Eight Minnesota Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), including Blue Plus, HealthPartners, Hennepin Health, Itasca Medical Care, Medica, PrimeWest Health, South Country Health Alliance, and UCare are collaborating on this Performance Improvement Project (PIP).
Interventions will focus on addressing the co-occurring conditions of diabetes and depression for the Seniors in Minnesota Senior Health Options (MSHO) & Minnesota Senior Care Plus (MSC+) products and the Special Needs Basic Care (SNBC) populations. The PIP will be effective from 2024 through 2026 and will focus on improving care for people with co-occurring diabetes and depression. This PIP will also be centered around improving diabetes care and control, focusing on reducing health disparities.
The Collaborative will incorporate community-informed measures into the PIP processes for MSHO, MSC+, and SNBC members. The overall goal of community-informed measurement is to have groups of people most negatively impacted by structural inequities engaged by collecting enrollee input on their interactions with the healthcare system and developing community-informed measures for the project.
Resources
Performance Improvement Project (PIP): Improving Comprehensive Diabetes Care (2021-2023)
Upcoming webinars
TBA
Recorded webinars
Supporting People with Co-occurring Diabetes and Depression
Thursday, February 29, 2024
This webinar is the first in a series focusing on improving the health of people with diabetes and depression. Participants will receive an overview of issues commonly seen when these conditions co-occur and strategies for supporting clients with both conditions.
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Health Plan Performance Improvement Projects (PIPs)
Minnesota health plans that offer publicly subsidized health care programs implement performance improvement projects (PIP) to help improve public program members’ health and reduce disparities for low-income Minnesotans. The projects have covered a wide range of health topics identified as priorities for improvement, including preventive care, chronic illnesses management, and transitions in care.
Projects with resources currently available:
- Improving Care for People With Co-Occurring Diabetes and Depression
- Improving Comprehensive Diabetes Care
- Healthy Start for Minnesota Children
- Reducing Chronic Opioid Use including the
Pain Management and Opioids Guide for Consumers - Special Needs BasicCare Dental Access
- Antidepressant Medication Management
& Depression Management
Contact information
For more information on how your organization and Stratis Health can work together, please contact Karla Weng, senior program manager, 952-853-8570, or Nicole Gackstetter, program manager, 952-853-8512.