Webinar Series – Improving Patient Care and Outcomes through MLP
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
This three-part webinar series will guide health centers through the essential steps of establishing, integrating, and leveraging a medical-legal partnership (MLP) to enhance patient outcomes and advance performance improvement goals.
Part 1 : Establishing a Partnership to Improve Patient Care and Outcomes
The first part of the series (Webinar 1) introduced the core components and activities of a MLP, the role of MLP in addressing patients’ health related needs to improve care and outcomes, and how to lay the foundation for establishing a strong MLP. Participants explored different models of MLPs (e.g., highlighting variations in staffing and funding) and, in preparation for subsequent sessions, begin to learn about approaches for seamless integration of MLP services into health center operations.
Our Facilitator: Ellen Lawton, JD, Consultant, NCMLP, EL Consulting.
Our Speaker: Jay Sicklick, JD, Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law , UCONN School of Law, Director – Health Equity Clinic/Hartford HealthCare MLP
Our sincere thanks to April Merrill, JD, State Director, Medical-Legal Partnerships, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma for sharing how to implement, evaluate, and refine an MLP.
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Part 2 : Operationalizing a Partnership to Improve Patient Care and Outcomes
To learn how to operationalize a medical-legal partnership (MLP) within health center workflows to improve care coordination and patient outcomes. Discover best practices for screening, referrals, legal interventions, and compliance strategies that align MLPs with performance goals.
Our Moderator: Mallory Curran, JD, Principal, Mallory Curran Consulting
Our Guest Speakers:
– Richelle Andrae, Associate Director, Government Relations at Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
– Lieah Wilder, Performance Improvement Program Manager at Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
– Kirstie Yu, Program Training Specialist at Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
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Part 3 : Linking Your Community-Based Partnerships to Improvements in Patient Care and Outcomes
Happening on March 19, 2026 | Register Now
This final part of the webinar series (Webinar 3) will focus on understanding and assessing how an medical-legal partnership (MLP) has contributed to a health center’s performance improvement in the areas of patient care and outcomes. The webinar will highlight how MLPs can contribute to health center performance improvement by aligning with key metrics such as Uniform Data System (UDS) measures, quality improvement benchmarks, and value-based care initiatives. Participants will receive information about tools and strategies for demonstrating the return on investment (ROI) of an MLP, making a strong case for long-term funding and sustainability.
Our Facilitator: Ellen Lawton, JD, Consultant, NCMLP, EL Consulting.
Our Speakers:
– Omar Martinez, JD, MPH, MS, Professor, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
– Sheridan Green, PhD, MS, Associate Investigator, Director, PiER Center, Kaiser Permanente Colorado