AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants Catalog of Tools

This Catalog of Tools and Resources brings together the materials developed through the AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) cooperative grants. These grants supported model initiatives in four States (Pennsylvania, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Oklahoma), which used primary care extension agents to assist with primary care transformation efforts statewide and were then spread to partner States. The materials in this catalog include toolkits for building infrastructure and implementing health extension models, reports outlining lessons learned, Webinars to share information and experiences, descriptions of the various models used, and peer-reviewed articles.

Resource Name	Description	Resource Type	State	Author/Developer/Source	Resource Link
Primary Care Extension Models in Lead IMPaCT States	This online chart outlines the infrastructure and strategies used by the four IMPaCT model States. It includes multiple links to relevant articles, Web sites, and other materials.	Web page	Model States: NM, NC, OK, PA	National Academy for State Health Policy	Select to view site
Health Extension Toolkit	This toolkit shares experiences from all 17 IMPaCT grant model and partner States and explains the core components of health extension and how they can be applied and sustained in primary care and public health settings.	Web site	All model and partner States: NM, NC, OK, PA, KS, KY, OR, ID, MD, MT, WV, AR, MO, CO, NJ, NY, VT	Office for Community Health at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center	Select to view site
Health Extension: Role in Primary Care and Community Health	This Webinar launched the Health Extension Toolkit Web site, an online resource to help other States implement the health extension model.	Presentation (recorded Webinar)	All model and partner States: NM, NC, OK, PA, KS, KY, OR, ID, MD, MT, WV, AR, MO, CO, NJ, NY, VT	Office for Community Health at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center	Select to view site
IMPaCT Multi-State Conference Final Progress Report	In February 2013, AHRQ invited all of the IMPaCT model and partner States to a national meeting to build consensus around the Primary Care Extension Program. This is the final report from that meeting.	Report	All model and partner States: NM, NC, OK, PA, KS, KY, OR, ID, MD, MT, WV, AR, MO, CO, NJ, NY, VT	James W. Mold, MD, MPH, et al	Select for DOC file
IMPaCTing Meaningful Improvements in Primary Care Practices	This Webinar by State Refor(u)m gives a high level overview of the key components of IMPaCT. (Moderated by Bob McNellis, AHRQ)	Presentation (recorded Webinar)	All model States: NM, NC, OK, PA	National Academy for State Health Policy	Select to view site
The National Primary Care Extension Program: Next Steps	In February 2014, The Commonwealth Fund invited several organizations from all over the Nation to discuss the Primary Care Extension Program's future. This white paper summarizes the findings of the conference and outlines the next steps that are necessary to move forward with Primary Care Extension.	White paper	All model States: NM, NC, OK, PA	Arthur Kaufman, MD (editor)	Select for DOC file
Just the Literature	A list of relevant publications in academic journals, white papers, and other materials included on the Health Extension Toolkit Web site.	Web page	All model States: NM, NC, OK, PA	Office for Community Health at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center	Select to view site
Building Infrastructure to Promote Primary Care Transformation: Lessons From a Four State Learning Community	This report describes the North Carolina model for using extension agents to assist with primary care transformation, and summarizes the value of transformation for the States involved in the North Carolina IMPaCT Learning Community: Idaho, Maryland, Montana, and West Virginia. It also describes the challenges the Learning Community States faced in adapting aspects of the North Carolina model and the strategies that the States implemented to overcome those challenges.	Report	NC, ID, MD, MT, WV	National Academy for State Health Policy	Select for PDF file
Profiles of State Primary Care Practice Transformation Initiatives: Idaho	A profile of Idaho, one of North Carolina's four partner States, outlining its accomplishments and plans moving forward.	Report	ID	National Academy for State Health Policy	Select for PDF file
Profiles of State Primary Care Practice Transformation Initiatives: Maryland	A profile of Maryland, one of North Carolina's four partner States, outlining its accomplishments and plans moving forward.	Report	MD	National Academy for State Health Policy	Select for PDF file
Profiles of State Primary Care Practice Transformation Initiatives: Montana	A profile of Montana, one of North Carolina's four partner States, outlining its accomplishments and plans moving forward.	Report	MT	National Academy for State Health Policy	Select for PDF file
Profiles of State Primary Care Practice Transformation Initiatives: West Virginia	A profile of West Virginia, one of North Carolina's four partner States, outlining its accomplishments and plans moving forward.	Report	WV	National Academy for State Health Policy	Select for PDF file
Community Care of North Carolina Toolkit	A step-by-step guide to creating and managing a health care delivery improvement effort based on Community Care of North Carolina's experience.	Web site	NC	The North Carolina Foundation for Advanced Health Programs	Select to view site
Health Extension in New Mexico: An Academic Health Center and the Social Determinants of Disease	This article in the Annals of Family Medicine outlines the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center's Health Extension Rural Offices (HEROs) program, which was a model for health extension.	Article	NM	Arthur Kaufman, MD; Wayne Powell, MA; Charles Alfero, MA, et al	Select to view article
County Health Improvement Organizations of Oklahoma	This Web site describes the guidelines and application process for Oklahoma's County Health Improvement Organization (CHIO) program, which was developed as part of the IMPaCT grant.	Web site	OK	Arthur Kaufman, MD, et al	Select to view site
A Health Care Cooperative Extension Service: Transforming Primary Care and Community Health	This commentary in the Journal of the American Medical Association discusses the need for cooperation between primary care practice and research, via a trusted extension agency.	Article	OK	Kevin Grumbach, MD; James W. Mold, MD, MPH	Select for PDF file
A Cooperative Extension Service for Primary Care in Oklahoma	This article in the Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association provides a brief overview of the Primary Care Extension Program in Oklahoma.	Article	OK	James W. Mold, MD, MPH	Select for PDF file
An Extension Program for Primary Care	This PowerPoint presentation describes the history of primary health care extension in Oklahoma and the development of County Health Improvement Organizations (CHIOs).	Presentation slides	OK	James W. Mold, MD, MPH	Select for PDF file
Infrastructure to Maintain Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT)	This PowerPoint presentation describes the history of primary health care extension in Oklahoma and the development of County Health Improvement Organizations (CHIOs).	Presentation slides	OK	James W. Mold, MD, MPH	Select for PDF file
The Oklahoma Primary Healthcare Extension System	This graphic displays the various organizations involved in Oklahoma's Primary Healthcare Extension System.	Graphic (Poster)	OK	Public Health Institute of Oklahoma	Select for PDF file
The Primary Care Extension Program: A Catalyst for Change	This article in the Annals of Family Medicine outlines the importance of primary care extension programs in the transformation of primary care.	Article	OK	Robert L. Phillips, Jr, MD, MSPH; Arthur Kaufman, MD; James W. Mold, MPH, MD	Select to view site
PA Spread	This toolkit includes learning community and practice-level resources from PA Spread's medical home implementation and quality improvement efforts.	Web site	PA, NJ, NY, VT	PA SPREAD team at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine	Select to view site
PA SPREAD: Pennsylvania Spreading Primary Care Enhanced Delivery Infrastructure	This PowerPoint presentation describes the history of primary health care extension in Pennsylvania and the development of PA SPREAD.	Presentation (PowerPoint slides)	PA, NJ, NY, VT	PA SPREAD team at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine	Select for PPT file
What Providers Want From the Primary Care Extension Service to Facilitate Practice Transformation	This article in Family Medicine discusses the results of a survey that asks providers what aspects of the Primary Care Extension Service they feel would be most beneficial.	Article	PA	Laura Parisi; Robert A. Gabbay, MD, PhD	Select to view site

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