Provider Resources Improving Ambulatory Care
Improving Ambulatory Care
To further its mission of improving the quality of healthcare across Maine, Quality Counts focuses on improving hospital and ambulatory care. The goal is to support the sharing of information about best practices and programs that will help improve the quality of care for patients.
Specific objectives are to:
- Connect providers across the state and promote sharing of information to promote the spread of quality improvement best practices throughout the state of Maine.
- Assess current quality improvement capacity across the state.
- Identify gaps that may be hampering quality improvements.
- Offer opportunities for stakeholders to connect.
- Facilitate collaborative learning and information sharing.
- Offer opportunities for providers to learn from each other and national experts. (Read More)
Performance Measurement & Public Reporting of Quality Data: PTE UpdatesAs the Maine Health Management Coalition’s Pathways to Excellence (“PTE”) program has moved to use national recognition programs over the last few years, primary care practices have faced new challenges in continuing to participate in public reporting of quality data. Adult practices will now need to use one of the national recognition programs, such as the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) or Bridges to Excellence (BTE), to achieve PTE recognition. Read more...
NewYork Times Article Encourages Provider-Patient CommunicationJanuary 8, 2011: NewYork Times Article: A Talk with the Doctor may help Patients Afford Care |
DiabetesHelping improve the quality of care for people with chronic illness is a focus of Quality Counts. As part of this work, Quality Counts has partnered with key stakeholders around the state to create the "Maine Diabetes Pathway" to help people with diabetes. Click here to download the Maine Diabetes Pathway. The Maine Diabetes Pathway is a project of the Maine Aligning Forces for Quality Initiative, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Maine Diabetes Pathway was also made possible by the generous contributions from the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, the Cincinnati Aligning Forces for Quality program, and the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. If you have diabetes, there are things that you can do to make sure that you are getting the best care possible. Here are some tips. Improving Practice Access and EfficiencyCOMING SOON
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