The Connecticut Center for Primary Care Inc

TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH BY RESEARCHING HEALTH ISSUES AND DISTRIBUTING ITS FINDINGS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND PRACTITIONERS.

UTSW CHRONIC KIDNEY STUDY - IMPROVING CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT WITH PIECES IS A RANDOMIZED PRAGMATIC TRIAL IN 4 LARGE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS TO TEST A MODEL OF CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH MULTI-MORBIDITY.

CDC DARTNET DIABETES, E-CONSULTS, HPV-UCONN, CCPC COALITION AND SUMMIT

UTSW CHRONIC KIDNEY STUDY - IMPROVING CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT WITH PIECES IS A RANDOMIZED PRAGMATIC TRIAL IN 4 LARGE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS TO TEST A MODEL OF CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH MULTI-MORBIDITY.

PRIMARY CARE COALITION, HPV-UCONN, E-CONSULTS

THE CAREALIGN STUDY'S MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO BUILD, TEST, AND HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF, AND CREATE DEMAND FOR, PATIENT HEALTH OUTCOME GOALS AND CARE PREFERENCE-DIRECTED CARE (I.E. PATIENT GOALS-DIRECTED CARE) FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS ACHIEVED THROUGH PRIMARY/SPECIALTY CARE ALIGNMENT. 1. HEALTH OUTCOME GOALS ARE THE PERSONAL HEALTH AND LIFE OUTCOMES (E.G. FUNCTION, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, SYMPTOM RELIEF) THAT PEOPLE HOPE TO ACHIEVE THROUGH THEIR HEALTH CARE. 2. CARE PREFERENCES, ALSO CALLED PATIENT ACTIVITY, REFER TO WHAT INDIVIDUALS ARE ABLE AND WILLING TO DO TO ACHIEVE THEIR HEALTH OUTCOMES AND INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS MEDICATION COMPLEXITY, DIET OR EXERCISE REGIMENS, HEALTH VISITS, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; SELF-MONITORING AND SELF-MANAGEMENT.

THE CAREALIGN STUDY'S MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO BUILD, TEST, AND HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF, AND CREATE DEMAND FOR, PATIENT HEALTH OUTCOME GOALS AND CARE PREFERENCE-DIRECTED CARE (I.E. PATIENT GOALS-DIRECTED CARE) FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS ACHIEVED THROUGH PRIMARY/SPECIALTY CARE ALIGNMENT. 1. HEALTH OUTCOME GOALS ARE THE PERSONAL HEALTH AND LIFE OUTCOMES (E.G. FUNCTION, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, SYMPTOM RELIEF) THAT PEOPLE HOPE TO ACHIEVE THROUGH THEIR HEALTH CARE. 2. CARE PREFERENCES, ALSO CALLED PATIENT ACTIVITY, REFER TO WHAT INDIVIDUALS ARE ABLE AND WILLING TO DO TO ACHIEVE THEIR HEALTH OUTCOMES AND INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS AS MEDICATION COMPLEXITY, DIET OR EXERCISE REGIMENS, HEALTH VISITS, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; SELF-MONITORING AND SELF-MANAGEMENT.

CONNECTICUT CHOOSING WISELY - THE CONNECTICUT CHOOSING WISELY COLLABORATIVE (CCWC) IS A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER GROUP REPRESENTING PHILANTHROPIC AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS & HEALTH SYSTEMS, EMPLOYERS AND CONSUMERS/PATIENTS WITH A SHARED INTEREST IN SEEING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHOOSING WISELY TO IMPROVE PATIENT/PRACTITIONER COMMUNICATION, INCREASE CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT AND REDUCE HARM AND WASTE ARE MAXIMIZED BY DEVELOPING A MULTIFACETED, WELL DESIGNED, WELL-COORDINATED, AND WELL IMPLEMENTED CHOOSING WISELY CAMPAIGN FOR THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. CCPC IS ACTING AS THE FISCAL AGENT FOR THE COLLABORATIVE.

DARTNET/LEADR - PROJECT WORK IN 2019 INCLUDED PROVISION OF THE FINAL DATA SENT TO DARTNET AND CONTINUED WORK ON A WRITING COMMITTEE TO PRODUCE A MANUSCRIPT BASED ON ANALYSIS OF THE DATA.