Reducing Health Disparities and Improving Depression Management 12-month - 2024

Active project dates

June 8, 2024 – September 15, 2024.

This 3-month MOC improvement project is intended for our internal Primary Care clinicians.
Access code required to register.

Learning Objectives

Following this improvement project, participants will: 

  • Define the depression measures for follow up, response and remission
  • Analyze depression measure data to identify improvement opportunities
  • Adopt strategies, tools and resources to support improved care and outcomes
  • Report an increase in depression remission, response and follow up rates
  • Report a decrease in disparity gap rates in race and/or payor
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 20.00 Attendance
    This program is designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing’s requirements. It is the responsibility of each nurse to determine if the program meets the criteria for licensure or recertification in their discipline.
Course opens: 
03/25/2024
Course expires: 
12/06/2024

Steps to Earn and Claim CME Credit:

  1. Reflect on your current practice and practice data identifying barriers to improvement
  2. Watch Reducing Health Disparities and Improving Depression Management MOC recording 
  3. Throughout the project, review patient data and identify and apply strategies to reduce barriers
  4. Reflect on outcomes to determine whether the intervention strategies resulted in improvement. If no improvement occurred, reflect on potential reasons
  5. Complete the MOC - CME evaluation, attestation and credit verification in CMEcentral by November 22, 2024
     

Faculty: 

Tasha Gastony, PA-C    Regional Medical Director, Family Medicine, Park Nicollet

Planning Committee:

Julie Cashman    Project Manager, Quality and Measures, Park Nicollet
Tasha Gastony, PA-C    Regional Medical Director, Family Medicine, Park Nicollet
Jeremy Springer, MD    Family Medicine, CME-MOC Programs, Park Nicollet
Ann Tarnowski    Program Manager, CME and Continuing Certification (MOC), Park Nicollet

Due to the non-clinical topics being presented, there is no need to identify, mitigate, or disclose relevant financial relationships for this accredited continuing education.

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Disclosure and Content Validation

HealthPartners is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

HealthPartners Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this PI CME activity for a maximum of 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This program is designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing’s requirements. It is the responsibility of each nurse to determine if the program meets the criteria for licensure or recertification in their discipline.

MOC Board equivalent credits  
This 3-month improvement project meets the following medical boards’ MOC Part IV* requirements for Physicians and Category 1 PI-CME credit.
   *Family Medicine: Performance Improvement Activity (20 Points)
   *Internal Medicine: Practice Assessment (30 Points)
   *OB/GYN: ONE Improvement in Medical Practice Activity
   *Pediatrics: MOC Part IV  (25 Points)
   *Psychiatry - Neurology: ONE Practice Assessment/QI Activity
   *NCCPA: 30 PI-CME Credits

Available Credit

  • 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 20.00 Attendance
    This program is designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing’s requirements. It is the responsibility of each nurse to determine if the program meets the criteria for licensure or recertification in their discipline.
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Once you are logged in to your account, enter the access code and select Take Course.
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