Grants Approved, 2004–2005 Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance Medicare's Future Health Care in New York City Health Care Quality Improvement and Efficiency Special Populations (Quality of Care for Underserved Populations, Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy, Child Development and Preventive Care, Picker/Commonwealth Program on Quality of Care for Frail Elders) Patient-Centered Primary Care Initiative International Program in Health Policy and Practice Communications Organizations Working with Foundations Summation of Program Authorizations Printable version of this article (50 pages)

QUALITY OF CARE FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. $211,941.00 Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: A Medicaid Managed Care Collaborative The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) has developed the Best Clinical and Administrative Practices (BCAP) initiative to catalyze improvements in the health care received by enrollees in Medicaid managed care plans. For this project, BCAP's leaders will work with Fund grantee David Nerenz to: 1) identify best state practices for linking race/ethnicity data from various sources with quality improvement data; 2) identify federal and state regulations that foster reduction of racial/ethnic health care disparities, as well as the performance incentives states include in their contracts with Medicaid plans; and 3) select, through a competitive process, 12 Medicaid managed care plans to participate in a BCAP demonstration project to improve care for minority patients. Best practices in these areas will be disseminated to Medicaid agencies, managed care plans, and others through a BCAP Quality Summit, national conferences, and the CHCS and Fund Web sites. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will provide cofunding. Stephen A. Somers, Ph.D. President 1009 Lenox Drive, Suite 204 Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Tel: (609) 895-8101 sasomers@chcs.org George Washington University $249,562.00 Enhancing the Reporting of Public Hospital Disparities Data This project will assess the usefulness of the 10 hospital quality measures adopted by the National Voluntary Hospital Reporting Initiative (NVHRI) for measuring disparities in care and for supporting hospital programs designed to reduce racial/ethnic disparities. Focusing on six major public hospitals that treat large minority populations, the investigators will: 1) develop protocols for using the NVHRI framework to collect data on the 10 measures, preferably by uniform classifications of race and ethnicity; 2) collect and analyze the quality data, stratified by race and ethnicity, that have been reported by the six hospitals; and 3) develop recommendations for how other hospitals might use the NVHRI to report hospital quality data by race and ethnicity. Project staff will develop a series of case studies to explore the use of NVHRI for reducing disparities. Bruce Siegel, M.D., M.P.H. Director, Urgent Matters National Program Office George Washington University Medical Center 2300 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 Tel: (202) 530-2399 siegelmd@gwu.edu Health Research and Educational Trust $299,966.00 Linking Race and Ethnicity Data with Inpatient Quality-of-Care Measures in Private Hospitals In recent years, it has become clearer that reporting quality-of-care data spurs providers to embark on improvement activities, and that such activities can help reduce racial and ethnic disparities. The National Voluntary Hospital Reporting Initiative (NVHRI) aims to foster quality improvement through various measurement and improvement activities. As of May 2004, nearly 2,000 hospitals had submitted data for at least one of the 10 NVHRI hospital quality indicators; all must do so by August 2004 or face financial penalties. The investigators for this project will work with the private University HealthSystem Consortium to: 1) collect and analyze data based on the 10 hospital quality indicators stratified by race, ethnicity, and primary language to measure disparities in inpatient care; 2) conduct case studies to assess the hospitals' responses to reporting quality data by race/ethnicity; and 3) assess the feasibility of implementing a uniform framework for collecting data on race, ethnicity, and primary language. Massachusetts General Hospital and Henry Ford Health Systems will provide cofunding. Romana Hasnain Wynia, Ph.D. Director, Research and Evaluation One North Franklin Street, 30th Floor Chicago, IL 60606 Tel: (312)422-2643 rhasnain@aha.org Medical College of Wisconsin $247,158.00 Using Parent Mentors to Improve Asthma Care for Urban Minority Children, Phase 2 Asthma, the most prevalent chronic childhood illness, disproportionately affects minority children. The investigators on this project are conducting a community-based trial to test whether minority parents trained as mentors can successfully coach other minority parents to manage their children's asthma. In Phase 1, the investigative team recruited parent mentors and initiated enrollment of participants and their families. In Phase 2, the investigators will continue participant recruitment and begin the randomized trial. Funding for a third and final phase to evaluate outcomes and summarize the experiences of children, parents, mentors, and physicians will be requested if work proceeds satisfactorily. Ultimately, this mentoring model could help to reduce hospitalizations and emergency room visits, lower costs for asthma care, reduce asthma morbidity, empower parents to manage their children's conditions, and, eventually, reduce racial and ethnic disparities in asthma care outcomes. The Medical College of Wisconsin and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will provide cofunding for all project phases. Glenn Flores, M.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Epidemiology and Health Policy Department of Pediatrics, MS#756 8701 Watertown Plank Rd. Milwaukee, WI 53226 Tel: (414) 456-4454 gflores@mail.mcw.edu The Regents of the University of California $272,477.00 Improving Chronic Disease Management for Populations with Limited Health Literacy and English Proficiency, Phase 2 Patients who have limited proficiency in English or difficulty comprehending physicians' instructions and health information also experience difficulties accessing care, receive lower-quality care, or underutilize health services. In the project's first phase, investigators developed and implemented two types of self-management support: automated, telephone-based management, and group medical visits tailored to the needs of diabetes patients with these limitations. Through a randomized, controlled trial, project staff are now comparing the reach and efficacy of these methods of diabetes care. In Phase 2, the investigators will complete the trial and evaluate: 1) the extent of patient engagement with the two interventions; 2) changes in patients' self-care, satisfaction, and glycemic control; and 3) cost-effectiveness. Dean Schillinger, M.D. Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine 1001 Potrero Avenue, Ward 95 San Francisco, CA 94110 Tel: (415) 206-8940 dean@itsa.ucsf.edu Wake Forest University Health Sciences $213,763.00 Chartbook on Health Status and Health Care Quality for Minorities in the United States For this project, researchers will create a chartbook on the quality of medical care for America's racial and ethnic minorities. This comprehensive resource, which will draw upon Fund survey data and numerous other sources, will also highlight promising programs and practices for improving minority health care and reducing disparities. The researchers will include data on minority Americans of all ages, as well as information on patients with limited English proficiency. In addition to raising public awareness of minority health issues, the chartbook will be valuable to researchers and policymakers involved in efforts to eliminate disparities in health and health care. Douglas McCarthy of Issues Research, Inc., who has played a major research role in the development of earlier Fund chartbooks, will contribute to this project. Kristy F. Woods, M.D., M.P.H. Director, Maya Angelou Research Center on Minority Health Medical Center Boulevard Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1066 Tel: (336) 713-7600 kwoods@wfubmc.edu Small Grants—Quality of Care for Underserved Populations American Medical Association Foundation $23,980.00 Ethical Force Program Initiative on Patient-Centered Communication for Vulnerable Populations Matthew K. Wynia, M.D., M.P.H. Director, Institute for Ethics 515 North State Street Chicago, IL 60610 Tel: (312) 464-4980 matthew_wynia@ama-assn.org Brigham and Women's Hospital $47,261.00 Disparities in Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events in Children Rainu Kaushal, M.D., M.P.H. Instructor in Medicine Division of Internal Medicine 1620 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02120 Tel: (617) 732-4814 rkaushal@partners.org The Commonwealth Fund $45,000.00 Cultural Competency Papers for 2005 Expert Roundtable Anne C. Beal, M.D., M.P.H. Senior Program Officer 1 East 75 Street New York, NY 10021 Tel: (212) 606-3854 acb@cmwf.org International Society for Quality in Health Care $12,251.00 21st International Conference on Quality in Health Care Lee Tregloan Chief Executive Officer 212 Clarendon Street East Melmourne, Victoria 3002 Australia Tel: +61 3 9417 6971 tregloan@isqua.org Latino Health Institute, Inc. $10,000.00 Everybody Counts: State Infrastructure and Capacity to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in New England M. Barton Laws, Ph.D., M.A. Senior Investigator in Social Science and Policy 95 Berkeley Street, Suite 600 Boston, MA 02116 Tel: (617) 350-6900 bart@lhi.org COMMONWEALTH FUND/HARVARD UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP IN MINORITY HEALTH POLICY President and Fellows of Harvard College $800,000.00 The Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy: Support for Program Direction and Fellowships, 2005-06 Addressing pervasive racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care requires trained, dedicated physicians who can lead efforts to improve minority Americans' access to quality medical services. The Fellowship in Minority Health Policy has played an important role in addressing these needs. During the year-long program, young physicians undertake intensive study in health policy, public health, and management, all with an emphasis on minority health issues, at the Harvard School of Public Health or John F. Kennedy School of Government. Fellows also participate in special program activities. Since 1996, 40 fellows have successfully completed the program and received a master's degree in public health or public administration. In the coming year, program staff will select a 10th group of four fellows, provide current fellows with an enriched course of study and career development, and conduct ongoing evaluation activities. Joan Y. Reede, M.D., M.P.H., M.S. Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership Minority Faculty Development 146 Longwood Avenue, Room 219 Boston, MA 02115 Tel: (617) 432-2413 joan_reede@hms.harvard.edu CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PREVENTIVE CARE Arizona State University $258,907.00 Preparing Pediatric Nurse Practitioners to Assess, Manage, and Prevent Current Morbidities of Childhood Improving the quality of preventive and developmental services for children requires a team effort within practice settings. Physicians often look to nursing staff, especially pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs), to provide important aspects of well child care. Medical educators, however, are concerned that graduating PNPs are not up to the task: they see a need to greatly improve the content and quality of PNP training. This project will actively engage leaders in PNP education in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a new prevention curriculum for child development and behavior. In so doing, it will draw on clinical tools and curricular materials developed with support from the Fund. Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Phd, R.N., C.P.N.P./N.P.P., F.A.A.N. Dean and Distinguished Foundation Professor in Nursing P.O. Box 872602 Tempe, AZ 85287-2602 Tel: (480) 965-6431 bernadette.melnyk@asu.edu Center for Health Policy Development $313,249.00 Building State Medicaid Capacity to Support Children's Healthy Mental Development, Phase 2 Authorization to Support the ABCD Initiative for Up to Four States In January 2004, the Fund launched the second phase of the Assuring Better Child Health and Development initiative (ABCD II) to help states promote the healthy mental development of low-income, young children under age 5. Medicaid agencies in California, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Utah are working to ensure that: young children at risk of developmental or behavioral delay are identified in primary pediatric settings and referred to specialists; parents at risk of depression are referred to mental health professionals; billing and reimbursement policies facilitate use of these services; health care professionals have the training to provide developmental services; and new care models are tested in primary pediatric practice. The National Academy for State Health Policy will continue to manage the state collaborative to foster innovation, coordinate technical expertise, and disseminate results to all 50 states. Illinois's project is being supported by the Michael Reese Health Trust. Neva Kaye Program Director National Academy for State Health Policy 50 Monument Square, Suite 502 Portland, ME 04101 Tel: (207) 874-6545 nkaye@nashp.org Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland $332,939.00 Rethinking Well-Child Care Traditionally, preventive care for children has been driven by concerns about preventing infectious disease and ensuring adequate nutrition. Today, however, concerns about children's development and behavior are foremost in parents' minds. This project will develop a new schedule and content for well-child care that responds to the developmental needs and challenges faced by children and families. The research team will solicit input from a broad group of stakeholders, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, parents, health care providers, public and private health care programs, public agencies, and professional organizations. J. Lane Tanner, M.D. Associate Director, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 747 52nd Street Oakland, CA 94609-1809 Tel: (510) 428-3351 ext. 4557 ltanner@mail.cho.org Greenville Hospital System $114,199.00 Testing a Model for Developmental Assessment of At-Risk Children Identifying developmental delays in young children early and providing appropriate interventions can lead to better long-term cognitive, social, and emotional outcomes. Currently, children suspected of having problems may wait up to two years before receiving diagnostic evaluations and subsequent treatment. For this project, investigators will test the feasibility and cost of a standardized protocol, administered by a team of nurse practitioners and social workers, to perform developmental assessments more efficiently. In turn, the protocol will expedite children's receipt of needed services. The model should be of great interest to child health care providers, parents, special educators, and public and private health care agencies and organizations as a means to improve access to developmental services while reducing costs. The Greenville Hospital System will provide in-kind support. Desmond P. Kelly Medical Director, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 701 Grove Rd Greenville, SC 29605 Tel: (864) 454-5685 dkelly@ghs.org Assuring Better Child Health and Development II (ABCD II) Since March 2000, the Fund's Assuring Better Child Health and Development initiative has been implementing an ambitious strategy to help state Medicaid agencies promote and improve the delivery of developmental services for low-income children.The National Academy for State Health Policy launched a second consortium of four states, listed below, to enhance the healthy mental development of young low-income children. These grants were awarded during fiscal year 2003-04, with funds authorized during the prior fiscal year, 2003-04. Iowa Department of Human Services $55,000.00 Iowa's Care for Kids Healthy Mental Development Initiative, Phase 2 Sally Nadolsky ESPDT Policy Specialist Hoover State Office Building 1305 E. Walnut Des Moines, IA 50219-0114 Tel: (515) 281-5796 snadols@dhs.state.ia.us Minnesota Department of Human Services $55,000.00 Great Start Minnesota, Phase 2 Glanace Ecklund Edwall, Ph.D. Director of Children's Mental Health 444 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155 Tel: (651) 215-1382 glenace.edwall@state.mn.us State of California Department of Health Services $50,000.00 Best-PCP-Behavioral, Developmental, Emotional Screening and Treatment by Primary Provider in Medi-Cal Managed Care, Phase 2 Stan Rosenstein Deputy Director, Medical Care Services Medi-Cal Managed Care Division MS 4404, PO Box 997413 Sacramento, CA 95899-7413 Tel: (916) 440-7800 srosenstein@dhs.ca.gov Utah Department of Health $52,641.00 Enhancing Utah's Capacity to Support Children's Healthy Mental Development, Phase 2Michael J. Deily Director, Division of Health Care Financing P.O. Box 143101 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-3101 Tel: (801) 538-6406 mdeily@utah.gov The President and Directors of Georgetown College $129,589.00 Linking Pediatric Developmental Care to Community Resources Many children with developmental problems and their families are not receiving all the services they need because their primary care providers are not making sufficient use of clinical, educational, and family support resources in the community. Through a review of published and unpublished papers and extensive interviews with key individuals, the investigators will determine how successful links are formed with community-based services. Clinicians and health systems will receive practical guidance on connecting families to such services and case studies describing effective models around the country. Policymakers, meanwhile, will be informed of ways to promote and facilitate adoption of these models. The project's findings will be useful in establishing protocols and standards for systems that link pediatric care to related services for children and families. Rochelle Mayer, Ed. D. Research Professor Box 571272 Washington, DC 20057-1272 Tel: (202) 748-9552 mayerr@georgetown.edu University of Rochester $320,810.00 Developing a Manual for Pediatric Preventive Services: Bright Futures in Practice Although clinical performance standards are essential for improving the quality of preventive health care and developmental services for children, few such standards exist. This project will develop the first authoritative, comprehensive guide to preventive pediatric care and developmental services. It is intended to serve as the authoritative reference for teaching, providing, and evaluating preventive care for children and will thus serve a critical role in facilitating the assessment and improvement of clinical developmental services. Companion work on well-child care is being supported by the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Michael Weitzman, M.D. Executive Director, American Academy of Pediatrics Center for Child Health Research 1351 Mt. Hope Avenue, Suite 130 Rochester, NY 14620 Tel: (585) 275-1544 michael_weitzman@urmc.rochester.edu University of Vermont and State Agricultural College $287,010.00 Fostering Partnerships Within States to Improve Children's Development and Preventive Services Over the past several years, Fund-supported initiatives in North Carolina, Utah, and Vermont have successfully brought together child health care providers, professional societies, health departments, Medicaid programs, academic institutions, community organizations, insurers, and others to improve preventive and developmental services for young children. Acknowledging the effectiveness of this approach, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed that all activities of the Vermont partnership are eligible for federal matching funds. This project will help five other states develop the infrastructure for improvement partnerships and undertake learning collaboratives to improve care for young children. Judith Shaw, RN, MPH Director, Vermont Child Health Improvement Program Arnold 5 UHC Campus One South Prospect Street Burlington, VT 05401 Tel: (802) 878-4220 Judith.Shaw@uvm.edu Small Grants—Child Development and Preventive Care American Academy of Pediatrics, Inc. $13,966.00 Promoting the "Open Forum" Meeting Model Among Child Development Stakeholders Judy Dolins, M.P.H. Director, Department of Community, Chapter and State Affairs 3885 Magnolia Drive Palo Alto, CA 94306 Tel: (847) 434-7911 jdolins@aap.org Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs $8,985.00 Improving Quality of Preventive Care in States Meg Booth, M.P.H. Policy Analyst 1220 19th Street NW, Suite 801 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: (202) 775-0436 ext. 126 mbooth@amchp.org Child and Family Policy Center $45,000.00 Using State-Level Data to Inform State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Charles Bruner, Ph.D Executive Director 218 Sixth Avenue 1021 Fleming Building Des Moines, IA 50309-4006 Tel:(515) 280-9027 cbruner@cfpciowa.org Children's Hospital Corporation $25,000.00 Identification of Developmental Concerns in Young Children Judith S. Palfrey, M.D. Chief, Division of General Pediatrics 300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115 Tel: (617) 755-4661 judith.palfrey@childrens.harverd.edu George Washington University $25,000.00 Educating Health Policymakers about the Importance of Medicaid to Promote Children's Health and Development Sara Rosenbaum, J.D. Chair, Department of Health Policy 2021 K Street, N.W., Suite 800 Washington, DC 20006 Tel: (202) 530-2343 sarar@gwu.edu Health Systems Research, Inc. $11,518.00 Mapping Referral Resources to Support Children's Development Lawrence Bartlett, Ph.D. President 1200 18th Street, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: (202) 828-5100 lbartlett@hsrnet.com National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality $25,000.00 Fourth Annual Forum for Improving Children's Health Care Quality Colleen O'Rourke Director of Public Events and Marketing 730 Airport Road, Bolin Creek, Suite 104 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Tel: (617) 754-4900 corourke@nichq.org University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $46,538.00 Supplemental Funding to Support the Evaluation of the Breakthrough Series on Child Development in North Carolina and Vermont Peter A. Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. Co-Director and Clinical Associate Professor North Carolina Center for Chidlren's Healthcare Improvement 200 TimberHill Place , Suite 201, CB #7226 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7226 Tel: (919) 966-0268 pmargolis@lifespan.org Wayne State University $9,374.00 The Science of Children's Development: Planning a Curriculum for Pediatric Residency Education Bonita Stanton, M.D. Chair of Pediatrics 3901 Beaubien, 1K40 Detroit, MI 48201 Tel: (313) 745-5870 bstanton@bmc.org PICKER/COMMONWEALTH PROGRAM ON QUALITY OF CARE FOR FRAIL ELDERS AcademyHealth $120,000.00 The Commonwealth Fund/AcademyHealth Long Term Care Colloquium, Year 2 Although demand for long-term care services continues to grow, this important health care sector has been a relatively low priority for policymakers, as well as health services researchers. Meaningful communication between these groups and collaboration on work have been limited. The first Fund-supported Long-Term Care Colloquium successfully engaged practitioners, researchers, and policy officials in addressing key issues related to the financing and delivery of long-term care. The second will focus attention on critical long-term care issues and problems; foster discussion and consensus among policymakers, practitioners, and researchers on potential solutions; and identify further research needs. Deborah L. Rogal, M.P.P. Senior Manager 1801 K Street, Suite 701-L Washington, DC 20006-1301 Tel: (202) 292-6700 deborah.rogal@academyhealth.org American Health Quality Foundation $152,561.00 What Does Resident-Centered Care Look Like? Creating a Training Video for Staff of Quality Improvement Organizations There has been much discussion about the need for "culture change" within nursing homes to make these facilities more focused on residents' needs and preferences. Starting next year, Medicare-sponsored Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) will be required to promote culture change in each of their state's nursing homes. The challenge is to prepare QIO staff to assist facilities with this transformation. Working with culture change expert LaVrene Norton, the project team will create a training video for QIO staff to help illustrate the changes homes must undergo to become resident-centered. While the QIOs are the primary audience, the video and its accompanying training materials should also be useful to providers, regulators, and consumers. Richard Deutsch, M.A. Director of Communications 1155 21st Street NW, Suite 502 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: (202) 331-5790 rdeutsch@ahqa.org Brown University $121,917.00 Examining Racial Concentration and Disparities in Nursing Home Quality of Care Research has shown that the quality of care provided in nursing homes with predominantly minority resident populations is poorer than care provided in predominantly white facilities. In some cases, a disproportionate concentration of minority residents can simply be attributed to the demographics of the surrounding communities. However, there appears to be evidence that segregation also influences the racial composition of some facilities. The research team will describe the extent of racial and ethnic segregation in U.S. nursing homes and evaluate its impact on quality of care. Findings from the study will inform the development of recommendations regarding ways to reduce racial segregation and address disparities in care to policymakers and quality improvement organizations. Vincent Mor, Ph.D. Chairman, Department of Community Health Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research Department of BioMedicine School of Medicine 171 Meeting Street Box G-B213 Providence, RI 02912 Tel: (401) 863-3490 vincent_mor@brown.edu Long Term Care Community Coalition $135,839.00 Using Federal Civil Monetary Penalties and State Fines to Promote Nursing Home Innovation Civil monetary penalties are one of a number of sanctions states may impose on nursing homes that provide poor care. In addition to their deterrence effect, such penalties offer an opportunity to stimulate quality improvement in nursing homes. Not much is known, however, about whether states are exercising their fining powers or how collected monies are being used. The investigators on this project will seek answers to these questions by surveying and interviewing nursing home regulatory directors, ombudsmen, and consumers in each state. The survey will be supplemented by in-depth case studies of the use of civil monetary penalties in five to seven states. The research findings, together with an action plan developed by the project team, should help states become more proactive in their use of this important tool for quality improvement. Cynthia Rudder, Ph.D. Executive Director 242 West 30th Street, #306 New York, NY 10001 Tel: (212) 385-0355 crnhcc@aol.com National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform $209,988.00 Mobilizing Consumer Organizations to Promote Resident-Centered Care in Nursing Homes The Pioneer Network's movement to promote resident-centered nursing home care is making life better for many frail elders. Still, only a small fraction of nursing homes nationally has embraced this approach, which focuses on the needs and preferences of residents and their families. The project team will help lay the foundation for a consumer-led campaign to raise public expectations for nursing home care. As a first step, project staff will survey all nursing home consumer groups to discover what they know about resident-centered care and their strengths as consumer organizations. Where necessary, project staff will provide education in resident-centered care and training to promote such care. The project team will then produce a toolkit for consumer groups, providers, and others to educate them about resident-centered care and enlist them in an effort to encourage the nursing home industry to adopt this approach as the new standard of care. Janet C. Wells Director of Public Policy 1828 L Street NW, Suite 801 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: (202) 332-2275 jwells@nccnhr.org Pioneer Network $235,486.00 Providing Leadership and Resources Within the Culture Change Movement for Nursing Home Care The Pioneer Network has provided the primary impetus for the "culture change" movement within the nursing home industry. Acknowledging the importance of this shift, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will be requiring the Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) to promote resident-centered care-a mandate that is expected to stimulate a rapid increase in the number of nursing homes seeking assistance in the transformative process. This grant will enable the Pioneer Network to seize this collaborative opportunity with the QIOs, enabling Pioneer to prepare new programs, enhance its Web site, develop new educational materials, and organize its wide network of contacts into a talent pool accessible to providers making the change to resident-centered care. The Pioneer Network will provide in-kind support for this project. Rose Marie Fagan, B.A. Executive Director 1900 South Clinton Avenue P.O. Box 18648 Rochester, New York 14618 Tel: (585) 272-7570 rosemarie.fagan@pioneernetwork.net Wellspring Innovative Solutions $250,000.00 Wellspring Innovative Solutions: Replicating the Model The Wellspring model, an ongoing quality improvement collaborative among alliances of nursing homes, has demonstrated its ability to improve performance without raising costs. A program-related investment will provide a line of credit to stabilize Wellspring Innovative Solution's cash flow until it attains its goal of 20 or more alliances of about 10 homes each. This level of activity will permit Wellspring to function as a financially independent, nonprofit business providing services to nursing homes that are seeking to improve quality. Thomas Lohuis Chief Executive Officer 2149 Velp Avenue, Suite 500 Green Bay, WI 54303 Tel: (920) 434-0123 tlohuis@wellspringis.org Small Grants—Picker/Commonwealth Program on Quality of Care for Frail Elders American College of Health Care Administrators $28,650.00 Excellence in Long Term Care: Developing a Self-Assessment Tool for Nursing Home Adminstrators Mary Tellis-Nayak, M.S.N., M.P.H. President and CEO 300 N. Lee Street, Suite 301 Alexandria, VA 22314-2807 Tel: (703) 739-7900 mtn@achca.org IDEAS Institute $28,178.00 Exploring the Value of Private Bedrooms in Nursing Homes Margaret Calkins, Ph.D. Senior Researcher 8055 Chardon Road Kirtland, OH 44059-9580 Tel: (440) 256-1883 mcalkins@idkeasinstitute.org National Senior Citizens Law Center $30,000.00 Improving Nursing Homes Through Advocate Education Eric Carlson, J.D. Staff Attorney 3435 Willshire Boulevard, Suite 2860 Los Angeles, CA 90010-1938 Tel: (213) 639-0930 ext. 313 ecarlson@nsclc.org University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $29,205.00 Pragmatic Innovations in Long-Term Care That Improve Resident Quality of Life Philip D. Sloane, M.D., M.P.H. Elizabeth and Oscar Goodwin Distinguished Professor of Family Medicine Cecil C. Sheps Center for Health Services Research 725 Airport Road Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590 Tel: (919) 966-7108 psloane@med.unc.edu Rhode Island Quality Partners, Inc $24,500.00 Saint Louis Accord: Setting an Agenda for Action for the Eighth Scope of Work Richard Besdine Chief Medical Director 235 Promendade Street, 500 #18 Providence, RI 02908 Tel: (401) 528-3200 rbesdine@riqio.sdps.org     Previous | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | Next Previous Article | Next Article