Equity-Focused Evaluation of a Medicaid-Funded Statewide Diabetes Quality Improvement Project Collaborative.

Objective: To evaluate the Ohio Diabetes Quality Improvement Project (QIP) equity aim to reduce the percentage of Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) and Hispanic patients with A1C >9% by ≥20% over 2 years.

Research Design And Methods: The Ohio Department of Medicaid, Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center, Ohio Medicaid managed care plans, and seven medical schools in Ohio formed the Diabetes QIP collaborative using the collective impact model to improve diabetes outcomes and equity in 20 practices across 11 health systems. The quality improvement (QI) strategies included data audit and feedback, peer-to-peer learning, QI coaching/practice facilitation, and subject matter expert consultation through coaching calls, monthly webinars, and annual virtual learning sessions.

A Medicaid-Funded Statewide Diabetes Quality Improvement Collaborative: Ohio 2020‒2022.

We used a collective impact model to form a statewide diabetes quality improvement collaborative to improve diabetes outcomes and advance diabetes health equity. Between 2020 and 2022, in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, and Ohio's seven medical schools, we recruited 20 primary care practices across the state. The percentage of patients with hemoglobin A1c greater than 9% improved from 25% to 20% over two years.

[Mild behavioral impairment checklist : English-German translation and feasibility study assessing its use in clinical practice].

Background: The mild behavioral impairment (MBI) syndrome is defined by the emergence in later life of persistent neuropsychiatric symptoms. The MBI checklist (MBI-C) can be used for systematic detection and documentation of such symptoms.

Objective: Development of a German version of the MBI‑C and assessment of its application in a clinical setting.

A Medicaid Statewide Hypertension Quality Improvement Project: Initial Results.

Background Hypertension control is critical to reducing cardiovascular disease, challenging to achieve, and exacerbated by socioeconomic inequities. Few states have established statewide quality improvement (QI) infrastructures to improve blood pressure (BP) control across economically disadvantaged populations. In this study, we aimed to improve BP control by 15% for all Medicaid recipients and by 20% for non-Hispanic Black participants.

Efficacy and Safety of Methoxyflurane for Treatment of Acute Traumatic Pain by EMTs during Alpine Rescue Operations: The "PainDrop" Trial.

Treatment of acute traumatic pain is a core task for mountain rescue services. Intravenous access, however, is often difficult, and the vast majority of missions are carried out without a physician at the scene. The spectrum of analgesics available for use by non-physician personnel is limited.