The Dr. Barney Newman Collective for Quality & Innovation in Ambulatory Palliative Care
AMGA’s new Quality and Innovation Collective (QuIC) on Ambulatory Palliative Care aims to healthcare organizations to develop and implement an interdisciplinary team approach to palliative care in an ambulatory setting.
This QuIC is a three-phase initiative, combining a virtual discussion forum, a two-day in-person meeting, and a two-day virtual meeting. This QuIC utilizes interactive workshops with quality improvement tools and qualitative methodology to engage AMGA member organizations in thoughtful discussions to collect insights and share best practices on creating and implementing an interdisciplinary team approach to palliative care in an ambulatory setting.
Three-phase quality improvement program
Interdisciplinary, team-based palliative care in an ambulatory setting
Eight AMGA Member Participating Organizations
8 medical groups and health systems who are dedicated to developing and/or enhancing palliative care program in an ambulatory setting were selected.
The program will create a community of knowledge that can help participants accelerate systematic change and develop an interdisciplinary care delivery system designed to anticipate, prevent, and manage physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering to optimize quality of life for patients, their families and caregivers.
Focus Areas include:
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Understanding the current landscape of palliative care in an ambulatory setting •
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Processes and methods used to establish, expand, or improve access to quality palliative care for all people with serious illness regardless of setting, diagnosis, prognosis or age
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Creation and dissemination of educational materials, toolkits, shared learnings and findings from this program for sustainable approaches.
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Demonstrating the return on investment of palliative care programs in an ambulatory setting
Palliative Care QuIC Participating Organizations
HealthPartners
Lehigh Valley Health Network
MaineHealth Medical Group
Ochsner Health
SSM Health
Stormont Vail Health
Skagit Regional Health
Summit Health/Village MD
Palliative Care QuIC Advisory Committee
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Narayana Murali, MD, DNP, FACP, System CMO, Medicine Services & Prof of Medicine, Geisinger College Health Science
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Barney Newman, MD, Emeritus Medical Director, Summit Health
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Amy Scheu, MSH, CHPCA, Associate Vice President of Midwest Hospice & Enterprise Palliative Care, Advocate Health
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Puneeta Sharma, MD, CPE, MHCM, Chief Medical Officer, Valley Medical Group