J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2022;33(4S):107-123. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0161.
This paper describes a health equity-focused partnership between an academic health center and a large metro public health department aimed at improving health care delivery in the postpartum period to reduce maternal-infant mortality. We describe our experience launching Family Connects Chicago at one of four Chicago pilot hospitals across the planning, implementation, and evaluation phases. Key sustainability factors are discussed including cooperative data-sharing, shared funding mechanisms, ongoing engagement strategies across teams, shared leadership, and interprofessional collaboration models. We share implementation strategies to overcome challenges including the commitment of a diverse interprofessional team, a focus on mutual, clear goals, an understanding of shared responsibility and accountability, shared resources, and frequent, open, and honest communication. Successful outcomes including over 1,500 virtual and in-home visits over the first 22 months highlight the need for operational best practice blueprints for meaningful and productive public-private partnerships promoting health equity.
本文描述了一个以健康公平为重点的学术医疗中心和一个大型城市公共卫生部门之间的合作关系，旨在改善产后护理服务，以降低母婴死亡率。我们描述了在芝加哥的四个试点医院之一启动“家庭连接芝加哥”项目的经验，包括规划、实施和评估阶段。讨论了关键的可持续发展因素，包括合作数据共享、共同的资金机制、跨团队的持续参与策略、共同领导和跨专业协作模式。我们分享了克服挑战的实施策略，包括多元化的跨专业团队的承诺、对共同、明确目标的关注、对共同责任和问责制的理解、共享资源以及频繁、开放和诚实的沟通。在头 22 个月，超过 1500 次的虚拟和家访取得了成功，这突显了制定有意义和富有成效的公私合作伙伴关系促进健康公平的运营最佳实践蓝图的必要性。
