September 4, 2025

NYC REACH Vaccine Initiatives

Since 2021, NYC REACH has partnered with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and other clinics to expand equitable vaccine access in Taskforce on Racial Inclusion & […]
September 3, 2025

CUNY KCC – Graduation Celebration for Birth and Postpartum Doulas

In August 2025 NYC REACH staff, Amanda Spence and Matt Gannon, had the honor of attending and presenting at CUNY’s Kingsborough Community College (KCC) graduation celebration […]
September 3, 2025

Practice Facilitation and Clinical Performance Feedback Using the Electronic Health Record Improved Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Management in Small Primary Care Practices in New York City

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) disproportionately affects people of color and those with lower household income. Improving blood pressure (BP) and cholesterol management for those with or at […]
September 3, 2025

Impact of a Telephonic Intervention to Improve Diabetes Control on Health Care Utilization and Cost for Adults in South Bronx, New York

Self-management education and support are essential for improved diabetes control. A 1-year randomized telephonic diabetes self-management intervention (Bronx A1C) among a predominantly Latino and African American […]
September 3, 2025

Quality of Cardiovascular Disease Care in Small Urban Practices

We wanted to describe small, independent primary care practices’ performance in meeting the Million Hearts ABCSs (aspirin use, blood pressure control, cholesterol management, and smoking screening […]
September 3, 2025

Facilitation of team-based care to improve HTN management and outcomes: a protocol for randomized stepped wedge trial

There are well-established guidelines for treating hypertension (HTN), yet only half of patients with HTN meet the defined target of<140/90. Team-based care (TBC) is an evidence-based […]
September 3, 2025

Using a Customer Relationship Management System to Manage a Quality Improvement Intervention

HealthyHearts New York City (HHNYC), one of 7 cooperatives funded through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s EvidenceNOW initiative, evaluated the impact of practice facilitation […]
September 3, 2025

Attributes of High-Performing Small Practices in a Guideline Implementation: A Multiple-Case Study

HealthyHearts NYC was a stepped wedge randomized control trial that tested the effectiveness of practice facilitation on the adoption of cardiovascular disease guidelines in small primary […]
September 3, 2025

A practice facilitation-guided intervention in primary care settings to reduce cardiovascular disease risk: a cost analysis

A stepped-wedge, cluster randomized controlled trial assessed the effectiveness of practice facilitation(PF) for adoption of guidelines for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease risk factors. This […]