Organizational Initiative for Nurse Wellbeing
Allina Health
Allina Health aims to promote health and healing through this research study focused on improving nurses' mental health and well-being. The study evaluates cost-saving practices related to nursing turnover as a pilot, ultimately seeking larger multi-site project in the future. Objective 1 evaluates the preliminary effectiveness of an organizational-level intervention (RECONN/AIID) to include outcomes such as burnout, moral injury, job satisfaction, and turnover rates. Objective 2 identifies barriers and facilitators to implementing organizational well-being interventions for nurses.
Piloting a Comprehensive Medication Repository
Al-Shifa Clinic PA
Goal is to improve medication access within the Al-Shifa community. Interns will develop a pilot protocol for implementing a medication dispensary, while considering legal, logistical and financial implications. Interns will also design a long-term sustainability plan for the medication dispensary: identifying most-needed meds, building relationships with pharmacists as needed, exploring collaboration with other free/charitable clinics to serve more patients.
Doula Program Tool Kit Development
Aspirus
Interns will collaboratively develop a strategic toolkit that outlines the development, implementation, and execution of the Aspirus St. Luke’s Plus One Doula Program. This toolkit will be shareable, adaptable, and flexible to meet the needs of most birthing hospitals/organizations in Minnesota and beyond.
Community Needs Assessment
BigFork Valley
BigFork aims to complete a comprehensive community health needs assessment. The fundamental purpose of the needs assessment is to systematically gather and analyze data to pinpoint the health needs and issues present within the community. This includes looking beyond traditional health outcomes and considering the social determinants of health that influence well-being, such as housing, transportation, education, and economic factors.
Advancing Age- and Dementia-Friendly Practice Through ECHO and DHS Partnerships
Minnesota Northstar Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program
The focus of this project is two-fold: 1) to develop content for Minnesota ECHO that integrates age friendly and dementia friendly content into clinical learning opportunities for nurses working in long-term care. This will also include a patient-centered introduction that highlights patient stories, statistical trends and national data, and 2) collaborate with MN DHS to provide training for case managers and care coordinators through counties, Tribal Nations and Managed Care Organizations.
SDOH- A Mobile Health Initiative
Hennepin Healthcare
Hennepin Healthcare aims to implement a social determinants of health (SDOH) questionnaire workflow. Once implemented feedback will be collected from providers on the workflow of the questionnaire. Data will also be collected to identify positive screens and referrals made.
Dementia Friends Community Expansion
Trellis
Trellis Health desires to adapt materials for MN audiences with organizational partners in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This work will involve convening a workgroup to review current information session materials, analyze feedback for IDD Caregiver and IDD Peer session materials and revise information session documents. In addition to the adaptation of materials Trellis Health also seeks to develop a recruitment campaign for self advocate champions and to develop and implement a qualitative evaluation of these volunteers and their experience.
Client Perspectives: Evaluating Community Needs and Resources
Wayside Recovery Center
Wayside is aiming to develop and create focus groups to assess community needs by interviewing current and former clients of Wayside. This data will be analyzed and summarized to determine next steps for Wayside. Wayside also aims to enhancing collaboration with community resources for women enrolled in substance use disorder treatment and wrap around services for them and their children.
System Needs Assessment
White Earth Indian Health Board
White Earth IHS aims to conduct an internal needs assessment to identify current workflow inefficiencies. Based on the data collected a plan will be proposed and implemented to optimize performance, quality and revenue. In addition, a corrective action plan will be developed, implemented and evaluated to measure improvement.
Bridging the Gap: Rural Hospitals, External Partnerships, and Value-Based Care
Wilderness Health
This Wilderness Health project examines how rural hospitals without affiliated primary or specialty care clinics can remain viable in value-based care environments. Objective 1 explores strategies for financial sustainability and relevance. Objective 2 investigates communication and collaboration with external care providers to optimize patient management. Objective 3 identifies quality measures these hospitals can influence, including readmission prevention, cancer screenings, and social determinants of health integration. The project aligns with organizational goals by exploring models demonstrating rural hospital success in value-based care.
