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A3 Report Template

Quality Improvement

The A3 Report is a simple process improvement tool and a component of the Lean methodology. It can be used for individual process improvement or on a larger scale.

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Community Coalitions

Comagine Health ESRD Network 16 is committed to working with our community partners to advance quality improvement and create a better health care system so that people and communities will flourish. Community coalition members play a vital role in this work.

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Network 16 Community Coalitions

  • Home Dialysis
  • Kidney Transplant
  • Patient and Family Engagement
  • Reduce Hospitalizations

What is a community coalition?

Community coalitions function as bodies of stakeholders who collaborate and share knowledge and resources to drive quality improvement. They:

  • Are dedicated to defining a health care issue within the designated community and producing root cause analysis to identify areas for improvement
  • Commit to working as a group to achieve quantitative aims and to implement actions designed to improve health care outcomes within the community
  • Are community driven and empower community members to be involved in their health care and health care choices
  • Form connections and build a strong community framework dedicated to driving quality improvement and providing sustainable solutions

What do community coalition members do?

  • Contribute resources, talents and skills in support of the quality improvement goals
  • Serve as a voice for their community and/or profession
  • Participate in community coalition meetings

Who should join?

Community coalitions are made up of diverse and engaged people who represent our local communities and are dedicated agents of change.

  • Patients, family members of patients, and caregivers
  • Dialysis facility staff (local and regional)
  • Nephrologists
  • Primary care practitioners
  • Mental health experts (psychologists, psychiatrists, licensed therapists, university staff)
  • Transplant center staff (local and regional)
  • Transplant surgeons
  • Living donation organization representatives
  • Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) representatives
  • Nursing home staff
  • Experts and high performers in the area of focus
  • Anyone else interested in improving the lives of ESRD patients

If you’re interested in joining a community coalition, please complete our ESRD Coalition Interest Form.

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The Impact of Value-Based Programs on Primary Care Practices: Participating in Primary Care Initiatives is Associated With Positive Outcomes in Cost, Quality and Utilization

Cost and Affordability
Data and Transparency
Practice Transformation
Analysis examining data on quality, utilization and cost from the Oregon primary care practices that participated in Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative (CPC Classic) and the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) program, and comparing these with the Oregon primary care practices that participated in CPC Classic only or did not participate in either program.
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Case Study: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Education

Behavioral Health

Access to effective treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder continues to lag behind the need. Many clinicians become certified for buprenorphine prescribing but don't offer Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) to their patients. Comagine Health led an MOUD education project to help Utah health care providers learn how to implement a safe, efficient MOUD program within their practice. 

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Case Study: Tackling the Opioid Epidemic Through Community Engagement and Data Linkage

Behavioral Health
Data and Transparency

Health care data can be a powerful tool for understanding drivers of health and identifying opportunities for improving the health of individuals and communities. But each data source tells only part of an individual or group’s total health story.

Comagine Health created a total health story for opioid risk in Oregon by bringing together multiple disparate data sources.