Staff Publications

The Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative (OPQC) partnered with Cicatelli Associates Inc (CAI), the Ohio Association of Community Health Centers (OACHC) the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) and the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center (GRC) to implement the Ohio FQHC Infant Vitality Initiative. The aim of this initiative was to improve infant vitality and maternal health by empowering women with information and services to optimize timing and spacing of their pregnancies. The project involved five FQHC networks and improved client-centered care by training teams on evidence…

The Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council (DD Council) commissioned the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center (GRC) to study the question of access to transportation for Ohioans with disabilities. From June 23 through October 17, 2016, GRC conducted an open, online survey of Ohioans with disabilities, as well as of transportation providers and professionals serving these populations. The survey investigated barriers to accessing and offering transportation, experiences using transportation, and recommendations for improving transportation availability, accessibility and…

Integration of behavioral health and primary care is described as a gold standard for improving quality of care [1, 2]. Widespread consensus (e.g., World Psychiatric Association, June 2015), backed by a growing body of research, suggests that integration is an effective strategy for achieving the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s triple aim of (1) improving symptomatology, functioning, and quality of life outcomes; (2) reducing the high cost of care; and (3) improving patient satisfaction with care [3, 4, 5]. Within psychiatry, integration of care has been identified as a core strategy…

This evaluation focused on three priority areas: recruitment, training, and retention of health professionals to serve Ohio’s Medicaid population. Information was supplemented by data the schools provided in August 2016. A survey was distributed to preceptors to better understand the preceptor’s discipline and the type of community-based site. Internal and external project reviews were conducted by examining past project proposals and final reports since SFY 2012 to better understand the types of activities that were unique to each institution.

Objectives: To improve clinical practice and increase postpartum visit Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) screening rates in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods: We recruited clinical sites with at least half of pregnant patients enrolled in Medicaid to participate in an 18-month quality improvement (QI) project. To support clinical practice changes, we developed provider and patient toolkits with educational and clinical practice resources. Clinical subject-matter experts facilitated a learning network to train sites and promote discussion and learning among…

Objective: The goal of this report is to clarify the unique role of peer support providers (PSPs) and define peer support as a distinct occupation in the context of traditional mental health services. Method: A systematic methodology was used to compare roles of PSPs with those of similarly situated case managers (CMs). Key informants including 12 incumbent CMs and 11 incumbent PSPs participated in focus groups and responded to a set of prompts based on the Discovering a Curriculum (DACUM) methodology (Norton & Moser, 2014), an innovative approach to identifying and comparing duties and…