Welcome
 Welcome to Your Healthcare Plus (YHP) a Continuing Education Web site! This Web site is brought to you by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, McKesson Health Solutions and the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians.
About this site ...
We are pleased to offer continuing medical education to help Illinois primary care providers manage Illinois healthcare program patients. We understand your time is valuable, therefore we have developed easy-to-use CME activities that are timely and relevant to your profession. YHP’s CME activities can be viewed and completed through this Web site. Activities can also be downloaded to listen to at your convenience.
In addition, via IAFP’s CME Web site , you will be able to track which CME courses you have completed and obtain your CME certificates - simply with the click of a button at the end of each completed online course.
On this Web site you will find:
* Education – View slideshow presentations, download audio and other files, review documents and access QI tools
* Workflow Training Modules to help you efficiently and effectively implement quality improvement tools
* Clinical Training Modules to help you evaluate and manage common chronic conditions, such as pediatric asthma and adult depression
* Events – Schedules of training and user group meetings
* Forums – Post questions, participate in polls, and engage in discussions
* And, more! Answers to FAQs, how to apply for CME and additional links to other CME activities.
The workflow training modules on this Web site have been developed for and by primary health care providers. The modules will help you efficiently and effectively implement quality improvement tools, as well as evaluate and manage common chronic conditions, such as pediatric asthma and adult depression.
ABFM Credits for Diplomates
Currently two of the Your Healthcare Plus activities have been approved by the American Board of Family Medicine as an external provider of Part IV Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians credit.
The Managing Adult Depression in Primary Care and Managing Childhood Asthma in Primary Care have been approved as quality improvement projects that would fulfill Part IV of the ABFM MoC. Approval for the other programs is pending.
To start a QI program first you must complete the one hour presentation on your selected topic and complete and pass the post test. After you have completed that you may start your QI project. There are detailed step by step instructions on what you need to start and complete a QI project in your practice. How to Complete an IAFP QI Project. Under the resources section you will find a Quality Improvement worksheet General QI worksheet and instructions on how to complete it How to Use QI worksheet. This worksheet will guide you through the QI process, and is also needed for documentation in order to receive CME credit and to receive MoC credit.
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Newest Education Materials...
This is the most recently added Educational material!
For a full listing please go the Education page.
| Managing Adult Depression in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Program |
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The "Managing Adult Depression in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Program" is broken down into four area: defining depression, screening, treatment, and quality improvement. You will be able to view the slide show and hear the presenter narrate ... |
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| Managing Childhood Asthma in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Program |
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The "Managing Childhood Asthma in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Program" presentation will discuss the prevalence of diagnosed asthma and asthma symptoms in children and young adults, will list the guidelines for diagnosis of childhood asthma a... |
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| How to Conduct a Quality Improvement Program in Primary Care Practice |
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This educational program includes information on why quality improvement is needed in healthcare, what should be improved in clinical practices, and how to improve and set goals for improvement in your practice. The program will also discuss strateg... |
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| Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Program |
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The Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Program is divided into four sections: Screening and Diagnosis, Management: Lifestyle Interventions, Management: Pharmacotherapy, Quality Improvement
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| Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Family Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Program |
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The "Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Family Care Setting: A Quality Improvement" program will help participants facilitate planning for individualized patient support, coordinate COPD care in your office, encourage patients to b... |
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Events | Forum Topics
Newest Events...
These are the most recently added events!
For a full listing please go the events page.
| NEW QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS FOR YOUR OFFICE |
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Beginning 7/19/2008 ICAAP and the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP) are offering free, office-based provider education programs on a variety of topics. All programs will update practices and clinics on state-of-the-art clinical recommendat |
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Education | Forum Topics
Newest Forum Topics...
These are the most recently added forum topics!
Please visit the forums.
| Gold Standard Sources |
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What are the best sources for “gold standards” for evaluation of local data? |
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| QI Data |
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Are data from QI discoverable (i.e., usable in court)? |
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| QI and Research |
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What is the relationship between QI and research needing IRB approval? |
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| Care |
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Why is asthma care a target for a quality improvement program? |
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Education | Events
Meet the Experts |
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Rick Leary, MD
Medical Director, Your Healthcare Plus, the disease management program of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services |
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Caryn Jacobi
Program Manager, Your Healthcare Plus, the disease management program of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services |
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Program Overview
Your Healthcare Plus is a free benefit of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services designed to improve the quality of care and life for:
* Disabled adults with chronic or complex health issues
* Children and adults with asthma
* High frequency emergency room (ER) users
The focus of the program is on promoting and sustaining the patient-physician relationship. This voluntary service is provided to eligible Illinois healthcare program patients at no charge.
A multi-disciplinary care team, using evidence-based guidelines in support of the physician’s care plan:
* provide education and counseling to help patients establish and
use a medical home;
* help patients make informed health care decisions;
* improve patients’ understanding of their chronic diseases through self-learning
and management tools; and
* help patients’ receive care coordination for complex health needs.
Program Goals
* Enhance the health and wellness of patients.
* Work with providers to develop their program.
* Reduce avoidable inpatient and ER use.
* Increase the use of a medical home.
* Promote adherence to drug regimens that are cost and clinically effective.
* Increase the number of patients who receive care consistent with specific elements of evidence-based practice guidelines.
* Provide technology and office support that allows better communication across all team members.
For more information on Your Healthcare Plus, or if you have comments and suggestions, please call 1-800-973-6792.
Links
Illinois Academy of Family Physicians
www.iafp.com
McKesson Health Solutions
www.mckesson.com
Illinois Dept. Healthcare & Family Services
www.hfs.illinois.gov
Illinois Health Connect
www.illinoishealthconnect.com
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