Expected outcomes: Improved community connections and patient involvement Improved referrals to accessible patient resources, improved patient engagement in their own care. Increased patient activation and knowledge leads to acceptance of new evidence-based practices and increased quality of care Justification: Local resources help practices and patients improve cardiovascular preventive care and self-management. Patient feedback and involvement in QI promotes patient-clinician communication, tailored health messaging, and patient adherence | |||||
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No. co-ops | Name it | Specify it | |||
ERIC cluster | ERIC strategy* | Actor | Specific action(s) | Target | |
5 | New | Engage community resources | PF, extension agent | Build links between practices and health resources or organizations embedded in communities; varies from meetings with community organizations and participating in collaborative project to participating in referral programs | Practice |
1 | Support clinicians | Develop resource sharing agreements | Cooperative leadership | Connect to state and county departments of health; connect practices to local health related organizations to participate in collaborative projects | Practice |
1 | Engage consumers | Involve patients/consumers and family members | Cooperative leadership, PF | Include patients on QI teams | Practice |
2 | Use evaluative and iterative strategies | Obtain and use patients/consumers and family feedback | Cooperative leadership, PF | Assess and use results of patient/consumers and family feedback from patient engagement surveys; patient focus group, patient and family advisory councils | Practice |
1 | Engage consumers | Prepare patients/consumers to be active participants | PF | Invite members of the community to participate in tailoring ABCS and CVD messaging for their communities | Practice |