DARTNet News
Two DARTNet member organizations received funding to support innovation in providing collaborative primary care and mental health care. The Advancing Care Together (ACT) project will gather local, state and national leaders focused on improving primary care, mental health care and substance abuse treatment.
The DARTNet member organizations receiving ACT grants were Miramont Family Medicine in Fort Collins, CO, led by John Bender, MD, and Westminster Medical Clinic in Westminster, CO, led by Scott Hammond, MD.
The three-year ACT program is funded by the Colorado Health Foundation.
Performance Reports Available to Members
See the Members Site for practice performance reports on type 2 diabetes (hemoglobin A1c levels, lipids, microalbumin, and blood pressure), hypertension (blood pressure), chronic kidney disease (glomerular filtration rate), hyperlipidemia, and Pneumovax immunizations.
Publications
Wilson D. Pace; Maribel Cifuentes; Robert J. Valuck; Elizabeth W. Staton; Elias C. Brandt; and David R. West. An electronic practice-based network for observational comparative effectiveness research. Annals of Internal Medicine. September 1, 2009. 151(5): 338-340.
David Mitchell. Research network seeks to expand its data collection reach, QI efforts. Joining DARTNet can benefit patient care, bottom line, say members. AAFP News Now. April 1, 2011.
Member Networks
AcTIONet – the original DARTNet network, has primary care members throughout the U.S.
CoNNECT – focuses on primary care practices that have onsite and integrated mental health providers
CCPC – the Connecticut Center for Primary Care – focuses on primary care practices in Connecticut
SAFTINet – a network of safety net organizations such as community health centers
STARNet – primary care PBRN located in South Texas
UNYNet –upstate New York PBRN
WPRN – a network of primary care practices serving Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho