Launched
in early 2007, SNI is engaged with 11 CAPH health systems to implement a new, two-year chronic
care program. The program, SEED: Spreading Effective and Efficient
Diabetes Care in California’s Public Hospital Systems , includes regional
collaborative change programs for outpatient care teams in 20 clinic sites, leadership development
for the spread of chronic care improvements, and cash grants and consultancy services for
adoption and spread of electronic disease registries.
The purpose of the SEED program is to improve the effectiveness of
CAPH primary care clinics in caring for the growing number of patients living with diabetes.
Improvement will be achieved through the adoption of the Chronic Care Model and the use of
chronic disease registry data at the point of care.
The goal of the SEED program is to spread chronic care improvements
to at least two patient care teams in each of the participating CAPH systems in each of the
program’s two years, for a total goal of 48 additional CAPH adult primary care teams
using this better practice by December 2008, compared to December 2006.
Partial Benefits and Activities of the two-year SEED Program
- Didactic education and skills development for SEED patient care teams.
- Eight $40,000 IT challenge grants will be awarded to fund projects
that increase registry functionality and integration.
- Onsite IT consultant services , managed by the California HealthCare
Foundation, to further integration, enhancements, or replacement of registries, as registry
use is spread throughout the system.
- Chronic care leadership development : Each system’s two designated
chronic care spread leaders will meet with spread experts and with spread leader peers across
the state, as they continue the challenging work of systems change.
- Technical and logistical assistance from the SEED Improvement Advisor,
from SNI, and from expert program faculty and consultants throughout the two-year program.
If you are a SEED program participant
and have a login ID and password, you can access the SEED program data and messaging center
here.
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