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 Linkage to Care at HIV Diagnosis

Nicholas Moss

Project 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, 2016
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Community Pharmacy Pay-For-Performance Program

Chris Chan

Project Goal: To demonstrate a cost-effective clinical model in the community pharmacy setting which promotes pharmacy quality and achieves measurable outcomes.

September 1, 2016
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Impact of Standardized Community Education on Advance Care Planning

Vincent Nguyen

Project Goal: To increase interest and awareness on the importance of end of life (EOL) care planning by using standardized education programs (Being Mortal screening with a Conversation Café™ discussion and/or an Advance Care Planning workshop), measuring participants’ behaviors and attitudes on EOL care, and empowering them to discuss and document care wishes using appropriate legal instruments (e.g. Advance HealthCare Directive and/or Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment form, with their loved ones and healthcare provider).

September 1, 2016
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Nursing Led Care Coordination Optimization

Elizabeth Chow

Project Goal: To improve employee engagement within the care coordination department and reduce average length of stay through coordinated team efforts to reduce inefficiencies.

September 1, 2016
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An Electronically Supported Colorectal Cancer Screening Program for the Safety Net

Beverley Petrie

Project Goal: To decrease colorectal cancer (CRC) rates in patients evaluated at Department of Health Services medical centers by increasing CRC screening rates.

September 1, 2016
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Integrating an Opioid Treatment Program with Primary Care

Natasha Pinto

Project Goal: To increase care coordination and the number of doors for a patient with substance use disorder to access "whole person care" by creating and integrated system of care between and opioid treatment program and primary care setting. Increased access will improve utilization and treatment and decrease death and disability from opioid use disorder.

September 1, 2016
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Paddling Upstream: Addressing Social Determinants in Community Health Centers

Kathleen Clanon

Project Goal: To assist at least 50% of eligible Alameda County Federally Qualified Health Centers clients attending a clinic visit to enroll in CalFresh.

September 1, 2016
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