A Quality Improvement Approach to Increasing Access to long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives in a Federally Qualified Health Center.
Contraception
Federally qualified health center
Health care access
Quality improvement
Reproductive health care
Journal
Maternal and child health journal
ISSN: 1573-6628
Titre abrégé: Matern Child Health J
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9715672
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Oct 2024
03 Oct 2024
Historique:
accepted:
14
09
2024
medline:
3
10
2024
pubmed:
3
10
2024
entrez:
3
10
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) are the most effective forms of contraception available and therefore play a critical role in supporting patients to exercise bodily autonomy and achieve reproductive goals. A comprehensive set of quality improvement (QI) interventions were implemented between March and June 2019 to improve LARC access at a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in (US State). An evaluation study was conducted to assess the impact of the QI initiative considering the number of LARCS delivered as a proxy for access. The Wilcoxon-rank test was applied to test for significance, given a non-parametric sample of LARCs delivered by 13 providers (matched to themselves) pre- and post-intervention. Reimbursement for LARC procedures pre- and post-intervention was also examined to determine economic impact and sustainability of incorporating a new device, the Liletta™, in the floor stock. There was a statistically significant increase in LARC delivery between July 2019-March 2020 compared to July 2018-March 2019. Approximately $1,000 per month increased reimbursement for LARC services occurred post-intervention. The evaluation study concluded success of the QI intervention, with need for further study needed to determine equitable delivery of contraceptive services between different subpopulations and by insurance status. The study provides a blueprint for QI initiatives to improve access to LARCs while also increasing revenue for LARC services in an FQHC setting.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39361070
doi: 10.1007/s10995-024-04002-5
pii: 10.1007/s10995-024-04002-5
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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