University of Minnesota: Achieving Healthy Children with Collaborative Care
Member since: March 2014
Intervention: Achieving Healthy Children with Collaborative Care
Partner:
- University of Minnesota Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC)
- University of Minnesota Academic Health Center
- Community service agencies
Occupations represented: Learners and professionals including case managers, a dental therapist, integrated care managers, medical assistants, medical doctors, mental health professionals (psychiatry and therapy), nurse care coordinators, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists.
Overview: CUHCC, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), serves a complex and diverse patient population with a majority of families living below the federal poverty level. This intervention observes the impact of a SOAR visioning process, TeamSTEPPS training, and equity and diversity training for its staff on outcomes associated with pediatric measures including immunizations, well-child check-ups, weight screening, preventive dental visits, mental health functioning, patient satisfaction and cost of care.
A population of patients aged 0-17, who have had two medical and two mental health visits within a year, are included in the intervention. The study specifically measures changes in care delivery and receipt of preventive care.
Intervention study question:
- How does an interprofessional care delivery model and educational program that builds the capacity of its workforce lead to improved outcomes for children?