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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Improving Quality of Life for the Seriously Ill

Suzanne Tay-Kelley

Project Goal: To improve quality of life for seriously ill patients at UCSF’s Mt Zion campus.

September 1, 2014
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Leveraging an Innovation Center to Build Capacity for Practice Transformation

Jay Lee

Project Goal: To maximize delivery of Triple Aim+1 across MemorialCare Medical Group offices by building capacity to implement the PCMH/Practice Transformation model to provide high quality health care at a reasonable cost and an enhanced patient experience leading to better health and well-being (physical, emotional, spiritual, and civic).

September 1, 2014
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The Kaiser Permanente Technical Assistance Program

Maria Ureña

Project Goal: To formalize the existing technical assistance program and develop an organized, inclusive, structured application process by which the safety net is able to apply for technical assistance and grant dollars available to them.

September 1, 2014
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Improving Primary Care Provider Satisfaction

Jeffery Lee

Project Goal: To increase Primary Care Providers (PCPs) satisfaction by addressing electronic health records (EHRs) issues, practice management, team leading and personal leadership.

September 1, 2014
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Integrated Intensive Care for the Critically Injured

Gregory Victorino

Project Goal: To improve the quality of the intensive care provided to the critically injured trauma patients at Alameda Health Systems through an integrated and multidisciplinary comprehensive approach.

September 1, 2014
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Specialty Consult Optimization: A Path Toward Improved Access

Myung-Moo Lee

Project Goal: To reduce demand for specialty visits and improve access.

September 1, 2014
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Promoting Team Care and Support for High Risk High Cost Patients

Ann Lindsay

Project Goal: To develop, deliver and evaluate SCC clinical team training workshops which enable practice changes promoting patient centered team care for patients with chronic health conditions. Effective clinical teams will recapture the joy of practice and be better able to provide patient-centered care to people with chronic health conditions, improving their outcomes and experience of care, and reducing cost of care.

September 1, 2014
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