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Title

Examining the Role of Quality Improvement and the ECHO Model to Increase Rates of Pediatric Autism Screening in Idaho

Organization

Department: Community & Public Health

University: Idaho State University College: Health Professions Department: Community & Public Health 20

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City

Pocatello

Coverage

Unknown to Unknown

Creator

Kathleen Rodgers

Publisher

Idaho State University

Type

Thesis

Is Complete

No

Date Published

2/5/2025

Archive

digital

City: Pocatello

Degree

Master

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Abstracts

The Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model has been used to improve health care team knowledge about complex diseases across the world. Few ECHOrelated research projects understand to what extent practice change occurs because of the intervention. Quality improvement education initiatives pose opportunities to track and measure provider competence and performance change when used in combination with the ECHO model. The University of Missouri piloted a project that engaged a cohort of primary care providers in a quality improvement ECHO project that improved the rate Missouri-based cohort members employed recommended developmental screening tools at 18- and 24-month well-child visits in 2019. This research project assessed practice change outcomes from an adapted quality improvement 2022 ECHO project in Idaho. A mixed methods approach informed whether the project improved developmental screening among primary care providers in Idaho. Key words: Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO), quality improvement, pediatric autism spectrum disorder, developmental screening, physician education