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Increasing access to single-visit contraception in urban health care settings: Findings from a multi-site learning collaborative

      Abstract

      Objectives

      Multiple barriers limit access to the full range of contraceptive options. The purpose of this quality improvement initiative was to increase single-visit access to the full range of contraceptive methods in primary care, postabortion, and immediate postpartum settings in New York City (NYC).

      Study Design

      From 2015 to 2018 we convened 2 learning collaboratives, named the Quality Improvement Network for Contraceptive Access, with 17 teams (representing 40 sites) from New York City-based hospitals and health centers using an adaptation of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Breakthrough Series Learning Collaborative model. Participating teams sought to implement evidence-informed recommendations to increase access. The goal was to increase the patient-centeredness of services by reducing barriers. In the absence of a way to directly measure access, we measured progress toward implementation of the 4 recommendations and contraceptive care utilization measures as proxies for access, and asked teams to describe facilitating factors.

      Results

      Learning collaborative teams successfully implemented all 4 of the recommendations in 95% of the participating sites. Patients who chose and received a most or moderately effective method increased from 22% to 38% in primary care, and from 0% to 17% in the immediate postpartum period. Patients who chose and received a long-acting-reversible contraceptive increased from 5% to 11% in primary care, and from 0% to 3% in immediate postpartum. Facilitating factors included the involvement of interdisciplinary teams, consideration of costs, utilization of peers to demonstrate change, and champions to drive change.

      Conclusions

      The application of evidence-informed recommendations using a structured quality improvement initiative increases contraceptive access.

      Implications

      This paper identifies key facilitators and factors that influenced the successful implementation of evidence-based recommendations for access to the full range of contraceptive methods in primary care, postabortion, and immediate postpartum settings. Findings can inform future initiatives that seek to increase contraceptive access at the service delivery level, as a component of reproductive autonomy, and contraceptive equity.

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