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Performance Improvement Projects (PIPs)

Performance Improvement Projects (PIPs) are projects designed and implemented to improve members' health or the way they access care. These projects aim to improve any of the following:

  • Clinical components – specific things members can do to improve their health
  • Organizational components – aspects of PrimeWest Health that affect accessibility, availability, comprehensiveness, and continuity of health care
  • Member components – members' perceptions about the quality of PrimeWest Health's services

Past PIPs
PIPs on many health issues were conducted from 2005 – 2010. We completed them all successfully except for one. This PIP was ended due to a coding issue.

  • Asthma
  • Hypertension
  • Statins
  • HPV
  • Aspirin Therapy
  • Preventive Visits
Click here to access program materials for past PIPs
HPV Vaccination - Promotes the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine for members 11 and 12 years old to protect against cervical cancer; started January 1, 2008 (click to expand/collapse)
Aspirin - Asks members to talk to their health care providers about using aspirin therapy to reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke; started January 1, 2008 (click to expand/collapse)
Preventive Care - Promotes preventive visits to a primary care provider for members newly enrolled in PrimeWest Health; started January 1, 2009 (click to expand/collapse)

Resources:

Current PIPs include:

Blood Pressure Control for Members with Diabetes - Promotes self-monitoring of blood pressure at home and in the community for members with diabetes; started January 2010 (click to expand/collapse)
Post-Discharge Member Follow-Up - Promotes timely coordination and information sharing with contracted focus hospitals to impact the outcomes of discharge planning for members and ultimately reduce readmissions; started February, 2011. (click to expand/collapse)
Supporting documents will be posted as they are developed.
Cholesterol Screening Among Members with Diabetes - Promotes annual
LDL-C screenings among members with diabetes; started February 2011. (click to expand/collapse)
Colorectal Cancer Screening - Promotes the importance of colorectal cancer screening in members ages 50 – 75; started January 2012. (click to expand/collapse)

For more information on PrimeWest Health PIPs, please call Member Services at 1-866-431-0801 (toll free).

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