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January 17, 2008: Turning Healthcare Information into Action

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Welcome to the Pratice Improvement Series Meeting (PRISM) 4, "Turning Information into Action" website!

Here you will find all of the tools and resources available from PRISM presentations.

View the PRISM 4 Agenda here:
PRISM 4 Agenda

Welcome and Introductions
Lisa Letourneau, MD, MPH, Senior Director, MaineHealth Clinical Integration

Morning Plenary Session
Implementing Shared Decision Making: Improving Efficiency and Quality of Care
Nananda Col, MD, MPH, MPP, FACP, Director, Maine Medical Center Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation

Displays that Work: Brochures and Bulletin Boards for Your Office
Peggy Chausse, MA, CHES, MaineHealth Learning Resource Centers

Gadgets and Gizmos: Electronic Health Education
Ann Maloney, MD, MMC Department of Psychiatry

Planned Care Model: A Framework for Quality Care
Julie Osgood, MS, MaineHealth Clinical Integration and Stephen DiGiovanni, MD, Bayview Pediatrics

Handouts:

NCQA Recognition Programs: Getting Started
Jennifer Minthorn, MA, LADC, CCS, Maine Medical Center Physician-Hospital Organization; Sandra Daigle, Maine Medical Center Physician-Hospital Organization; Linda Mallard, Greater Portland Medical Group - Westbrook; Nina Eschman, Greater Portland Pediatric Associates - Falmouth; Mary Filieo, Greater Portland Medical Group - Cape Elizabeth

Handouts:

  • NCQA Helpful Hints
  • To access NCQA booklets on Heart/Stroke, Diabetes and a wealth of other resources, click here for the NCQA website.
  • If you want specific information on the Heart/Stroke Recognition, click here.
  • If you want specific information on the Diabetes Recognition Program, click here.

Keeping up with Patients: Health Information on the Internet
Rhonda Lamb, Director, and Emily Walters, Health Educator, MaineHealth Learning Resource Centers

Handouts:

Childhood Obesity: Tools and Strategies
Victoria Rogers, MD, MaineHealth and Maine Medical Center; Naomi Anderson Schucker, MPH, MaineHealth

Handouts:

Self-Management Support and Care Management for Depression
Neil Korsen, MD, MS, MaineHealth Clinical Integration; Amy Quatticci, RN, BSN, MMC PHO

Privacy and Security Skills: Real Life Questions about Protected Health Information
Chris Simons, RHIA, Spring Harbor Hospital; Susan Levenseler, RN, BSN, Maine Medical Partners

Child Mood and Anxiety Problems: It Takes a Team
Alessandra Kazura, MD, Center for Tobacco Independence and MMC Pediatric Psychiatry

PDAs: Low Cost Technology to Improve Health Counseling with Children and Teens
Ardis Olson, MD, Dartmouth Medical School

Clinical Skills Update: Blood Pressure
Deborah Silberstein, RN, ScM, COHN-S, Maine Heart Center; Mary Becker, MD, MaineHealth Clinical Integration

Handouts:
Agenda for Blood Pressure Update Session
Maine CDC's Management and Control of High Blood Pressure in Clinical Practice Setting

Understanding and Implementing the New Preventive Care Guidelines
Preventive Health Jeopardy
Jeffery Aalberg, MD, MMC Family Medicine; Eileen McDonald, MBA, MaineHealth Clinical Integration

Care Coordination: Better Care at a Lower Cost
Ardis L. Olson, MD, Dartmouth Medical School; Toni Wall, MPA, Director of Title V CSHCN, State of Maine; Elizabeth Pearson, Dartmouth Medical School

Intensive, Brief and "Ultra Brief" Smoking Cessation Interventions
Alessandra Kazura, MD, Center for Tobacco Independence and MMC Pediatric Psychiatry

Afternoon Plenary Sessions

Epic Electronic Medical Record: Preparing Your Office
Karen Andrei, MaineHealth; Rebecca Hemphill, MD, Greater Portland Medical Group

Laughter: Not Just a Laughing Matter
Susan Goran, RN, MSN, MaineHealth Clinical Integration

Highlights of the Day: Turning Information into Action
Lisa Letourneau, MD, MPH, MaineHealth Clinical Integration

 
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