This page offers educational resources, research, tool kits, and other information for APG Members. If you wish to contribute items, please email communications@apg.org.
The Common Health Coalition–a national collaboration of leading health care organizations which includes APG as a member, working hand in hand with public health systems–has developed and collated a multitude of helpful vaccines-related toolkits and resources including respiratory season vaccine planning toolkits for providers, payers, and states; most recent vaccination recommendations from medical societies; and coverage and regulatory briefs specific to vaccines.
See the Shared Clinical Decision Making Guide with important considerations and documentation requirements for physicians, APPs, pharmacists, and licensed clinical nurses in discussing with patients the benefits of COVID-19 or other vaccines and boosters.
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Please see a vaccine resource website and downloadable tools below:
- Health care professional resource page
- Nurses in the Know Conversation Guide
- Vaccine Equity Brochures: Hispanic, Black American, and Rural
- Patient Vaccine Equity & Confidence Resource
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The Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative Healthcare System Preparedness (DAC-SP) Early Detection Blueprint is a practical, open-access microsite that offers real-world strategies for establishing early detection programs for cognitive impairment.
To access the blueprint, click here.
The Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative Healthcare System Preparedness (DAC-SP) Brain Health Navigator (BHN) Toolkit is a comprehensive resource for implementing boundary-spanning care coordination roles to address the fragmented Alzheimer’s diagnostic pathways.
To access the toolkit, click here.
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Resources to Support Patient Outreach and Communications on Respiratory Illness Vaccinations
America’s Physician Groups (APG) has partnered with Champions for Vaccine Education, Equity and Progress (CVEEP) to provide APG members with guideline-based educational materials and messaging designed to reduce vaccine hesitancy and increase vaccine uptake ahead of the fall and winter respiratory virus season. These consumer-friendly materials, available in both English and Spanish, were developed by CVEEP and are being shared with APG member organizations so that physician groups can easily adapt and integrate them into their own patient communications and outreach.
To access the resources, click here.
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Technical Volume 2: Cybersecurity Practices for Medium and Large Healthcare Organizations
This volume will help answer the question, “How do I mitigate the five threats outlined in the Main Document?” Technical Volume 2 outlines healthcare cybersecurity best practices for medium-sized and large healthcare organizations. Medium-sized and large organizations generally have dedicated information technology (IT) departments, and very likely have dedicated cybersecurity staff. Organizational personnel typically have an awareness of the cybersecurity threats faced to patients and their organization.
Click here to access the 2023 edition. For information on the “Cybersecurity for the Clinician” video training series click here.
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The Outcomes of Implementing and Integrating Comprehensive Medication Management in
Team-Based Care
GTMRx has published an evidence-based resource for organizations that want to explore or implement the integration of pharmacists and comprehensive medication management into their medical care delivery. Click here to access “The Outcomes of Implementing and Integrating Comprehensive Medication Management in Team-Based Care: A Review of the Evidence on Quality, Access and Costs, December 2023.”
For additional GTMRx resources and evidence-based summaries, click here.
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Obesity Tool Kit and Educational Information
The Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ) Obesity Advisory Group created this toolkit to address both clinical and operational workflows for treating obesity in primary care practice. To access the toolkit and their website click here.
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Building Clinical Trial and Health Research Access for People of Color via Community Health Centers (CHCs)
In support of value-based and patient-centered care, physician groups and community health centers can join the effort to expand access and diversity to clinical studies that support patients’ needs and interests. Inclusion and equity in health research and clinical studies is an ongoing challenge and one that has been deemed a priority by the FDA, CMS, and other health care stakeholders.
To access the white paper and toolkit, click here.
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Humana Value-Based Care Report 2023
What exactly is Value-Based Care?
Value-based care (VBC) is a term that may not always resonate with people. So what does it mean for patients and what does it mean for physicians and other clinicians? To access the Value-Based Care Report click here.
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Training Primary Care Physicians in For‑Profit, Value‑Based
Care Clinics
Primary care is undergoing a paradigm shift to value-based care, a transformation increasingly propelled by for-profit entities such as health care payers, retailers, and startups backed by private equity and venture capital. By 2030, at least 30% of primary care may be delivered by nontraditional companies under value-based care arrangements. To access the report click here.
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Downloadable cancer screenings and stroke awareness resources. Click on the links below:
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Health Care’s Perfect Storm of 2024: National Antitrust Regulations Collide With State Developments for a Tidal Wave of Deal Scrutiny.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have influenced health care for years, creating everything from megasystem consolidations to small- and mid-scale provider partnerships. But is that about to change — or at least significantly slow down?
For more information on these findings, please click here.
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