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The Quadruple Aim
Quadruple Aim

A Conceptual Framework

Improving the U.S. health care system requires four aims: improving the experience of care, improving the health of populations, reducing per capita costs and improving care team well-being. HITEQ Center resources seek to provide content and direction aligned with the goals of the Quadruple Aim

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Safer Guides Overview

This set of SAFER Guides can also be found on the HealthIT.gov website which includes further description and documentation. The SAFER Guides consist of nine guides organized into three broad groups. They are provided here on the HITEQ Center knowledgebase as well for easy access to Health Centers. These guides enable healthcare organizations to address EHR safety in a variety of areas. Most organizations will want to start with the Foundational Guides, and proceed from there to address their areas of greatest interest or concern. The guides identify recommended practices to optimize the safety and safe use of EHRs. The interactive PDF versions of the guides can be downloaded and completed locally for self-assessment of an organization’s degree of conformance to the Recommended Practices. The downloaded guides can be filled out, saved, and transmitted between team members.

Addressing Childhood Obesity in Health Centers
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/ Categories: Health IT Enabled QI, Accessing Data for QI, Improving Performance

Addressing Childhood Obesity in Health Centers

Promising Practices and Lessons Learned: January 2019

In the Fall of 2018, the HITEQ Center interviewed ten health centers and health center partners to identify solutions and promising practices for addressing childhood obesity across the health center program. The focus included how health centers are meeting the Uniform Data System (UDS) measure, Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents (CMS155v6), and how they are taking further steps to identify and intervene with those at risk of obesity by leveraging health information technology, electronic health records, and resulting data. Seven key areas of improvement from interviews are identified in the resulting issue brief:

  • Key 1. Embed Needed Data Capture in Workflow
  • Key 2. Implement Successful Monitoring to Support Decision Making
  • Key 3. Understand the Evidence Base
  • Key 4. Identify Key Data and Metrics
  • Key 5. Target Interventions Appropriately
  • Key 6. Consider Alternative Appointment Types and Locations
  • Key 7. Create Comprehensive, Accessible Interventions

     

* Download the issue brief below to see health center examples, related research, and health IT tools for each of these keys.

** The HITEQ Center is developing an Excel-based tool called the Child and Adolescent Weight Assessment and Counselling Data Validation Tool which will be available soon, along with assistance on using it. Please contact us if you are interested in this resource: hiteqinfo@jsi.com.

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Tags: EHRSocial Determinants of HealtheCQMHealth ITquality improvementCase StudyIssue BriefSDoHUDS MeasurescodingICD-10ObesityChildhood ObesityBMIBody Mass IndexChildhood Obesity Preventer Badge
Intended AudienceHealth Center Clinicians, Health Center Quality Improvement Staff, Health Center Case Managers

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Acknowledgements

This resource collection was created by Joan Ash, Hardeep Singh, and Dean Sittig for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).