Health Care Homes (aka Medical Homes) - Mini-grant Awards
Mini-grant awards - February 2010
Twenty mini-grant applications from across the state were selected to be funded as part of a Minnesota health care home development project focused on patient/family-centered care. Over 65 proposals were received from clinics or systems throughout Minnesota. The proposals focused on ways to increase patient/family participation in clinics and emerging health care homes. Examples of funded projects include:
- Establishing an active Patient/Family Advisory Committee and patient mentoring programs
- Compensating patient/family representatives who serve on a Health Care Home and Patient Advisory Council
- Engaging patients in clinic's quality improvement projects
- Structuring and implementing community focus groups, including Hmong immigrants
- With patient/parent input, developing a record-keeping system that provides convenient access to care plans and all appointments/records.
- Providing mileage reimbursement for Community Quality Improvement (QI) representatives to the Clinic QI teams
Mini-grant Recipients
- Bethesda Family Medicine
- Broadway Family Medicine
- Cook Area Health Services
- Eagan Child and Family Care
- Fairview Health Services - Maple Grove Medical Center Family Clinic
- Family Health Services Minnesota (13 clinics)
- Grand Itasca Clinic
- Hennepin Care-South
- Lakewood Health System
- North Metro Pediatrics
- NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center
- Owatonna Clinic
- Park Nicollet Health Services
- Phalen Village
- St. Mary's - Duluth Clinic
- Smiley's Clinic
- St. Luke's Pediatric Associates
- Tri-County Hospital's Rural Clinics (5 clinics)
- Cedar Riverside People's Center
- Sanford Clinic - Tracy and Jackson
Questions? Contact us.
Phone - 651-201-5421
E-mail - health.healthcarehomes@state.mn.us
