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With provider payments being adjusted for performance and emphasis being placed on value-based care, large health care systems are already developing the resources necessary to pursue quality improvement (QI) in their practices. This article explains why smaller and/or rural practices also need to learn about and implement QI.

Practices contemplating the Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition process are confronted with an arduous task. Perhaps the most palpable constraints are time management combined with staff allocation decisions. Outside consultants can be expensive and disruptive to practice flow. Collaborating with a local college or university's healthcare management or other health career students might be one answer. This article will explore that option.