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Implementing a State-Level Quality Improvement Collaborative | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Implementing a State-Level Quality Improvement Collaborative | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)



New AHRQ Guide Helps States Develop a Collaborative To Improve Health Outcomes

A new resource guide from AHRQ can help policymakers work with other stakeholders to improve health outcomes in their state. “Implementing a State-Level Quality Improvement Collaborative: A Resource Guide From the Medicaid Network for Evidence-based Treatment (MEDNET)” describes steps to follow to start and manage a state-level quality improvement collaborative. The guide grew out of a three-year partnership among academia and federal and state agencies. The multistate consortium, which included California, Maine, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Washington, sought to accelerate the process of research and knowledge uptake and the adoption of evidence-based, clinical and delivery system practices to improve health outcomes. While these states followed the eight steps to improve mental health outcomes, the guide can be used to drive change for any clinical issue.

Implementing a State-Level Quality Improvement Collaborative

A Resource Guide From the Medicaid Network for Evidence-based Treatment (MEDNET)

This Resource Guide is designed to help State agencies and policymakers, as well as other stakeholders, implement a State-level quality improvement collaborative that addresses a specific clinical concern such as various mental health conditions that affect the Medicaid population. A quality improvement collaborative usually consists of policy leaders and health stakeholders working toward a common goal of improving performance on a well-defined quality measure or set of measures. This guide describes the core components of a quality improvement collaborative, including examples from the Medicaid Network for Evidence-based Treatment (MEDNET).

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  • MEDNET Resource Guide [ PDF file PDF File, 2.75 MB]
Page last reviewed November 2014
Internet Citation: Implementing a State-Level Quality Improvement Collaborative: A Resource Guide From the Medicaid Network for Evidence-based Treatment (MEDNET). November 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/mednetresourceguide/index.html

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