The Maine PCMH Pilot is offering support to practices in the Maine PCMH Pilot through a Learning Collaborative modeled after the successful “Breakthrough Series Collaborative” (BTS) model developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (1, 2).  As part of the application process, Pilot sites agreed to participate in the Collaborative with a “leadership team” made up at a minimum of a physician leader, clinical support, and administrative leader. The Collaborative will be led by faculty and staff experienced in practice change and will include a series of three “learning sessions” each year that bring teams together with faculty and content experts to promote collaborative learning and rapid cycle improvement methods.

There have been eight Learning Sessions to date.