Amga Foundation Inc

TO FOSTER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN GROUP PRACTICE THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN CLINICAL QUALITY, PATIENT SAFETY, SERVICE, OPERATING EFFICIENCY AND INNOVATION.

THE RISE TO IMMUNIZE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2021 AND CHALLENGES PARTICIPATING MEDICAL GROUPS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS TO COLLECTIVELY ADMINISTER 25 MILLION VACCINES BY 2025. TO ACHIEVE THIS AIM, THE CAMPAIGN CURRENTLY LEVERAGES THE COORDINATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS OF OVER 60 AMGA MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE AND THE RESOURCES OF NATIONAL PARTNERS AND SPONSORS. CAMPAIGN PROGRAMMING FACILITATES COLLABORATION AMONG PARTICIPANTS AND ADOPTION OF EVIDENCE-BASED CARE PROCESSES. PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS REPORT QUARTERLY DATA ON VACCINATION RATES TO THE CAMPAIGN, ENABLING RISE TO IMMUNIZE TO MEASURE IMPROVEMENT OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR-YEAR INITIATIVES.

ACS/HPV - AMGA FOUNDATION AND THE NATIONAL HPV VACCINATION ROUNDTABLE (AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY) CONDUCTED AN 18- MONTH LEARNING COLLABORATIVE TO IMPROVE HPV VACCINATION RATES AMONG MEDICAL GROUPS AND INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEMS. EIGHT HIGH-PERFORMING HEALTH SYSTEMS AND MEDICAL GROUPS PARTICIPATED IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS, AND REGULAR EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS. THE HPV ROUNDTABLE PROVIDED RESOURCES TO RAISE HPV VACCINATION RATES IN HEALTH SYSTEMS. THE AMGA TEAM WILL CONDUCT VIRTUAL SITE VISITS IN 2021 TO ASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WITH ADAPTING AND IMPLEMENTING INTERVENTIONS AND TO ASSIST WITH TRANSLATING EMERGENT BEST PRACTICES ACROSS PARTICIPANTS. THE COLLABORATIVE HELD ITS FINAL VIRTUAL MEETING IN MAY 2021. TO DATE, THE COLLABORATIVE TOUCHED MORE THAN 128K ADOLESCENT PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AGE 9 TO 17 ACROSS 8 HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND IMPROVED IN ALL MEASURES FOR ADOLESCENTS AGE 11 TO 17. COLLABORATIVE FINAL DATA IS DUE IN AUGUST 2021.

THE OSTEOPOROSIS BEST PRACTICES LEARNING COLLABORATIVE IS A 24-MONTH PROGRAM FOR THE PREVENTION, MANAGEMENT AND MEDICAL TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH OSTEOPOROSIS. NINETEEN AMGA MEMBER MULTI-SPECIALTY MEDICAL GROUPS AND INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEMS WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LEARNING COLLABORATIVE. EIGHT EXPERT ADVISORS ASSISTED WITH THE OUTLINE OF THE QUALITY MEASURES, DEVELOPMENT OF THE CURRICULUM, AND CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE COLLABORATIVE. THE GOAL OF THE COLLABORATIVE IS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE-INFORMED STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE PATIENT-CENTERED ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, EDUCATION, TESTING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT. PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS ATTENDED A KICK-OFF VIRTUAL MEETING AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS, REGULARLY REPORT QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA, HOST AMGA FOR SITE VISITS, RECEIVE REGULARLY CLINICAL OUTREACH AND COACHING FROM AMGA, AND ATTEND AN IN-PERSON FINAL MEETING.