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Dear Healthcare Leader:

Participate in CQN4 and learn how to:
  • Employ NHLBI Guidelines to provide optimal care for every child
  • Implement efficient asthma care workflows
  • Use a registry and effectively manage your asthma population
All while earning 25 points of MOC Part 4 credit


AAP-CA2 is Recruiting Practices for Quality Improvement Project

Chris Landon, MD, FAAP, FCCP, CMD 

Secretary, AAP-CA2

CQN4 Project Physician Leader

 

The American Academy of Pediatrics - CA Chapter 2 (AAP-CA2) would like to invite you to participate in the Chapter Quality Network Asthma Phase 4 Project.  The Chapter Quality Network Asthma Phase 4 Project is led by the national office of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is providing 4 Chapters with tools, resources and technical support to lead a quality improvement (QI) effort amongst 10 to 15 practices in our chapter to improve care and outcomes of children with asthma.

 

Twenty five (25) points of American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) part 4 performance in practice credit will be offered for successful completion of the project. 

 

In addition to educational resources, support for the program includes access to a Quality Improvement Consultant (QIC).  The QIC will help chapters to assist practices in making system-based changes that improve care for children with asthma within a medical home. The Academy's National Asthma Registry (NAR) will be provided free of charge for the project duration and used as the data collection tool.  The national office will provide monthly data reports to chapters and practices via the National Asthma Registry on practice performance. 



 


 

Why join a Learning Collaborative?

Allan S. Lieberthal, MD, FAAP

CQN4 Project Co- Leader

 

Experience with improvement work has demonstrated that physicians are more likely to make and sustain changes when they are supported by their practice and their colleagues.  Practices participating in this project will be working with a Core QI team from their office and will be sharing what they have learned with the other participating practices in their chapter via conference calls and electronic communication.

 

What are the benefits of participation?

Participation in this project provides many benefits to involved teams:

  • Improve outcomes for your asthma patients 
  • Meet MOC requirements for quality improvement
  • Receive program materials and free use of National Asthma Registry
  • Improve the efficacy and efficiency of your office system
  • Access practical tools and effective strategies for how to integrate changes into your practice   
  • Receive ongoing support for improvement, as well as feedback about progress
  • Continuing education credit
Receive special recognition and publicity from the AAP-CA2, AAP and its partners.


 


 

What is expected of participating practices?

Christopher Harris, MD, FAAP

CQN4 Project Asthma Expert

 

Beginning in January 2015 and ending in October 2015, 10 to 15 pediatric practices from AAP-CA2 will participate in a Learning Collaborative designed to help practices improve the care and outcomes of children with asthma by implementing the NHLBI/NAEPP asthma guidelines.

 

Selected practice teams will participate in a series of 4 learning sessions followed by action periods where they will have the opportunity to try out changes in their setting. During the action period, practices will measure their progress toward improvement goals. Expert faculty will coach practice teams to assist them in applying key change ideas into their own offices/clinics.

 

Participating practices will work with a multi-disciplinary "Core QI team" of clinical and administrative staff from their office to improve care for children with asthma. 


 

The practice team will be responsible for:


 

Organizing a "Core QI team" from the pediatric practice consisting of several members including: 

Lead Physician, Nurse / Nurse Practitioner or Medical Assistant, Practice Manager

(One of these people must commit to being the day-to day leader)


 

Full participation of the Core QI team for approximately 10 months, including attendance at each of the 

4 learning sessions (2 in person, 2 via webinar), participation in monthly conference calls and listserv discussions.


 

At a minimum, the Core QI team meets at least bi-weekly to plan and carry out small tests of change.


Collect data at the point of care using the CQN encounter form and enter monthly data into a registry.  


Complete surveys (Value, Sustainability Survey and Bi-monthly Practice Narrative).

 

All eligible (licensed to provide care) providers in the practice must sign consent forms.

 

Willingness to use a registry to manage asthma patients and track quality improvement measures.  

The AAP will provide access to a national asthma registry at no cost for the entire length of the project, through December 31, 2015.


Each practice signing the National Asthma Registry Participation Agreement which includes a Business Associate Agreement and Data Use Agreement with the AAP to allow the collection of Protected Health Information (PHI) to be entered in a National Asthma Registry which will be hosted by Remedy Informatics.  This service provider is in full compliance with all HIPAA data protection requirements.


 

Post, share and review practice level data transparently with all clinicians in the practice and across the CQN collaborative (identifiable practice data cannot be shared outside of the collaborative without permission from the involved practices and from the principal investigator).


 

Allow the practice leader and chapter leadership team to view individual physician improvement data for coaching purposes.


 

Physician practice leaders attest to other physicians' meeting participation requirements for ABP MOC Part 4 credits in their practice.



Join the Collaborative !

Tom�s Torices, MD,  

Executive Director, AAP-CA2

CQN4 Project Manager

 

The American Academy of Pediatrics - CA Chapter 2 (AAP-CA2) is extending this invitation to all Pediatric Practices in the Counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside. Although you must be a member of AAP-CA2 to participate, you may join our Chapter by January 15, 2015 to be part of our CQN4 Asthma Collaborative.

The recruitment phase is currently open, and will end on January 15, 2015

 

Asthma QI Project for your practice - 25 points of ABP MOC part 4 - 20 credits of Performance Improvement CME

 

Contact us for more information
Call: (818) 422-9877

Thank you so much for your interest in this groundbreaking AAP chapter program. 

 


 


Save The Date!
Saturday, April 25, 2015
AAP-CA Chapter 2 Presents: 
The 26th Annual Southern California 
Postgraduate Pediatric Conference




Advances in Pediatrics

Saturday, April 25, 2015
Sheraton Universal Hotel
Universal City, CA

 

AAP-CA2 Board of Directors and Staff


Thank you for your support
Sincerely,
AAP-CA2
PO Box 94127 Pasadena, CA 91109
(818) 422-9877
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