Improvement Teams

WCHQ facilitates collaborative learning teams, with provider members, focused on improving a particular health topic. WCHQ staff uses group learning and collective impact methods to support members’ practice transformation goals and drive improvement across the state. All members are welcome to participate on any of the teams and members can participate on multiple improvement teams. Participants benefit from networking with peers, education from subject matter experts, and rapid-cycle improvement work. Teams typically meet monthly with virtual participation available. Teams are currently in place on the following topics:

‍Adolescent and Child Health: WCHQ is supporting members in their efforts to improve in topic areas specific to this population, including: immunizations, well visits and developmental screening.

Behavioral Health: WCHQ is supporting members' efforts to integrate behavioral health into primary care, increase depression screening rates, and related topics.

‍Chronic Disease: This learning collaborative meets to hear expert presentations and to share best practices on caring for patients with chronic disease, particularly diabetes and hypertension.
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Chronic Kidney Disease: The CKD Advisory Group supports efforts to identify CKD earlier and treat it sooner for patients who are diabetic or have hypertension.
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Obesity: WCHQ has developed new initiative aimed at improving care for individuals living with obesity. This multi-year initiative is focused on sharing education and information related to obesity care in the first year.  WCHQ will develop several quality measures, with provider input, that will support members in their efforts to improve care for this population.