California Health Care Improvement Projects (CHIPs)

Ako Jacinto presents his CHIP

California Health Care Improvement Projects (CHIPs) are designed by CHCF Health Care Leadership Program participants with the goal of addressing meaningful challenges or opportunities in health care. 

Browse CHIPs to leverage the work of CHCF alumni and find opportunities to collaborate in order to improve health for Californians.

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Reducing Emergency Department Overuse and Improving Access to Primary Care Through Use of Emergency Department Navigator

Sergio Camarillo

Project Goal: Reduce emergency department (ED) crowding and avoidable ED visits for patients without a primary care partnership and improve emergency throughput times.

September 1, 2018
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Removing Transportation Barriers to Health Care

Mitesh Popat

Project Goals: To reduce transportation barriers for patients at Marin Community Clinics to decrease the number of missed appointments, and demonstrate return on investment of the program to ensure sustained funding.

 

September 1, 2018
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My Health Tag – Addressing A1c and Blood Pressure Goal Awareness

Daniela Connelly

Project Goal: To improve metabolic outcomes in our patient population through increased hemoglobin A1c and blood pressure goal awareness by using a simple take-home tool.

September 1, 2018
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Physician – Allied Health Professional Panel Co-Management

Khodam Rostomian

Project Goal: To utilize an allied health professional in adult primary care practice to reduce panel size of primary care patients, help to reduce after-hour shifts and indirect work load of primary care physicians.

September 1, 2018
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Ensuring Faster Access to Effective Multiple Sclerosis Medications

Bahar Davidoff

Project Goal: To ensure that Multiple Sclerosis patients receive the most effective medication with in a month of diagnosis to reduce relapses and disease progression leading to inpatient utilization.

September 1, 2018
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Keeping Patients Out of the Emergency Department After Acute Hospitalization

Alpa Sanghavi

Project Goal: Implement discharge bundle to improve patient experience with discharge process and reduce post discharge emergency department return.

September 1, 2018
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Cost Savings and a Better Patient Experience: A Win-Win; How 340B Pricing Saved Over $1,000,000/Year

Stanley Dea

Project Goal: To reduce costs by decreasing the number of patients using outside pharmacies by making it easier for patients to procure their anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor medications at our 340B pharmacies.

September 1, 2018
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