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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 19 M AY 1 8 , 2 0 1 5 the project-oriented approach, and it's based on process improvement, quality improvement and achieving the triple aim of improving health care and processes, improving patients' experience of care and reducing per capita costs of health care." One of the more sweeping exam- ples is the Hanley Center's 6th annual leadership forum at the University of Southern Maine in June 2008 attended by nearly 75 health care leaders from across Maine. e forum tackled Maine's primary care system, focus- ing on the emerging "patient-centered medical home" model and payment reform issues arising from that model's emphasis on proactive medical care that fell outside traditional fee-for- service practices. e forum's partici- pants identifi ed six action steps and the guiding principles that could shape how those recommendations were implemented. Refl ecting the Hanley Center's emphasis on collaboration, champions were identifi ed to advance the six initiatives — among them, Maine Health Management Coalition, HealthInfoNet, Maine Quality Forum, Finance Authority of Maine and Maine Primary Care Association. P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » For more information, call 855-KUMaine or visit a campus in Augusta, Lewiston, or South Portland. New classes start every 10 weeks!