Quality Management and Research

AMGA is dedicated to sharing innovations in patient care. Many of our members are leaders in quality improvement and have developed new tools and programs for improving health outcomes, lowering the cost of care, and increasing patient satisfaction. We want to share those solutions so others may build upon the programs and continue the quality improvement cycle.

To help foster and reward quality improvement efforts, AMGA has developed the following awards. Each Award has a slightly different focus but all reward excellence in quality improvement. Award winners are showcased at our national conferences, featured on our web site, and written up in best practice compendiums.

Acclaim Award: Annually, AMGA rewards physician directed organizations that achieve exceptional results through quality and outcome improvement efforts. The Grand Prize recipient will receive free registration, travel and lodging at the IQL Conference and 2007 Award Ceremony for up to five team members. Honorees will receive free registration at the IQL Conference, travel and lodging for to three ream members. The 2007 Acclaim Award Application will be due June 1, 2007.

Compendium of Best Practices in Managing Hypertension: This compendium will identify best practices in managing hypertension, featuring case studies from medical groups that have implemented innovative initiatives. Five medical groups have received $2,500 educational grants for their current best practices, which will be further developed and used as case studies in a published compendium which is expected to be developed and circulated to the AMGA membership in the fall of 2006.

Best Practices in Managing Hypertension Learning Collaborative: The learning collaborative supports improvements in the management of hypertension in the ambulatory health care setting. Ten medical groups have been invited to participate in the learning collaborative; five have received $10,000 educational grants to support their initiatives; the other five will receive travel stipends to attend the collaborative meetings.

Best Practices in Diabetes Care Learning Collaborative: The learning collaborative supports improvements in diabetes care in the ambulatory health care setting. Fourteen medical groups have been invited to participate in the learning collaborative; five have received $10,000 educational grants to support their initiatives; the other nine will receive travel stipends to attend the collaborative meetings.

For more information on these programs, click on the links to the left.

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