes to support advances in models of team-based care.
This guide aims to improve patient care. It gives practical advice on how to encourage healthcare professionals change their practice in line with the latest guidance. It is focused on the healthcare...
Developed by the AETC Mental Health Committee for the Integrating Mental Health and Substance Use Care into HIV Primary Care Toolkit...
Recent surveys to the NEJM Catalyst Insights Council revealed that executives, clinical leaders, and clinicians – who each come at health care delivery from a distinct vantage point – are aligned on m...
Although designed for use in ambulatory surgery centers, this toolkit has several tools customizable for applications in HIV care. The toolkit is organized into three sections containing guides, tools...
At the end of this activity, you will be able to:
IHI’s QI Essentials Toolkit includes the tools and templates you need to launch and manage a successful improvement project. Each of the ten tools in the toolkit includes a short description, instruct...
The Impact of Primary Care Practice Transformation on Cost, Quality, and Utilization reviews PCMH results from 45 peer-reviewed reports and additional government and state evaluations. Implementation...
The website is structured around a set of strategic practices that health departments can apply to more meaningfully and comprehensively advance health equity.
This multi-module curriculum is designed for all health-care providers and covers various topics.
This resource was developed by Providence Community Health Centers (PCHC) as part of a New England AETC practice transformation project. HRSA population health measures were added to the PCHC electron...
This PrEP protocol is adapted from the US Public Health Service, Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States: 2017 Update, A Clinical Practice Guideline. Use this...
To address the importance of oral health and reduce oral health disparities for people with HIV, HRSA HAB identified challenges, best practices, and strategies implemented by RWHAP recipients to integ...
Mental health and substance use disorders are highly prevalent among people with and at risk for HIV. This tool was designed to assist HIV primary care teams in a range of clinical settings to plan an...
This report reviews a national study on the scheduling, waiting time, and access experiences of persons trying to get health care. Recommendations are provided in the way of best practices...
This May 2011 report is from an expert panel supported by the:
The Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative Support and Alignment Network contains information on the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative and the Collaborative Care Model (CCM) which integrate...
As in previous editions, this year’s Annual Review of the Evidence provides a summary of PCMH cost and utilization results from peer-reviewed studies, state governme...
In support of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy People 2020 initiative objectives to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgend...
Researchers at IHI have been working to identify and test the “active ingredients” that make for continuous improvement and continuous quality control at the front line in health care. This article de...
SDH coding is important for clinical management and outcomes reporting for payment reform and value based payment (particularly capitate p...
I remember driving to Chicago on my first day as a Midwest AETC Practice Transformation (PT) Coach. I was filled with both excitement and apprehension to participate in a intensive training titled Building Blocks of High Performing Primary Care. While the concepts of PT were familiar to me after ov...
The AIDS epidemic raged around me like a wildfire in the late '80s and early '90s while I trained in medicine in San Francisco. During that storm, I began working with people with HIV. In 1995, ready to start a primary medical practice, I landed at a community clinic in Berkeley, California, oversee...
Health care delivery often involves a one-size-fits-all approach. As clinicians, we treat a patient with a particular diagnosis similar to the last patient we saw with the same diagn...
Cross-posted from TargetHIV coverage of the 2018 National Ryan White Conference.
Regional AETCs across the United States are working to bring new clinicians into the HIV workforce through inter-professional education (IPE) programs. IPE trains learners in teams in clinical settings where trainees lea...
The Native American Community Clinic (NACC) in Minneapolis has been highly successful in integrating HIV care into their Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Minnesota has eleven sovereign American Indian (AI) nations1, and the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis (where NACC is located) has th...
