Updated June 2014
Prepared by: Kathryn M. McDonald, M.M.1; Ellen Schultz, M.S.1; Lauren Albin, B.A.1; Noelle Pineda, B.A.1; Julia Lonhart, B.S., B.A.1; Vandana Sundaram, M.P.H.1, 3; Crystal Smith-Spangler, M.D., M.S.1, 3; Jennifer Brustrom, Ph.D.2, Elizabeth Malcolm, M.D., M.S.H.S.4, Lauren Rohn, M.A.1,, Sheryl Davies, M.A.1,
Contents
Disclaimer
Acknowledgements
Copyright
Jumpstart Guide
Chapter 1: Background
Purpose
Intended Audiences
Scope
Atlas Update
An Evolving Field
Chapter 2. What is Care Coordination?
Perspectives on Care Coordination
Example Scenarios
Chapter 3. Care Coordination Measurement Framework
Elements of the Framework
Harmonizing Across Frameworks
Definitions of Care Coordination Domains
Chapter 4, Emerging Trends in Care Coordination Measurement
EHR-based Care Coordination Measures
Public Reporting of Health IT-enabled Care Coordination
Social Network Analysis of Care Coordination
Landscape of Core Coordination Measures
Chapter 4 References
Chapter 5. Measure Mapping
Measure Mapping Table
Measure Selection Guide
Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles
Master Measure Mapping Tables
Measure Profiles
Appendixes
Appendix I. Measure Mapping Strategy
Appendix II. Identifying Measures
Appendix III. Advisory Group Participants
Appendixes IV and IVa. Care Coordination Measure Instruments
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Disclaimer
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Acknowledgements
For their contributions to the original Atlas development, we thank Janice Genevro, David Meyers and Mamatha Pancholi of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for their support, insightful comments, and enthusiasm. We thank Chris Stave for his expert guidance on literature and measures searches. We also thank Kathan Volrath for her thoughtful feedback on the framework development and Tammy Chapman for her assistance in preparing the Atlas. We thank members of our advisory panels for sharing their time and expertise to improve this work: Karen Adams, Melissa Affronti, Richard Antonelli, Anne-Marie Audet, Helen Burstin, Carol Cain, Eric Coleman, Susan Edgman-Levitan, Jinnet Fowles, Mark Friedberg, Adele Gorges, Tom Jewell, Sally Kraft, Gerri Lamb, Denise Love, Dana Safran, Sarah Scholle, Sara Singer, Vincenza Snow, Shoshana Sofaer, Scott Stumbo, Bert Vrijhoef, Eric Weil, Jonathan Weiner, and Daniel Wolfson. We also thank users who reviewed the Atlas and provided feedback: Steve Clauser, Bruce Finke, David Haggstrom, Paul Han, Diana Ordin, Sharon Pilus, and Kim Thompson. While their input guided and improved the Atlas, they are not responsible for the contents of the final product. We thank Joanne Abed and Marcía Treece, both of Battelle, for their editorial, design, and production assistance.
For their contributions to the Atlas update, we again thank Janice Genevro and David Meyers of AHRQ for their continued support, insight, and enthusiasm. We thank Jodie Ha for her assistance in updating the Atlas and Sarah Scholle, Aldo Tinoco and Susan Heil for their review of drafts of the updated Atlas. We also thank Alexandra Sharnoff Slade and the publishing team at the American Institutes for Research for their editorial, design, and production assistance. Finally, we thank all those who contributed to the original Atlas, upon which this update builds, and the many measure developers who cooperated with us in preparing information about their measurement tools.
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Notes
Author Affiliation
1Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
2Battelle, Atlanta, GA
3Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA
4Sutter Health, Emeryville, CA
