Performance Improvement Project (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
- 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
PrimeWest Health staff members who specialize in each area are in charge of the activity.
Current projects include the following:Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Promotes the HPV vaccine for members 11 and 12 years old to protect against cervical cancer; started January 1, 2008.Aspirin Therapy in Ischemic Heart Disease and Diabetes Mellitus
Provider Outreach Materials for HPV
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.Provider Outreach Materials for Aspirin Therapy
Preventive Visits for New MembersCounty Case Manager Outreach Materials for Aspirin Therapy
Promotes preventive visits to a primary care provider for members newly enrolled in PrimeWest Health; started January 1, 2009.Blood Pressure Control for Members with Diabetes
Provider Outreach Materials for Preventive Visits
Promotes self-monitoring of blood pressure at home and in the community with the goal of blood pressure control of <130/80 for members with diabetes; started January 2010.Provider Outreach Materials for Blood Pressure Control