NC IMPaCT Dissemination Strategies Darren DeWalt, MD, MPH 1

Goal of Dissemination Activities Achieve widespread national dissemination on the lessons learned from NC’s practice transformation initiatives Advance state level collaborative initiatives in three states to strengthen the capacity of primary care practices to engage in continuous quality improvement. 2

Widespread Dissemination Webcasts (like this one) Issue Briefs – Lessons learned on establishment of NCHQA Online compendium of tools to support this work – E.g., tools referenced by Denise Hewson on CCNC Conference presentation at NASHP Annual State Health Policy Conference 3

Intensive Collaborative Activities with 3 States Kick-off meeting in NC – States have preliminary implementation plans – Feedback from NASHP/NC faculty – Identify technical assistance needs, meet NASHP/NC contacts – More in-depth learning about NC infrastructure Quarterly webinars on design/implementation issues Mentoring calls among participants with similar responsibilities (e.g., Medicaid directors, AHECs, RECs, Academic Centers) Listserv 4

States Receiving Assistance from IMPaCT Oklahoma – Arkansas – Missouri – Colorado New Mexico – Oregon – Kansas – Kentucky – Illinois Pennsylvania – New York – New Jersey – Vermont 5

State Selection through Request for Application To ensure that adoption states are committed and prepared Conditions of participation – Workplan – Key member participation – Attendance at, and support for, NC site visit – Participation in technical assistance events 6

Key Selection Criteria Multi-sector, state-level collaboration – Core team of at least 3 members – State health agency – Entity providing support to primary care practices for quality improvement and transformation Demonstration of: – Plans to achieve practice transformation strategies – Expected benefits from Learning Community technical assistance 7

Timeline Request for Applications for Technical Assistance: Dec- Jan 2012 Link to RFA (this link will prompt you to download the RFA as a Word document): T.request.for_.applications.doc T.request.for_.applications.doc RFA review webinar: January 5, 2-3pm EDT – Technical assistance period: March June

For More Information NASHP – Jill Rosenthal, – Carrie Hanlon, – Larry Hinkle, 9