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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Project Quest: Improving Quality of Life in Epilepsy through Supporting Therapies
Alicia BazzanoProject Goal: To improve receipt of whole person wrap-around services and therefore the quality of life of people with epilepsy in western Los Angeles county by increasing knowledge of epilepsy, referrals to Westside Regional Center, and offer of epilepsy-specific services.
September 1, 2016View/Download PDF
Improving Linkage to Care at HIV Diagnosis
Nicholas MossProject Goal: To improve linkage-to-care for persons newly diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus in Alameda County as part of a treatment-as-prevention strategy.
September 1, 2016View/Download PDF
On-Site Tuberculosis Clinic in Los Angeles Skid Row Homeless Shelter
Condessa CurleyProject Goal: To reduce and eliminate transmission of Tuberculosis in the Pathways to Home Homeless shelter by 2020.
September 1, 2015View/Download PDF
High Value Care in the Safety Net: Implementation of Clinical Decision Support for High Cost Diagnostic Imaging in a Large Public Health System
Jennifer SaylesProject Goal: To reduce inappropriate orders of high cost diagnostic and imaging tests performed in the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services system.
September 1, 2015View/Download PDF
Registry to Improve Depression Management
Nancy FacherProject Goal: To provide patients with evidence-based treatments to treat their depression "to target": a 50% reduction in their baseline PHQ-9 score.
September 1, 2015View/Download PDF
OBGYN Surgery Dollars Recovery Project
Susan ScottProject Goal: To improve overall efficiency of Surgery Department at Ventura County Medical Center.
September 1, 2015View/Download PDF
eTouché – Moving Away from Referral Silos
Catherine ForestProject Goal: To institute a seamless model for electronic eReferral at Stanford Health Care to eliminate extra visits and delays in care.
September 1, 2015View/Download PDF