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Background With the onset of COVID-19, primary care systems across the country are rapidly changing clinical operations to limit in-person ambulatory visits for infection-control reasons. At our institution, we quickly redesigned primary care to introduce telemedicine visits as a practical alternative to provide needed care remotely. Our innovation was the rapid development and implementation of… Read more »

Background With the release of the 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) Management Guidelines for Adults with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, treatment decisions for low-risk thyroid cancer became more complicated. Although the guidelines were meant to supplement shared patient-healthcare provider decision-making, the patient-provider deliberation often fails to meet the informational standards for patients and can often exclude… Read more »

Background Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, critically ill patients have been hospitalized and isolated from their families and loved ones. In many hospitals, the palliative care team has been charged with maintaining communication between the critical care team and their patients’ families. The Best Case/Worst Case: ICU (COVID-19) communication toolkit is designed to assist separated… Read more »

Background The NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program exists to help turn research from the lab, clinic, and community into interventions that improve the health of individuals and the public at large. The field of dissemination and implementation (D&I) has essentially the same goal. Building the D&I capacity of CTSA grantees can substantially further a… Read more »

Background Diabetic eye disease is the leading cause of blindness among working-age U.S. adults. Early detection and treatment can reduce the risk of blindness by over 90%, but fewer than half of adults with diabetes obtain yearly recommended eye screening. Teleophthalmology makes it easier for patients to obtain diabetic eye screening by providing convenient access… Read more »

Background There are major barriers to embedding researchers in health systems to support learning health system activities. To make progress, practical models and tools are required to operationalize existing frameworks for learning health systems. The HIP model defines specific steps for projects to create sustainable change based on research conducted within the health system. The… Read more »

WCHQ Disparities Reports Overview Widespread disparities exist in health outcomes and care in Wisconsin. Although Wisconsin ranks high in overall health care nationally, the state performs poorly with respect to disparities. The Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ), in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin Health Innovation Program, developed the 2019 Wisconsin Health Disparities Report and the 2020 Wisconsin Health… Read more »

Background Recently, healthcare has seen a sharp rise in the implementation of machine learning derived algorithms for predicting risk across a broad range of clinical scenarios. Often, performance of these algorithms is evaluated by comparing the area under a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. AUC as a single number may do a poor job of… Read more »

Background Predictive analytics has the potential to transform the health care system by using existing data to predict and prevent poor clinical outcomes, provide targeted care, and lower costs. A challenge for health systems is selecting and implementing predictive models within clinical and operational workflows. To guide health systems through the process of selecting and… Read more »

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