The NYCTT Practice Facilitation Program
New York City Treats Tobacco (NYCTT) is a Health Systems for a Tobacco Free New York (HSTFNY) grantee which is funded by New York State Department of Health Bureau of Tobacco Control. NYCTT works with local health care organizations within Metro A (Manhattan, Bronx) and Metro B (Kings, Queens, Richmond) areas in New York City to develop plans and implement or improve best practices through tobacco cessation initiatives.
In an effort to support healthcare organizations (HCOs) to meet these benchmarks, we deploy Practice Facilitators to coach, train, and assist quality improvement teams in managing implementation activities. A systematic review examined practice facilitation studies to evaluate the impact it has on chronic disease outcomes in primary care setting. Results indicate observed improvements for most chronic disease studies (Wang, et al. 2018). Another systematic review indicates that primary care practices are 2.76 (95% CI, 2.18-3.43) times more likely to adopt evidence-based guidelines through practices facilitation (Baskerville, et al. 2012).
Our Approach
N. Bruce Baskerville, Clare Liddy and William Hogg. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Practice Facilitation Within Primary Care Settings. The Annals of Family Medicine. January 2012, 10 (1) 63-74. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1312
Wang, A., Pollack, T., Kadziel, L.A. et al. Impact of Practice Facilitation in Primary Care on Chronic Disease Care Processes and Outcomes: a Systematic Review. J GEN INTERN MED 33, 1968–1977 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4581-9