Projects must with one of UNC’s institutional priorities. Project applicants should discuss project ideas with clinical leads of institutional priorities prior to submitting a letter of intent (see Section V). Selected projects must be approved by clinical leads of prioritized initiatives. Clinical leads may be interested in projects that address topics other than the current emphasized topics listed in the table below. Please seek guidance and approval from the clinical lead prior to submitting a letter of intent to IHQI. If you have a project idea that aligns with an institutional priority not listed please contact Laura Brown at IHQI to provide information about the institutional priority and discuss the feasibility of IHQI support for the proposed project. Institutional Priority Current Emphasized Topics Clinical Program Lead Manager Mortality Reduction Failure to Rescue Tina Matt Sepsis Care Schade Huemmer Palliative Care Willis Karen Advanced Care Planning Gupton Reducing Avoidable Medication Reconciliation Spencer Fabienne Readmissions Standardization of Discharge Summaries Dorn McClellan Follow Up Appointment Scheduling David Collaboration with Home Health and Skilled Hemsey Nursing Opiate Stewardship Prescribing Standards Brooke Nathan Opiate Disposal Chidgey Woody Jami John Mann Prieur Matt Nielsen Ambulatory and Colorectal cancer screening Sam Crystal Primary Care Breast cancer screening Weir Hoffman Influenza immunization Pneumonia immunization Depression screening & management Falls prevention Diabetes management Reducing Patient Tom Erin Harm Ivester Burgess Falls Pressure Ulcers Post-op Respiratory Failure Peri-op/Post-op Hemorrhage & Hematoma Accidental Punctures & Lacerations
Projects must with one of UNC’s institutional priorities. Project applicants should discuss project ideas with clinical leads of institutional priorities prior to submitting a letter of intent (see Section V). Selected projects must be approved by clinical leads of prioritized initiatives. Clinical leads may be interested in projects that address topics other than the current emphasized topics listed in the table below. Please seek guidance and approval from the clinical lead prior to submitting a letter of intent to IHQI. If you have a project idea that aligns with an institutional priority not listed please contact Laura Brown at IHQI to provide information about the institutional priority and discuss the feasibility of IHQI support for the proposed project. Institutional Priority Current Emphasized Topics Clinical Lead Program Manager Mortality Reduction Failure to Rescue Sepsis Care Palliative Care Advanced Care Planning Tina Schade Willis Matt Huemmer Karen Gupton Reducing Avoidable Readmissions Medication Reconciliation Standardization of Discharge Summaries Follow Up Appointment Scheduling Collaboration with Home Health and Skilled Nursing Spencer Dorn David Hemsey Fabienne McClellan Opiate Stewardship Prescribing Standards Opiate Disposal Brooke Chidgey Jami Mann Matt Nielsen Nathan Woody John Prieur Ambulatory and Primary Care Colorectal cancer screening Breast cancer screening Influenza immunization Pneumonia immunization Depression screening & management Falls prevention Diabetes management Sam Weir Crystal Hoffman Reducing Patient Harm Falls Pressure Ulcers Post-op Respiratory Failure Peri-op/Post-op Hemorrhage & Hematoma Accidental Punctures & Lacerations Tom Ivester Erin Burgess
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