A State of Innovation. AF4Q is the signature effort of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Lift the...
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A State of Innovation. AF4Q is the signature effort of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Lift the overall quality of health care in targeted communities
AF4Q is the signature effort of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation Lift the overall quality of health care in targeted
communities Reduce racial and ethnic disparities Provide models for
national reform AF4Q asks the people who get care, give care and
pay for care to work together toward common, fundamental objectives
that lead to better care. Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q)
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AF4Q by the numbers 8 years 4 funding cycles 11 Leadership Team
partners 15 Tri-Annual reports 32 AF4Q articles featuring MN
accomplishments
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The big questions Who would fund the work? Could we get
community buy-in? Where can we have meaningful impact? How will we
sustain our future efforts?
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Rising to the challenge Launched and reported on the nations
first comprehensive, statewide patient experience survey Nurtured
the development of the national Health Care Home movement Supported
the DIAMOND program, which has become a national model for treating
depression through collaborative care Saved an estimated $234
million through the High-Tech Diagnostic Imaging (HTDI) project
Developed the nations first Total Cost of Care measure Helped avoid
nearly 8,000 hospital readmissions through the Reducing Avoidable
Readmissions Effectively (RARE) Campaign
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Looking beyond AF4Q Strategic alignment and sustainability
Emerging local priorities such as cost, equity and potentially
avoidable events Participating with national initiatives, including
NHRI Looking to new and innovative funding sources
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Janny Brust, MPH Chair, AF4Q Leadership Team (2013 present)
Minnesota Council of Health Plans Director of Medical Policy and
Community Affairs
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The AF4Q Leadership Team Broad stakeholder group comprised of
leadership and representatives from health care and provider
organizations, health plans, purchasers, consumers and advocacy
groups Provided practical and strategic guidance on AF4Q goals,
partners and initiatives Facilitated local and national connections
to drive change and improved outcomes in MN
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Focus on 4.0 Continued to build on milestones Completed
long-term projects, including work on care transitions, hospital
readmissions, consumer engagement and improving patient experience
Emphasis on strategic alignment and identifying priorities beyond
the end of AF4Q $200K in additional mini-grant funding
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Final AF4Q projects and partners Bonnie Westra Content, tools
and professional trainings on how to help consumers find and use
quality health information online Institute for Clinical Systems
Improvement Total Cost of Care community building RARE 2.0 Mental
health Improving patient experience in ambulatory care MN Community
Measurement Redesign of MNHealthScores.org Public reporting of
Total Cost of Care Health Equity of Care Report Minnesota Hospital
Association Hospital care transitions Stratis Health Guidance and
trainings to disseminate results and learnings of care transitions
and readmissions
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Mini-grant projects and partners Minnesota Council of Health
Plans Collective Action Planning Minnesota Community Health Worker
Alliance Community Health Worker Integration in Asthma and Mental
Health Care MN Community Measurement Evaluation of Medical Group
Performance Reporting Benefits and Burdens Development of the
Measures Testing Lab Twin Cities Medical Society/Honoring Choices
Multi-lingual Advanced Care Planning Resources
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Current Leadership Team Janny Brust (Chair) Minnesota Council
of Health Plans Martha Burton Santibanez (Project Director) MN
Community Measurement Jim Chase (Project Director) MN Community
Measurement Barbara Daiker Minnesota Medical Association Matt Flory
American Cancer Society MN Tina Frontera - MN Community Measurement
Mary Jo George American Association of Retired Persons Carol Lange
University of Minnesota Jennifer Lundblad Stratis Health Sanne
Magnan Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Judy Pechacek
University of Minnesota Kevin Peterson University of Minnesota Kris
Soegaard Minnesota Health Action Group Cally Vinz Institute for
Clinical Systems Improvement Pam VanZyl York Minnesota Department
of Health Donna Zimmerman HealthPartners