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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Using Telemedicine to Integrate Service Coordination within the Northern California Adventist Healthcare System
Christopher VoscopoulosProject Goal: To complete setup of a Northern California Adventist Healthcare System telemedecine program by the end of 2017 and to expand the program out of state by mid 2018.
September 1, 2017View/Download PDF
Medical Innovation Incubator
Andy LeeProject Goal: To build a physical clinical unit and a process for the incubator that would serve to bridge the gap between ideas and real-life county clinical environments.
September 1, 2017View/Download PDF
Strengthening the Physician-Administrator Relationship to Improve Healthcare Value
Palav BabariaProject Goal: To implement a program to provide the medical director-clinic manager dyad role clarity and improve communication to better execute daily management of the clinic.
September 1, 2017View/Download PDF
Advanced Behavioral Connection Model
David LinProject Goal: To increase patients connecting to Behavioral Health (BH) and ultimately improve their overall health using the Advanced Behavioral Connection model which enhances the warm handoff between primary care provider and BH staff.
September 1, 2017View/Download PDF
Pathways to Workforce Diversity
Ayanna BennettProject Goal: Building a public-private partnership between the Department of Public Health (DPH) and local youth workforce agencies to increase the diversity of applicants to DPH jobs, and improve economic conditions in San Francisco.
September 1, 2017View/Download PDF
Kaiser Medi-Cal Communication Pathway for Eating Disorder Care Planning Options
Rosa Lopez-JaffeProject Goals: To develop optimal communication pathway between any California agency or provider and county mental health caring for a Medi-Cal member with a severe eating disorders, and Kaiser leadership to utilize new understanding of data to become advocates to activate positive change at the state policy level for Medi-Cal members with eating disorders.
September 1, 2017View/Download PDF
Electronic Patient Data Collection
Kristin BradaProject Goal: To improve patient data collection, capture revenue, and health outcomes over time.
September 1, 2017View/Download PDF