AHRQ Innovations Exchange ▲ May 22, 2013 Issue

AHRQ Innovations Exchange

May 22, 2013 Issue
Improving Care for Frontier Populations  

This issue includes

Innovations:

• Dental Health Aide Program Improves Access to Oral Care for Rural Alaska Natives
• Higher Reimbursement, Federal Funds Bring 24/7 Care to Remote Clinics
• Electronic Health Record Use Leads to Better Screening of Medically Underserved

QualityTools:

• Community Paramedic Evaluation Tool
• Health Information Technology Toolkit for Critical Access and Small Hospitals
• Rural Information Center: Rural Health

Next issue: Health Information Exchanges

Spotlight On...
New Innovations Exchange Video Series

AHRQ announces a new video series, Healthcare Policy Innovations: Changing Care, Improving Health, which highlights policy innovations that led to more efficient follow-up care for patients discharged from the hospital, enhanced access to care for low-income patients, and improved health for children with asthma.

New Perspective

	Telehealth Improves Access and Quality of Care for Alaska Natives Stewart Ferguson, PhD, Chief Information Officer for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Care Consortium
	and John Kokesh, MD, Medical Director of the Department of Otolaryngology at the Alaska Native Medical Center

Events & Podcasts
Upcoming TweetChat
Join us on Twitter Tuesday, June 18, at noon ET for a live TweetChat with Dr. Rebecca Weintraub Brendel, Clinical Director of the Veterans Program at the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program and Dr. Benjamin Miller, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. We will discuss how the Boston Red Sox Foundation has teamed with Massachusetts General Hospital to support veterans with PTSD and their families. Use the #AHRQIX hashtag to participate in the conversation. For more information, visit the Event page.

Upcoming Web Event
Join the Innovations Exchange for the last Web event in our new series designed to share experiences and lessons learned in putting accountable care organization and patient-centered medical home principles into practice. Registration is required.

Wednesday, June 5, 1 – 2 pm ET
Building Health Information Exchanges To Support Accountable Care Organizations and Medical Homes: Delaware’s Experience

Thank you for participating!
Thank you for joining us May 9 for the Web event titled A Close Look at Care Coordination Within Patient-Centered Medical Homes: West Virginia’s Experience. Event materials are available on the Event page.

Learn & Network Get advice and ideas from experts and practitioners. Participate in discussions and learning networks.

• Taking Innovations to Scale
• Community Care Coordination at a Glance
• Honing Cultural and Linguistic Competence
• Building Relationships Between Clinical Practices and the Community To Improve Care
  >> Join the discussion on the Clinical-Community Linkages Forum
• Paths to Healthy Weight

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Articles & Guides Access resources for problem-solving and innovation adoption.

The State of Accountable Care Organizations: A Conversation With Health Policy and Management Expert Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA Image courtesy of Jim Block with permission

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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Will Soon Issue a Final Recommendation on HIV Screening for Adolescents and Adults: A Conversation With USPSTF Member Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS Image courtesy of Steve Fisch with permission

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