A basic hallmark of the IPIP initiative is for a designated Quality Improvement Consultant (QIC) to work onsite with the practice leadership team to develop a practice-specific redesign plan utilizing the resources of collaborating experts. The effort is to improve outcomes and quality in the following areas:

• Disease registries
• Work Flow analysis
• Chronic Care Model
• Team building and communication
• Implementation of systems change
• Quality Improvement Principles
• Advanced access scheduling
• Population-based care management

Goals of the Program

• Learn and apply quality improvement and data collection methods to improve care for any condition
• Apply population based strategies for patient care management
• Prepare for NCQA Recognition status
• Improvement of the systems that help you to provide care to your patients
• Up to 20 hours of Category 1 ™ CME credit will be awarded to physicians who have had meaningful involvement in performance improvement activities within his/her practice.

Key Collaborators

• Community Care of North Carolina
• North Carolina Area Health Education Centers
• North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians
• North Carolina DHHS, Division of Public Health
• The Carolina Centers for Medical Excellence
• North Carolina Pediatric Society
• North Carolina Medical Society
• North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Physicians

For questions or additional information, please contact Ann Lefebvre, Project Director email: alefebvre@ncafp.com or phone: 919-833-2110 ext. 101