Population Health and Clinical Performance Improvement
Overview
Population health and clinical performance improvement are two pivotal focus areas for transforming health care that allows health centers to participate in value-based care and contracting. The association engages in initiatives and partnerships that support health centers in enhancing patient centered care. This enables the association to provide training and technical assistance to member health centers through networks, webinars, learning collaboratives, one-on-one support and other in-person events.
Highlighted Topics
- The association’s population health initiatives are chosen based upon the goal of improving health outcomes for patient populations served by member health centers. These initiatives include health promotion, disease screening, and chronic disease management.
- Clinical performance focus measures are chosen and updated by member health centers and include clinical, access and utilization measures.
Resources
- Resource files for Population Health and Quality Improvement
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- American Diabetes Association | Standards of Care in Diabetes
- American Heart Association
- American Medical Association
- Health Resources & Services Administration
- Hypertension Clinical Pathway
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Michigan Institute for Care Management and Transformation
- Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- National Association of Community Health Centers
- National Committee for Quality Assurance
- National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
Relevant Partners
- Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare
- American Diabetes Association
- American Medical Association (ama-assn.org)
- Health Resources and Services Administration | HRSA
- Joint Commission PCMH
- Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
- Michigan Institute for Care Management and Transformation – MiCMT
- National Association of Community Health Centers
- National Committee for Quality Assurance
- National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
