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AMGA Announces Learning Collaborative: Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Provider Organizations Selected for Collaborative Will Receive Grants
Newswise — The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and the American Medical Group Foundation (AMGF) are pleased to announce an opportunity for AMGA members to participate in a learning collaborative on care management for patients with COPD. The Best Practices Learning Collaborative is for organizations that are striving to improve the care of patients with COPD. Participants will work together to develop an optimal care framework that includes a comprehensive, patient-centered, value-based approach to chronic care.
The learning collaborative will support improvements in chronic care management systems that focus on improving the care of patients across care settings. Up to fifteen groups will be invited to participate in the collaborative; five will receive $10,000 in educational support over a one-year period; an additional ten organizations will receive travel stipends to attend the collaborative meetings.
Medical groups, IPAs, academic practices, and integrated delivery systems that wish to incorporate the management of COPD into their chronic care models are encouraged to submit an application. Organizations interested in a population-based effort or wanting to launch a pilot program are welcome to participate.
An expert panel of judges will review each application for commitment to common goals such as:
• Early identification and diagnosis of patients at risk for or currently suffering with symptoms of COPD
• Improved medication adherence and compliance
• Continuity of care across settings and transitions of care
• Increased efficiency and reduction of unnecessary or duplicative services and waste
• Increased ability to self-manage symptoms and disease progression through healthier lifestyles
• Improved health and well-being, and patient satisfaction
• Improved physician/patient relationships
• Overall impact on patient care in the community or region
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Best Practices Learning Collaborative is an educational service supported by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Submissions are due October 8, 2010. Guidelines are available at www.amga.org. For additional information, contact Danielle Flowers at dflowers@amga.org or (703) 838-0033, ext. 347.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals was founded in Ingelheim am Rhein (Germany) in 1885, where the corporate headquarters is still located. Boehringer Ingelheim is a group of companies dedicated to researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing novel products of high therapeutic value for human and veterinary medicine. It is one of the world’s 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. The primary focus of Boehringer Ingelheim’s research & development are respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, central nervous system (CNS) diseases, oncology, virology, metabolic diseases, immunology and inflammation. For more information, please visit www.boehringer-ingelheim.com .
The American Medical Group Association represents medical groups, including some of the nation's largest, most prestigious medical practices, independent practice associations, and integrated healthcare delivery systems. AMGA's mission is to improve health care for patients by supporting multispecialty medical groups and other organized systems of care. The members of AMGA deliver health care to approximately 106 million patients in 49 states, nearly 1 in 3 Americans. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, AMGA is the strategic partner for medical groups, providing a comprehensive package of benefits, including political advocacy, educational and networking programs and publications, benchmarking data services, and financial and operations assistance. www.amga.org
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