California Health Care Improvement Projects (CHIPs)
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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Decreasing Barriers to Sharing Medical Records
Fatema IqbalProject Goal: To secure Sutterlink access for 25 nurses and nurse practitioners to provide comprehensive and timely evaluation of the pediatric surgical patient’s outside medical records to avoid delays in surgical clearance.
September 1, 2016View/Download PDF
Implementing a Pre-Operative Screening Pathway to Identify Mild Cognitive Impairment
Kanoe AllenProject Goal: To utilize a standardized care path to identify patients and minimize the deleterious impacts of the surgical episode of care for patients over age 65, with identified mild cognitive impairment.
September 1, 2016View/Download PDF
Developing an Insourcing Strategy for Telepsychiatry Services in a Consortium of Native American Health Centers
Thomas KimProject Goal: To provide a California Rural Indian Health Board based telepsychiatry service to rural Native American communities which more effectively achieves Triple Aim goals of providing excellent care and enhanced patient experience due to provider cultural fluency while improving access and promoting financial sustainability to their telehealth programs.
September 1, 2016View/Download PDF
Integrating Oral Health into Pediatric Care for 0-2 Year Olds
Pam AlstonProject Goal: To support Alameda Health System sites to offer preventive dental services where young children receive primary care.
September 1, 2016View/Download PDF
Developing a Whole Person Health Score
Geoffrey LeungProject Goal: To improve whole person care for individuals and populations by creating a universal "whole person health score" that aligns all stakeholders in a common vision and goal.
September 1, 2016View/Download PDF
IMPACT: A Palliative Care Education Initiative for Acute Care Bedside Nurses
Wendy AndersonProject Goal: To equip bedside nurses on acute care units at UCSF Medical Center with communication tools to lead palliative care communication.
September 1, 2016View/Download PDF
Improving Adolescent Knowledge and Utilization of Reproductive Health Services Using a Youth-Driven “Literacy” Project
Tomás MagañaProject Goal: To improve knowledge and utilization of reproductive health services in our health center through education of adolescents in our service area using an intervention developed by youth.
September 1, 2016View/Download PDF