NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE DIABETES AND DEPRESSION COLLABORATIVE

Goal
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYCDOHMH) wanted to bring about widespread changes in diabetes and depression care by addressing clinical outcomes for persons with both diabetes and depression. The collaborative, which includes about 35 participating provider sites, also seeks to reduce racial disparities in underserved communities.

PCDC Solution

• Drawing on PCDC's experiences with the learning collaborative model, NYCDOHMH engaged PCDC to help design and implement the diabetes and depression collaborative, serve as expert faculty, provide training at all learning sessions, and help design and implement the data and measurement components of the collaborative
• Provide collaborative teams with the best available scientific knowledge on diagnosis and treatment of diabetes
• Use proven techniques to guide teams to achieve rapid learning and organizational change
• Evaluate impact by measuring:
• Milestones in program delivery
• Process improvements at health centers
• Improved health indicators among patients