Advancing Diabetes Self-Management

Program to expand and test multicomponent, self-management programs that could be delivered in primary care settings and improve outcomes and cost-effectiveness.

Program Sites

• Community Health Center Incorporated

  Middletown, CT

  $440,000—Developing and implementing a comprehensive diabetes self-management program (30 months).
  ID 50607

• Gateway Community Health Center Inc.

  Laredo, TX

  $439,585—Improving diabetes self-management (30 months).
  ID 50610

• Holyoke Health Center Inc.

  Holyoke, MA

  $440,000—Providing a comprehensive self-management program for Latino patients with diabetes (30 months).
  ID 50606

• La Clinica De La Raza Fruitvale Health Project Inc.

  Oakland, CA

  $440,000—Providing diabetes patients with a comprehensive self-management program (30 months).
  ID 50609

• Providence St. Peter Hospital

  Olympia, WA

  $440,000—Developing and testing nondirection support approaches for diabetes self-management (30 months).
  ID 50608

• University Physicians & Surgeons Inc.

  Huntington, WV

  $440,000—Advancing diabetes self-management in rural West Virginia (30 months).
  ID 50605

Other Program Activities

• Communications Project

  Multiple Contractors

  $50,000—Providing conference and meeting support to Diabetes Initiative grantees (30 months).
  ID 51848

• Research Triangle Institute

  Research Triangle Park, NC

  $1,100,017—Evaluation of the Diabetes Initiative–Phase II (33 months).
  ID 50947

• Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

  St. Louis, MO

  $454,099—Diabetes Collaborative Learning Network (34 months).
  ID 51470

• Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

  St. Louis, MO

  Technical assistance and direction for Building Community Supports for Diabetes Care and Advancing Diabetes Self-Management (1 year).
  ID 48447 (see Disparities)

Allies Against Asthma: A Program to Combine Clinical and Public Health Approaches to Chronic Illness

Program to support community-based coalitions aimed at improving efforts to control pediatric asthma.

• University of Michigan School of Public Health

  Ann Arbor, MI

  $648,735—Technical assistance and direction for Allies Against Asthma (1 year).
  ID 48253

American Academy of Family Physicians

Leawood, KS

$5,000—Developing an action plan to spread quality chronic care models and approaches to members of the American Academy of Family Physicians (for 1 year).
ID 49917

Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

Indianapolis, IN

$50,000—Conference addressing patient safety issues related to surgical and anesthesia practice changes (for 1 year).
ID 50023

University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health

Berkeley, CA

$50,000—Tracking and understanding national improvements in chronic illness care (for 10 months).
ID 50789

Center to Advance Palliative Care

Initiative to increase the number of hospitals that have the capability to provide quality palliative care; create sufficient momentum that hospital-based palliative care becomes a standard practice in comprehensive patient care; and provide leadership in the development of standards for palliative care programs.

• James A. Block, M.D.

  Baltimore, MD

  $25,000—Consulting services for the Center to Advance Palliative Care (1 year).
  ID 49171

  $76,350—Consulting services to mainstream palliative care (1 year).
  ID 52161

• Amber B. Jones

  Loudonville, NY

  $100,000—Consulting services for the Center to Advance Palliative Care (1 year).
  ID 49172

• Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University

  New York, NY

  $2,111,800—Technical assistance and direction for the Center to Advance Palliative Care (1 year).
  ID 48401

• Spragens and Associates, LLC

  Durham, NC

  $250,210—Consulting services for the Center to Advance Palliative Care (1 year).
  ID 49173

• Sutton Group, LLC

  Washington, DC

  $156,840—Consulting services for the Center to Advance Palliative Care (7 months).
  ID 49174

  $540,000—Consulting services for the Center to Advance Palliative Care (1 year).
  ID 51702

Crosskeys Media, LLC

Santa Barbara, CA

$1,328,327—Completion of a documentary on health care quality (22 months).
ID 47669

$577,696—National partnership activities surrounding a documentary on health care quality (17 months).
ID 52179

Cygnus Corporation

Rockville, MD

$50,000—Planning a conference on research and evaluation designs and methods for health care quality improvement initiatives (for 1 year).
ID 51811

Depression in Primary Care: Linking Clinical and System Strategies

Program designed to increase the use of effective treatment models in primary care settings for patients with depression.

Program Sites

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

  Detroit, MI

  $99,797—Measuring the impact of benefit changes allowing primary care physicians to code psychiatric diagnoses (1 year).
  ID 52125

• Boston University School of Public Health

  Boston, MA

  $99,687—Studying the detection and management of maternal depression (2 years).
  ID 51648

• Brandeis University, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management

  Waltham, MA

  $99,998—Studying health plan performance on anti-depressant medication management (1 year).
  ID 51651

• University of Chicago, The Pritzker School of Medicine

  Chicago, IL

  $99,519—Studying a combined primary care/Web-based depression prevention intervention for adolescents (2 years).
  ID 51780

• Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health

  Atlanta, GA

  $216,911—Studying evidence-based depression management in community health centers (2 years).
  ID 52099

• George Washington University Medical Center

  Washington, DC

  $213,347—Studying the effects of health care purchaser efforts on the quality of depression care (2 years).
  ID 52091

• HealthPartners Research Foundation

  Minneapolis, MN

  $299,996—Testing incentives and system improvement collaboratives for depression care (30 months).
  ID 51647

• IHC Health Services Inc.

  Salt Lake City, UT

  $99,881—Testing primary care management for employees with major depression (1 year).
  ID 51649

• Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute

  Oakland, CA

  $299,999—Evaluating financial incentives to improve depression treatment in primary care (2 years).
  ID 51654

• Montefiore Medical Center

  Bronx, NY

  $299,245—Studying the impact of telephone-facilitated depression care on hospital readmission among seniors (2 years).
  ID 51652

• National Committee for Quality Assurance

  Washington, DC

  $299,946—Testing the feasibility of rewarding physician performance for high-quality depression care (18 months).
  ID 51650

• Wayne State University School of Medicine

  Detroit, MI

  $94,708—Evaluating the impact of performance-based incentives to improve depression treatment by primary care physicians (1 year).
  ID 51646

• Yale University School of Medicine

  New Haven, CT

  $99,985—Assessing the cost-effectiveness of brief cognitive behavioral therapy in treating pediatric depression (2 years).
  ID 51653

Other Program Activities

• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

  Pittsburgh, PA

  $679,098—Technical assistance and direction for Depression in Primary Care (1 year).
  ID 48254

Duke University Divinity School

Durham, NC

$84,060—Production and publication of key topics related to the care of African Americans at life’s end (for 1 year).
ID 51815

Emergency Medicine Foundation

Dallas, TX

$48,109—Measuring the impact of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986 regulations on patient care (for 16 months).
ID 50062

Family Caregiver Alliance

San Francisco, CA

$265,000—Conference to create consensus for family caregiving guidelines (for 18 months).
ID 51582

George Washington University Center for Health Services Research and Policy

Washington, DC

$156,648—Legal barriers to using quality and disparities data (for 1 year).
ID 50786

Hastings Center Inc.

Garrison, NY

$266,085—Developing a summative report on progress in the end-of-life field (for 1 year).
ID 51198

Health e-Technologies: Building the Science of eHealth

Program to support systematic research in the evaluation of interactive e-health applications for health behavior change and chronic disease management.

Program Sites

• Aurora Health Care Inc.

  Milwaukee, WI

  $398,851—Studying the effects of an interactive e-health portal for weight management among a defined employee population (2 years).
  ID 51756

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc.

  Boston, MA

  $399,980—Studying the use of an interactive e-health portal to improve chronic disease care among adult primary care patients (2 years).
  ID 51757

• Cleveland Clinic Foundation

  Cleveland, OH

  $399,830—Evaluating the potential of technology to improve chronic disease management and quality of care (2 years).
  ID 51760

• University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

  Denver, CO

  $397,099—Developing an online patient portal to improve and sustain diabetes self-care (2 years).
  ID 51758

• Geisinger Clinic

  Danville, PA

  $399,028—Assessing the impact of access to e-health portal interventions on clinical and behavioral change outcomes among patients with chronic illness (2 years).
  ID 51761

• HispaniCare, a Division of DrTango, Inc.

  Roswell, GA

  $400,000—Evaluating an e-health portal to facilitate improved diets, increased fitness levels and weight loss among Hispanics (2 years).
  ID 51759

Other Program Activities

• Brigham & Women’s Hospital Inc.

  Boston, MA

  $610,847—Technical assistance and direction for Health e-Technologies (1 year).
  ID 48412

Health Research and Educational Trust

Chicago, IL

$116,884—Planning and testing of a co-management learning network–supplemental support (for 1 month).
ID 51469

Health Research and Educational Trust

Washington, DC

$238,000—Circle of Life Awards: celebrating innovation in end-of-life care (for 15 months).
ID 45239

Improving Asthma Care for Children

Program to improve the management of asthma for children covered by Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.

• Center for Healthcare Strategies Supporting Organization Inc.

  Princeton, NJ

  $34,990—Communications support for Improving Asthma Care for Children (10 months).
  ID 37657

  $142,665—Technical assistance and direction for Improving Asthma Care for Children (11 months).
  ID 45527

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy

Oakland, CA

$2,000—Conference on transforming health care delivery systems for improved quality and efficiency (for 6 months).
ID 50310

$5,000—Roundtable on organizing clinical quality measures (for 6 months).
ID 50785

Dr. A. J. Kauvar Foundation

Denver, CO

$25,000—Understanding the role of evidence-based medicine and benefit design in doctor-patient decision-making (for 6 months).
ID 52290

Last Acts®

Communications campaign to improve care and caring near the end of life through activities focusing on advocacy, quality care and consumer services.

• Last Acts Partnership, Inc.

  Washington, DC

  $950,000—Technical assistance and direction for the Last Acts Partnership (3 years).
  ID 50322

  $100,000—Phase-out support for the Last Acts Partnership (1 month).
  ID 52205

  $402,500—Final support for the Last Acts Partnership (1 month).
  ID 52453

• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Incorporated

  Alexandria, VA

  $2,376,370—Caring Connections: an initiative to promote and expand consumer engagement in end-of-life care (1 year).
  ID 52223

Medicaid Managed Care Program

Program to improve the quality of and access to Medicaid managed care by working with states, health plans and consumer groups.

• Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

  Washington, DC

  $29,973—Evaluation of the Medicaid Managed Care Program: Phase II–supplemental funds (8 months).
  ID 50352

National Partnership for Women and Families Inc.

Washington, DC

$405,594—Building consumer demand for health care transparency and accountability in outpatient care (for 1 year).
ID 51192

$280,350—Developing a business model for measuring and reporting quality (for 15 months).
ID 51755

National Quality Forum

Washington, DC

$249,000—Developing a framework and set of best practices for quality palliative care (for 14 months).
ID 52180

New England Medical Center Hospitals Inc.

Boston, MA

$54,918—Engaging the public in health care quality measurement and reporting: taking next steps (for 1 year).
ID 49900

University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts

Eugene, OR

$49,989—Further development and refinement of a patient activation measure to assess consumers’ active participation in their health care (for 1 year).
ID 50787

Pacific Business Group on Health

San Francisco, CA

$49,808—Testing the value of patient-reported quality information for quality improvement and consumer choice (for 1 year).
ID 50791

$25,000—Conference to develop a road map for measuring and improving the quality of medical care (for 7 months).
ID 51782

Partnerships for Quality Education

Program to train primary care residents and nurse practitioners to deliver high-quality care for patients with chronic illnesses within the fixed-budget constraints of managed care.

• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc.

  Boston, MA

  $461,005—Technical assistance and direction for Partnerships for Quality Education (17 months).
  ID 48396

  $347,443—Training future clinicians on health care systems and practice improvement (11 months).
  ID 52270

Prescription for Health: Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care Research Networks

Initiative, in collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to develop, field test and disseminate innovative and feasible interventions for primary care-based health behavior change counseling.

• University of Colorado Health Sciences Center at Fitzsimons

  Aurora, CO

  $768,360—Technical assistance and direction for Prescription for Health (1 year).
  ID 48431

• University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

  Piscataway, NJ

  $600,000—Evaluation of Prescription for Health (3 years).
  ID 47075

Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care

Program to foster long-term changes in health care institutions to substantially improve care for dying persons and their families.

• University of Montana, Missoula, College of Arts and Sciences

  Missoula, MT

  $271,100—Technical assistance and direction for Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care (18 months).
  ID 47941

Pursuing Perfection^®: Raising the Bar for Health Care Performance

Program to help hospital and physician organizations dramatically improve patient outcomes by pursuing perfection in all of their major care processes.

Program Sites

• Cambridge Public Health Commission d/b/a Cambridge Health Alliance

  Cambridge, MA

  $300,000—Implementing improved care systems for five priority diseases, including pediatric asthma and adult diabetes (2 years).
  ID 50441

• Children’s Hospital Medical Center

  Cincinnati, OH

  $299,990—Aiming for 100 percent of the care delivered to children to be evidence-based, quality-driven, error-free and efficient (2 years).
  ID 50442

• Group Health Plan Inc.

  Minneapolis, MN

  $300,000—Improving both the processes and the outcomes of care for all patients with depression, heart disease and diabetes (2 years).
  ID 50443

• Hackensack University Medical Center

  Hackensack, NJ

  $300,000—Improving geriatric care, patient safety and care for congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, stroke and acute myocardial infarction (2 years).
  ID 50444

• McLeod Regional Medical Center of the Pee Dee

  Florence, SC

  $300,000—Dramatically reducing adverse drug events and improving the care for people with coronary heart disease (2 years).
  ID 50445

• St. Joseph Hospital Foundation

  Bellingham, WA

  $300,000—Improving care across the continuum for diabetics and patients with congestive heart failure (2 years).
  ID 50446

• Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Inc.

  Tallahassee, FL

  $299,888—Pursuing perfect cardiovascular care and medication systems (2 years).
  ID 50447

Other Program Activities

• Institute for Healthcare Improvement

  Cambridge, MA

  $996,376—Technical assistance and direction for Pursuing Perfection (1 year).
  ID 48755

  $236,974—Communications activities for Pursuing Perfection (18 months).
  ID 52019

Rewarding Results: Aligning Incentives with High-Quality Health Care

Initiative to invent, prove and diffuse innovations in systems of provider payments and nonfinancial incentives that will encourage and reward high-quality care.

• Leap Frog Group

  Washington, DC

  $1,400,000—Technical assistance and direction for the National Health Care Purchasing Institute and Rewarding Results (1 year).
  ID 48536

URAC

Washington, DC

$24,970—Strategies for translating the aims of the Institute of Medicine’s Crossing the Quality Chasm report into medical management practice (for 7 months).
ID 50790

University of Wisconsin–Madison Medical School

Madison, WI

$112,880—Improving pain management through the collaboration of clinicians, regulators and law enforcement (for 1 year).
ID 51813

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