An Orientation to the MLC

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An Orientation to the MLC

• Lee Thielen and Les Beitsch
• March 18, 2009

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• Project Purpose
• Prepare states/locals for accreditation
• Incorporate quality improvement practice into
  public health systems
• Inform the national accreditation program
• Promote collaborative learning across states and
  partners
• Expand the knowledge base in public health

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• Project Support

• Funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
• Three Rounds of Funding
• MLC I, II, III
• MLC III is for 3 years
• 150,000 per state, per year

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• Project Support

• Collaboration with National Partners

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• Project Support

• Managed by the National Network of Public Health
  Institutes

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• National Network of Public Health Institutes

• Membership organization that promotes the
  development and sustainability of unique
  non-profit organizations that foster innovations
  in health.
• 30 member institutes 12 emerging institutes
  across 34 states
• Based in New Orleans and Washington, DC

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• Key Ingredients

Frank and Open Discussion Trust and
willingness to be open, to let others see what
you do good and bad Peer Networking MLC-2
Meetingshave providedthe team with (an
opportunity) to learn what other states are
doing. It is nice to feel part of a bigger
effort, to know what is possible.
Multi-State Learning Collaborative 2 Evaluation
Report
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• Key Ingredients

Clear Goals It helps to have common goals so
that sharing becomes more relevant. Flexibility
There are benefits to having a variety of
approaches within the 10 different states rather
than doing exactly the same thing.
Multi-State Learning Collaborative 2 Evaluation
Report
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• MLC Lead States in Public Health Quality
  Improvement

• 16 states, 3 years
• Supporting Public Health
• Accreditation Board (PHAB)
• Leading the way
• Bolstering QI capacity
• Showing progress on QI targets
• Institutionalizing QI in states localities

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• Participating States

Florida Montana
Illinois New Hampshire
Indiana New Jersey
Iowa North Carolina
Kansas Oklahoma
Michigan South Carolina
Minnesota Washington
Missouri Wisconsin
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• Goal

• The goal of MLC is to bring state and local
  practitioners and other stakeholders together in
  a community of practice that
• Prepares local and state health departments for
  national accreditation
• Contributes to the development of the national
  voluntary accreditation program and
• Advances the application of quality improvement
  methods that result in specific, measurable
  improvements, and the institutionalization of
  quality improvement practice in public health
  departments.

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• Prepare Local Health Departments for Accreditation

• Communication/Education
• Self-Assessment using existing tools (NPHPSP,
  Operational Definition
• Learning from LHDs in other states with
  Accreditation Programs (e.g., Florida LHD reps
  shadowed NC site visit process)

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• Contribute to the Development of the National
  Voluntary Accreditation Program

• Past history with Exploring Accreditation
• Participation on PHAB Committees and Workgroups
• Hear opportunities for contribution

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• Advance the Application of Quality Improvement
  Methods

• In-state collaboratives as a model to advance QI
  practice and uptake
• Experience of MLC 2 states
• Experience from health care
• Wisdom from IHI with PH interpretation
• Focusing QI on identified targets

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• Target Areas

• Reduce Burden of Alcohol/Tobacco Related Diseases
• Community Health Profiles
• Reduce Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases
• Assure Competent Workforce
• Health Improvement Planning
• Customer Satisfaction
• Reduce Vaccine Preventable Diseases
• Reduce Infant Mortality Rates

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• Guiding Principles

• Partnership
• Participation
• Active Learning
• Contribute to project
• direction
• Collaboration
• Open Communication
• Willingness to share all types of experience

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• Guiding Principles

• Expand the Reach
• Within state
• Within collaborative
• Within accreditation
• community
• To public health
• community

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• Thank You!

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