EvidenceNOW Southwest
Keywords
Practice facilitation; primary care
Type of Project
Practice Based Research
Summary
The EvidenceNow Southwest project demonstrated the importance of investing in primary care infrastructure by providing 202 practices across Colorado and New Mexico with tailored support, resources, and expertise. This initiative highlighted the value of practice transformation and collaborative learning in strengthening healthcare delivery and promoting long-term quality improvement.
Significance
By supporting 202 primary care practices across Colorado and New Mexico, EvidenceNow Southwest strengthened healthcare delivery through personalized coaching, quality improvement, and practice transformation. This initiative helped practices build the skills, resources, and infrastructure needed to improve patient care and support sustainable improvements in primary care.
Impact
The EvidenceNow Southwest project expanded access to practice transformation and quality improvement support for 202 primary care practices across Colorado and New Mexico, strengthening their capacity to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care. Through tailored coaching, collaboration, and technical assistance, the initiative supported sustainable improvements in primary care delivery.
Translational Science Benefits Model* Benefits | ||
| Demonstrated: Benefits are those that have been observed and verifiable. Potential: Benefits are those logically expected with moderate to high confidence | ||
| Strengthened the delivery of evidence-based care across 202 primary care practices in Colorado and New Mexico through practice facilitation, clinician and team coaching, quality improvement support, shared learning, and electronic health record optimization. Demonstrated |  | Health Care Quality
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Implications for Reducing Health Disparities
This project focused on health equity by training and enabling practices across the state of Colorado and New Mexico to provide integrated behavioral health, expanding access to vulnerable populations.