Practice Facilitators and Practice-based Research Networks
This article provides examples of how the practice facilitator model was implemented in four practice-based research networks in the United States. NYSHealth is supporting grantees that use this model to improve quality of care for patients with co-occurring conditions for mental health and diabetes.
Practice Facilitators, also known as practice enhancement assistants (PEAs), are health care professionals who assist primary care practices in research and quality improvement activities. Their work goes beyond data collection and feedback and includes practice enhancement methods to facilitate system-level changes. PEAs provide a framework for translating research into practice by building relationships, improving communication, facilitating change, and sharing resources in practice-based research networks. Gold Choice is an NYSHealth grantee that implements the PEA model.
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