In 2010, The Colorado Trust supported strategies to coordinate the delivery of health care services across multiple providers and health care settings, including primary, specialty, behavioral and oral care; align financial incentives that reward providers for achieving improved health outcomes; and provide children with a usual source of care. We know that children who receive well-child visits or timely acute care are more likely to do well in school and significantly improve their chances of avoiding long-term health problems. One such example is that of the Colorado Children's Health Access Program. Through the dedicated efforts of this nonprofit organization, nearly 700 physicians in 32 counties now provide a "medical home" for publicly insured children. This means that 96% of Colorado's physicians in private pediatric practices now offer such care, resulting in significantly improved access to a usual source of primary care for about 130,000 children in Colorado.
Below is a listing of all Colorado Trust-supported grantees working to Improve Health Systems.
Improve Health Systems
Cavity Free at Three
Through the Colorado Area Health Education Center, preventing oral disease in young children statewide by changing delivery systems, and strengthening the capacity of safety nets to provide preventive oral health services to high-risk, high-need pregnant women and their babies (up to age 3). Educating dentists, physicians, nurses, dental hygienists and public health practitioners about early childhood caries, and providing them tools to further promote oral disease prevention education and services. Co-funded with Caring for Colorado Foundation, The Colorado Health Foundation, Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation, Rose Community Foundation and Kaiser Permanente.
www.cavityfreeatthree.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2008-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $300,000
Cavity Free at Three – Evaluation
Researchers at Denver Health and the University of Colorado School of Medicine are using a randomized, controlled trial to determine the impact of Colorado Partnership for Children's Oral Health, formerly known as Cavity Free at Three, on the prevalence of dental caries in children under three years of age. The evaluation will also assess parent and caregiver satisfaction with the program, changes in knowledge and behavior of program trainees, and clinical barriers to program adoption. The evaluation is co-funded by The Colorado Trust, Caring for Colorado Foundation, The Colorado Health Foundation, Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation, Rose Community Foundation and Kaiser Permanente.
www.cavityfreeatthree.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2009-2012 | GRANT AMOUNT: $100,000
Center for Improving Value in Health Care – Colorado All-Payer Claims Database Planning Grant
Supporting development of the state’s All-Payer Claims Data Base for the purpose of transparent public reporting of health care information.
www.civhc.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2010-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $180,000
Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence - Care and Career Transitions
Improving transitions of care by strengthening home health nursing clinical and leadership competencies, and putting in place quality and patient safety improvements.
www.coloradonursingcenter.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2010-2013 | GRANT AMOUNT: $50,000
Colorado Children's Healthcare Access Program
Providing support services that enable and encourage private pediatric and family practices to devote at least 10% of their practice to publicly insured children, including an enhanced reimbursement program that CCHAP offers in conjunction with the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Rocky Mountain Health Plans and Colorado Access that promotes and rewards comprehensive preventive health care.
www.cchap.orgMOREGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2008-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $300,000
Colorado Children's Healthcare Access Program - Healthy Mothers Project
Providing support services that enable and encourage private obstetrical and family practices to provide comprehensive prenatal care to publicly insured pregnant women.
GRANT TIMEFRAME: 2010-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $140,156
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing – System Improvements
Strengthening staff, planning, outreach and public education efforts to support the development and implementation of health care system improvements in Colorado. As well, through the Colorado Governor's Building Blocks to Health Care Reform and Executive Order D 005 08, establishing the Center for Improving Value in Health Care to identify and pursue strategies for quality improvement, cost containment and improved population health.
www.colorado.govGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2007-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $946,830
HealthTeamWorks - Patient-centered Medical Home Pilot Evaluation
A multi-state, quasi-experimental evaluation of the Patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH) model in Colorado is being conducted by the Harvard University School of Public Health. This evaluation will identify factors associated with the implementation of the PCMH model as well as the outcomes related to patient and physician experiences, changes in quality of care measures and cost. With claims data from the participating insurance companies, the evaluation will examine utilization and costs for patients in the pilot sites relative to similar patients in the comparison groups.
www.commonwealthfund.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2008-2012 | GRANT AMOUNT: $200,000
HealthTeamWorks – Patient-centered Medical Home Pilot
Along with The Commonwealth Fund, HealthTeamWorks is implementing a patient-centered medical home demonstration project in Colorado to improve primary care delivery by aligning high quality, coordinated care with financial incentives.
www.healthteamworks.orgGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2009-2012 | GRANT AMOUNT: $1,600,000
Office of the Colorado Governor
Supports a position in the Colorado Governor's Policy Office to assist with the implementation of laws that will increase access to health for all Coloradans.
GRANT TIMEFRAME: 2007-2012 | GRANT AMOUNT: $445,280
Regis University – Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
Preparing practicing nurses to work with other health care professionals toward more efficient, effective and interdisciplinary health care systems – from assessing and improving quality of care to improving health outcomes, shaping health care policy, and developing new models of health care delivery.
www.regis.eduGRANT TIMEFRAME: 2010-2011 | GRANT AMOUNT: $73,000
