Requirements

Requirements for states participating in IPIP

• Organize an IPIP Steering Committee, including a broad constituency of stakeholders from within the state
• Identify a physician champion who will provide leadership for the IPIP effort
• Name an IPIP state director to lead implementation
• Identify and/or create networks of primary care practices from different regions
• Be prepared to recruit at least 30 primary care practices in the first year
• Assist practices to identify electronic solutions, such as registries
• Commit to the monthly submission (by practices) of IPIP measures
• Review monthly aggregate reports of performance data and provide analyses of performance, including areas for improvement and strategies to achieve outcomes
• Develop state and/or regional Learning Collaboratives, name leaders and identify faculty; engage practices and focus on outcomes
• Incorporate the RWJF Aligning Forces for Quality sites into the IPIP program
• Align with other quality improvement initiatives in the state, including those sponsored by state government
• Develop strategies for long-term sustainability

Requirements for Practices Participating in IPIP

• Primary care practice: family medicine, pediatrics or internal medicine
• Practice in an IPIP state: CO, MI, MN, NC, PA, WA or WI
• Choose diabetes or asthma as a focus of improvement
• Identify a physician leader in the practice
• Have a patient registry to manage the population, or, be able to extract process and outcome data from an existing electronic medical record
• Provide data every month on IPIP measures, using specifications for numerator and denominator selection
• Assign roles to each member of the practice team
• Use a planned care template to manage care
• Use protocols to ensure adherence to evidence-based guidelines
• Provide patient self-management education and support
• Engage in small tests of change (PDSAs) to improve care