BROOKLYN ALLIANCE CLINICAL COLLABORATIVE

The Brokklyn Alliance to Strengthen the Safety Net is a consortium of health providers, schools, and community and faith-based organizations representing the needs of underserved communities in Brooklyn, New York . In delivering this project, PCDC worked with a group of 11 healthcare providers, two Medicaid managed care plans, and dozens of community organizations representing underserved communities in Brooklyn .

Goal
The Alliance aims to improve access to health services for women who require prenatal care and for children with asthma.

The Alliance seeks to decrease racial and ethnic disparities among women and children in Brooklyn so that all patients have access to quality healthcare. The Alliance also uses technology such as the Internet to support participating teams.

PCDC Solution

• Bring together healthcare providers and Medicaid-managed plans for a structured learning collaborative based on the IHI learning collaborative model.
• Mobilize community resources to improve the health of the target population.
• Share the best available scientific knowledge regarding the care of women needing prenatal care and children with asthma.
• Develop a patient registry to document and track results and interventions
• Access resources from regional health plans to enhance the continuity of care
• Redesign practices and systems to improve clinical management and staff efficiency
• Create a system to widely spread the redesigned practice model