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State Healthcare Quality Improvement Workshop:
Tools You Can Use to Make a Difference
Workshop Agenda and Materials

December 6 and 7
Philadelphia, PA
Park Hyatt Hotel

IMPORTANT NOTE: All state participants will be able to self-select into the different breakout tracks. You will not be required to remain in a specific track for the entirety of the workshop, and you may switch between tracks during individual breakout sessions.

Day 1 Workshop Sessions: December 6

7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
BREAKFAST

Morning Plenary Sessions
The purpose of the opening welcome and plenary session is to share workshop objectives with participating state teams, and to stimulate participant thinking in the area of quality improvement with an overview of Washington State's quality agenda.

The goal of subsequent morning plenary sessions is to expand participant awareness of some important quality tools at their disposal, and to share some concrete examples of how one of the tools has been used by decision makers in Maine.

8:30 to 8:45 a.m.
Welcome & Overview: Christine Williams, M.Ed., AHRQ

8:45 to 9:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks: The State's Role in the Quality Agenda: Jonathan Seib, J.D., M.P.A., Washington State Governor's Office

9:45 to 10:15 a.m.
Overview of the State Snapshots Tool: Jeff Brady, M.D., M.P.H., AHRQ
Presentation Slides Handout | Text Version (RTF)

10:15 to 10:45 a.m.
Case Study of Maine's Experience Using the State Snapshots: Chris McCarthy, Bath Iron Works (previously with the Maine Quality Forum)
Presentation Slides Handout | Text Version (RTF)

10:45 to 11:15 a.m.
Overview of the Preventable Hospitalization Costs - A County-Level Mapping Tool: Marybeth Farquhar, R.N., M.S.N, AHRQ
Presentation Slides Handout | Text Version (RTF)

11:15 to 11:45 a.m.
BREAK & SNACK

Morning Breakout Sessions
Track 1 participants will be encouraged to engage actively in a facilitated dialogue, considering the potential policy questions that each of the session tools might be used to help address. Common challenges related to data issues, navigating political situations, and targeting the appropriate audience will also be considered.

Track 2 participants will have an opportunity to meet in a smaller group with expert faculty who will be able to address any outstanding questions (e.g., data sources, methodology) about the presented tools. The goal of the session is to give participants adequate training with the tools such that their use could be incorporated into future state quality improvement activities.

11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Track One - Policy Applications Round Table Discussion: State Snapshots and Mapping Tool (Facilitated by Chris McCarthy, Bath Iron Works (previously with the Maine Quality Forum), Jeff Brady, M.D., M.P.H., AHRQ, and Marybeth Farquhar, R.N., M.S.N, AHRQ)

Track Two - Hands-on Tool Training: State Snapshots and Mapping Tool (Led by and Marguerite Barrett, M.S., Thomson Healthcare, and Melanie Chansky, M.A.A., Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation)
Presentation Slides Handout | Text Version (RTF)

1:00 to 2:00
LUNCH

Afternoon Plenary Sessions
The goal of the afternoon plenary sessions is to expand participant awareness of the Asthma and Diabetes Workbooks, and to share some concrete examples of how they have been used in various states. This session also will introduce participants to a new AHRQ tool that will be available to states in January 2008 - the Asthma ROI Calculator.

2:15 to 2:45 p.m.
Overview of the Asthma and Diabetes Workbooks: Rosanna Coffey, Ph.D., Thomson Healthcare
Presentation Slides Handout | Text Version (RTF)

2:45 to 3:15 p.m.
Kentucky State Case Study: Presented by Rosanna Coffey on behalf of Trudi Matthews, M.A., Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Presentation Slides Handout | Text Version (RTF)

3:15 to 4:00 p.m.
Overview of the Asthma ROI Calculator: Ginger Carls, M.A., Thomson Healthcare
Presentation Slides Handout | Text Version (RTF)

4:00 to 4:30
BREAK

Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Track 1 participants will be encouraged to engage actively in a facilitated dialogue, considering the potential policy questions that each of the session tools might be used to help address. Common challenges related to data issues, navigating political situations, and targeting the appropriate audience will also be considered.

Track 2 participants will have an opportunity to meet in a smaller group with expert faculty who will be able to address any outstanding questions (e.g., data sources, methodology) about the presented tools. The goal of the session is to give participants adequate training with the tools such that their use could be incorporated into future state quality improvement activities.

4:30 to 5:45 p.m.
Track One - Policy Applications Round Table Discussion: Diabetes and Asthma Workbooks, and Asthma ROI Calculator (Facilitated by Marjorie Shofer, M.B.A., B.S.N., AHRQ and Alison Rein, M.S., AcademyHealth)

Track Two - Hands-on Tool Training: Diabetes and Asthma Workbooks, and Asthma ROI Calculator (Led by Rosanna Coffey, Ph.D., Thomson Healthcare and Ginger Carls, M.A., Thomson Healthcare)
Presentation Slides Handout | Text Version (RTF)

6:45 to 8:45 p.m.
NETWORKING RECEPTION & DINNER

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Day 2 Workshop Sessions: December 7

8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
BREAKFAST

Morning Plenary Sessions
The goal of this plenary session is to expand participant awareness of the HCUPnet tool, and to share some concrete examples of how it has been used by the State of Utah. This session also will introduce participants to a new CDC tool that is based on AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data - the Chronic Disease Cost Calculator.

9:00 to 9:30 a.m.
Overview of HCUPnet: Anne Elixhauser, Ph.D., AHRQ
Presentation Slides Handout | Text Version (RTF)

9:30 to 10:00 a.m.
Utah State Case Study: Wu Xu, Ph.D., Utah Department of Health
Presentation Slides Handout | Text Version (RTF)

10:00 to 10:45 a.m.
Overview of the CDC Chronic Disease Cost Calculator: Eric Finkelstein, Ph.D., RTI
Presentation Slides Handout | Text Version (RTF)

10:45 to 11:15 a.m.
BREAK

Morning Breakout Sessions
Track 1 participants will be encouraged to engage actively in a facilitated dialogue, considering the potential policy questions that each of the session tools might be used to help address. Common challenges related to data issues, navigating political situations, and targeting the appropriate audience will also be considered.

Track 2 participants will have an opportunity to meet in a smaller group with expert faculty who will be able to address any outstanding questions (e.g., data sources, methodology) about the presented tools. The goal of the session is to give participants adequate training with the tools such that their use could be incorporated into future state quality improvement activities.

11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Track One - Policy Applications Round Table Discussion: HCUPnet and Chronic Disease Cost Calculator (Facilitated by Wu Xu, Ph.D., Utah Department of Health and Eric Finkelstein, Ph.D., RTI)

Track Two - Hands-on Tool Training: HCUPnet and Chronic Disease Cost Calculator (Led by Anne Elixhauser, Ph.D., AHRQ and Justin Trogdon, Ph.D., RTI)

12:30 to 1:15 p.m.
Lunch and Closing Remarks: Marjorie Shofer, M.B.A., B.S.N., AHRQ

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