Initiatives address pain management and opioid addiction, behavioral health, chronic kidney disease
WELLESLEY, MA -- Physician practices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire will receive grant funding this year from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s Quality Grants Program. Harvard Pilgrim’s 19th annual grant program will fund 11 initiatives up to $100,000 with each designed to improve care delivery and reduce costs within a variety of care delivery models. Over the past 18 years, Harvard Pilgrim has funded over 280 initiatives totaling more than $20 million.
“It is very encouraging to see how physicians are evolving the practice of medicine to meet the changing needs of their patients,” said Dr. Michael Sherman, senior vice president and chief medical officer. “While many of the concerns we hear about today have not been part of the traditional medical school curriculums, these practices are stepping up with innovative ideas for issues such as substance use services in pediatric primary care, behavioral health, chronic kidney disease, and improving the approach to pain management and opioid addiction. We are proud to support all these efforts and look forward to sharing best practices to improve patient care throughout our region.”
Physician leaders from the Harvard Pilgrim provider network helped select the winning proposals. Review criteria included demonstrated need, innovation in providing care, sustainability, care coordination for complex and chronic care and behavioral health integration. For more information, visit www.harvardpilgrim.org/qualitygrants.
The following provider groups received grants from Harvard Pilgrim for initiatives designed to improve care delivery and reduce costs:
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Community Health Center Association of CT Submission Project Echo |
CT |
Building an Integrated Approach to Pain Management and Opioid Addiction in Federally-Qualified Health Centers |
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Connecticut Center for Primary Care and ProHealth Physicians |
CT |
Integrating Primary & Behavioral Health Care with eConsults |
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Cheshire Medical |
NH |
Prescribe for Health: Transforming Care Through Clinical- Community Integration |
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InterMed |
ME |
NICU to Home Transitions |
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Maine Quality Counts |
ME |
Project ECHO Medication Assisted Treatment: Building Competency and Capacity for Primary Care Teams |
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MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization |
ME |
Delivering wrap-around ambulatory care for high risk patients with COPD and CHF |
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Penobscot Community Health Care in collaboration with St. Joseph Healthcare |
ME |
Improving Transitions of Care Through Innovative Community Provider Partnerships |
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Boston Children’s Hospital |
MA |
Integration of Substance Use Services in Pediatric Primary Care |
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Lowell General PHO |
MA |
Chronic Kidney Disease Program |
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Upham’s Corner Health Committee, Inc. |
MA |
Streamlining Transitions of Care in a Value-Based Model of Care |
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Valley Medical Group/Baycare Health |
MA |
Improving the Mission of Advance Care Planning at Valley Medical Group |
About Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Harvard Pilgrim and its family of companies provide health benefit plans, programs and services to more than 3 million customers in New England and beyond. A leading not-for-profit health services company, we guide our members – and the communities we serve – to better health. Founded by doctors nearly 50 years ago, we’re building on our legacy. In partnership with our network of more than 70,000 doctors and 182 hospitals, we’re improving health outcomes and lowering costs through clinical quality and innovative care management. Our commitment to the communities we serve is driven by the passion of the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation. Through its work, low- and moderate-income families are gaining greater access to fresh, affordable food—a cornerstone to better health and well-being.
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Contact:
Kim Winn
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
603-315-4426
kimberly_winn@hphc.org
Website: https://www.harvardpilgrim.org