Improvement Science Education
In the Anderson Center, we are developing a system of improvement science education that supports the transformation of the organization and catalyzes the cultural shift necessary to be a leader in improving child health. Our approach is to provide educational offerings across multiple levels of content and skill, providing faculty and staff the ability to incorporate improvement into their strategic priorities and daily work, allowing them to fulfill their roles.
Improvement science is incorporated into our performance management system, which requires a competency around continuous improvement. Staff members are required to build improvement capability in themselves and others by improving processes and services with an emphasis on measurable results, including use of prediction and testing changes, as a vehicle for learning and improvement.
Below you will find a description of our improvement science offerings. All leaders in the healthcare industry are eligible to apply for the Intermediate Improvement Science Series and Advanced Improvement Methods. Only Cincinnati Children's faculty and staff may apply for the Basic Online Modules and Rapid Cycle Improvement Collaborative.
ImpactU |
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ImpactU is a six-month course designed to provide community leaders and partners with an in-depth understanding of Improvement Science while fostering cross-sector relationships. The course, created specifically for community leaders and partners by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) in 2015, has been used to train hundreds of improvement leaders. ImpactU is offered by invitation once per year to key partners in the community. ImpactU inspires social service agency, school, government, and healthcare organization members to equitably apply Quality Improvement (QI) tools, processes, and knowledge to change the lives of children and families in the greater Cincinnati and Hamilton County area. As a result of participating in ImpactU, attendees will be able to:
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Rapid Cycle Improvement Collaborative (RCIC) |
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Aimed at small teams who are recommended and sponsored by their leadership. RCIC is designed to achieve a measurable improvement in a focused, narrow-scoped project in 120 days by a team. The RCIC develops the team leader's ability to lead a narrow-scoped improvement project using the Model for Improvement and builds team members' capability in using the model and basic QI tools. >See course brochure. |
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Lean Collaborative |
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The Lean Collaborative is an eight-week, hands-on, team-based course designed to deepen participants' ability to solve problems and improve operational performance. The course, created by our hospital and facilitated by the Anderson Center's Leadership Academy, is based on the lean tools and methods utilized in the Toyota Production System (TPS) and top performing healthcare organizations to identify non-value added work and lead improvements in safety, quality, productivity, lead time, cost effectiveness, and staff burden. The Lean Collaborative is offered quarterly to Cincinnati Children's employees and, by invitation only, to key partners in the community who are committed to driving change that eliminates non-value added work and improves customer satisfaction. Attendees include top management, middle managers, frontline staff and leaders in clinical and / or administrative areas. Participants will learn the history and philosophy of lean and how to adopt the tools/methods in their setting. They will use a combination of classroom exercises and a team-based project to demonstrate a basic understanding of:
There is a fee for participating in this course. For more information, email us at lean_collaborative@cchmc.org |
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Intermediate Improvement Science Series (I2S2) |
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Cincinnati Children's employees: Course is intended for leaders including physicians, nurses, allied health and nonclinical leaders, at the director level or above. Your supervisor will nominate you for the course. Leaders outside of Cincinnati Children's: We welcome leaders from other healthcare systems to apply for the Intermediate Improvement Science Series (I2S2). Learn more about how the program would benefit you. The aim of I2S2 is to build a broader and deeper network of improvement leaders, bring about continued cultural transformation and develop skill and experience with all aspects of Deming's System of Profound Knowledge. It includes understanding variation, appreciation of the system, theory of knowledge / action-learning and psychology / change management. > See course brochure. > See an I2S2 key driver diagram. |
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Advanced Improvement Methods (AIM) |
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Advanced Improvement Methods (AIM) is a highly interactive course for faculty who lead improvement projects and already know the basics of QI and clinical epidemiology and/or research methods. Through brief didactic sessions, case studies, simulation exercises and projects, participants will:
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Cincinnati Children's faculty and faculty from other academic medical centers. |
How Can I Participate? |
Learn more about how the program would benefit you and find an application for admission that includes information about 2020-2021 dates for workshops and conference calls, application deadline and fees, expectations of participants, selection criteria and our faculty. |