This study was conducted from March 2008 through February 2010 and is funded by a grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies (NY, NY). This was an evaluation of the AAFP METRIC (Measuring, Evaluating and Translating Research into Care) and AAFP Practice Enhancement Forum (PEF) quality improvement programs that focused on the chronic care model. The goal of this evaluation was to determine whether practices that have participated in PEF and/or one or more METRIC modules have changed practice systems or processes and if changes have affected patient care process measures or intermediate clinical outcomes.
The specific aims of the project were to determine:
“Preliminary Qualitative Results: Evaluation of AAFP METRIC & PEF Quality Improvement Programs”. James M. Galliher, Angela M. Lanigan, Brian K. Manning, Mindy S. Spano. In-house presentation at AAFP, Leawood, KS. Dec 10 2009