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Introducing the Arkansas (AR) Primary Care Registry*: The Nation’s First State-Based Primary Care Registry to Improve Statewide Outcomes

*A collaboration between the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) PRIME Registry™ and the Arkansas Department of Health

We invite you to join the AR Primary Care Registry, a collaboration between the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) PRIME Registry™ and the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) to develop a comprehensive, registry-based  System of Primary Care for sfamily medicine, internal medicine, pediatric, and geriatric practices in Arkansas. The goal of this collaboration is to improve individual and statewide primary care practice clinical performance and population health outcomes for adults, adolescents, and children through participation in the State’s Clinical and Population Health Performance Dashboard. Take a pivotal step and be part of this collaborative with ABFM and the ADH to complement the statewide work of primary care partners including academia, payers, and quality improvement organizations.

Please note: The ADH does not submit data to payers or pay for performance.

This registry-based collaboration focuses on three strategic areas to reduce clinical risk and improve patient outcomes through participation in the state dashboard:

1. Comprehensive Performance Tracking and Monitoring

  • Track and monitor standardized clinical measures for patients.

  • Identify and address gaps in care based on individual and collective performance.

  • Receive de-identified performance scorecards with state and regional benchmarks for comparison with other primary care practices across the state.

  • Receive technical support for registry operation from ABFM,

2. Enhanced Primary Care Performance and Outcomes

  • Receive performance improvement/quality improvement (PI/QI) technical assistance from ADH collaborative partners, and avail of networking opportunities with other peer family practices.

  • Implement and be recognized by the ADH for performance improvement through PI/QI strategies and projects.

  • Participate in regular networking meetings, learning opportunities and CMEs through ADH collaborations with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

3. Maximized Use of Registry Tools

  • Utilize registry capabilities to identify and close gaps in care and enhance and sustain best clinical practices.

  • Identify and address health-related social needs (HRSNs) for your patients through registry tools to provide holistic care along with medical management.

Join Us in This Transformative Journey

The AR Primary Care Registry’s adoption of the PRIME Registry platform stewarded by ABFM Inc. makes  integration for PRIME Registry users easy. Current, previous and new PRIME Registry users can participate in the AR Primary Care Registry state dashboard through an ABFM Inc. data use agreement for collaboration with the ADH and receive interactive support to collectively impact outcomes.  Please contact Chelsea Henson at ckidd@theabfm.org for questions about registration and Sharada Sarah Adolph, MD, DrPH at sharada.adolph@arkansas.gov for questions about the AR Primary Care Registry.

ADH Measures

PRIME 36: Controlling High Blood Pressure
PRIME 39: Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
PRIME 51: Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)
PRIME 54: Diabetes: Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL-c) Control (<100 mg/dl)
PRIME 80: Comprehensive diabetes care: Blood pressure control (<140/90 mm Hg)
PRIME 85: Hypertension: Improvement in Blood pressure
PRIME 87: Statin Therapy for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease
PRIME 90: Closing the referral loop: Receipt of Specialist Report