A Quality Improvement Process to Support Delivery of Cardiovascular Care in Community Mental Health Organizations

Using an Innovative Quality Improvement Process to Increase Delivery of Evidence-based Cardiovascular Risk Factor Care in Community Mental Health Organizations

This pilot study will examine whether an implementation strategy will improve delivery of evidence-based care for cardiovascular risk factors for people with serious mental illness.

In this pilot study, the investigators will work with health home programs and pilot test an adapted Comprehensive Unit Safety Program (CUSP) implementation strategy to improve mental health providers' delivery of evidence-based cardiovascular risk factor care for hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes for individuals with serious mental illness. The project will also characterize implementation processes, organizational and provider-level factors, and cardiovascular disease risk factor care and control.

Inclusion Criteria:

Study population 1:

• Psychiatric rehabilitation program and health home team staff, including providers and leadership are those employed by the psychiatric rehabilitation program or health home program.
• English-speaking.

Study population 2:

• People with serious mental illness participating in psychiatric rehabilitation health home programs.
• English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• None