Forming Cardi-OH: A Statewide Collaborative to Improve Cardiovascular Health in Ohio

Forming Cardi-OH: A Statewide Collaborative to Improve Cardiovascular Health in Ohio

Shari D Bolen

Elizabeth A Beverly

Shireen Khoury

Saundra Regan

Jackson T Wright Jr

Siran Koroukian

Randell Wexler

Goutham Rao

Daniel Hargraves

Dean Bricker

Glen D Solomon

Michael Holliday

Stacey Gardner-Buckshaw

Lance Dworkin

Adam T Perzynski

Elizabeth Littman

Ann Nevar

Shannon M Swiatkowski

Mary Applegate

Michael W Konstan

2022

Background Cardiovascular risk factor control is challenging, especially in disadvantaged populations. However, few statewide efforts exist to tackle this challenge. Therefore, our objective is to describe the formation of a unique statewide cardiovascular health collaborative so others may learn from this approach. Methodology With funding from the Ohio Department of Medicaid's Ohio Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program, we used a collective impact model to link the seven medical schools in Ohio, primary care clinics across the state, the Ohio Department of Medicaid, and Ohio's Medicaid Managed Care Plans in a statewide health improvement collaborative for expanding primary care capacity to improve cardiovascular health in Ohio. Results Initial dissemination activities for primary care teams included a virtual case-based learning series focused on hypertension and social determinants of health, website resources, a monthly newsletter with clinical tips, webinars, and in-person conferences. The collaborative is aligned with a separately funded hypertension quality improvement project for paired implementation. Conclusions The collective impact model is a useful framework for developing a statewide collaborative focused on the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based best practices for cardiovascular health improvement and disparity reduction. Statewide collaboratives bringing payers, clinicians, and academic partners together have the potential to substantially impact cardiovascular health.

Cureus
. 2022 Aug 25;14(8):e28381. doi: 10.7759/cureus.28381. eCollection 2022 Aug.

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https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28381