In 2016, Dr. Cykert presented for IHQI Speaker Series with the topic, “Cardiovascular Health Improvement: Can Systematic Dissemination Work Across Hundreds of Diverse Practices?” Three years later, Dr. Cykert followed up with his own answer to that question by sharing results of the Heart Health Now intervention. At the IHQI Speaker Series event held on May 22, 2019 … Read more

It is with pride that IHQI congratulates Matt Nielsen, MD, on his appointment to a three-year term as chair of the American Urological Association’s Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Committee. The QIPS Committee, in the AUA’s Science and Quality Council, is charged with the mission to foster quality urologic care through the development of … Read more

Dr. Tom Ivester, Chief Medical Officer of UNC Medical Center, led the Improvement Leader Program Kick-Off on April 25, 2019 in Bondurant G-030. “The Improvement Leader Program is the culmination of many months of planning,” he explained. He described the program as an immersive learning experience designed to develop competencies in leadership and quality improvement for … Read more

Three of IHQI’s former Improvement Scholars will provide insights on sustaining and spreading improvement at UNC Medical Center on June 26th at 12 noon in Bondurant G-100. Take a look at where their improvement initiatives started by viewing their presentations below, and come to the event to hear about their successes and challenges with sustainment and … Read more

Congratulations to the 2018-2019 students of the Physician Leadership in Quality and Safety Scholarly Concentration for their praiseworthy presentations at the symposium held on March 21st in Old Clinic Auditorium. Five students presented their projects and addressed questions from the audience. We have no doubt of each student’s future success. Well done! View the video recording … Read more

IHQI Speaker Series Event Samuel Cykert, MD Heart Health Now: Implementing Risk Stratification, Data Tools, and QI Coaching Across NC In 2015, Dr. Cykert — in partnership with Healthcare Research and Quality, Community Care of North Carolina, and North Carolina Area Health Education Centers —  developed Heart Health Now, a project working toward combating cardiovascular disease … Read more

Patient safety often goes hand-in-hand with quality improvement. As part of Patient Safety Awareness Week, IHQI is highlighting the QI projects of our current Improvement Scholars:   Implementation of Antibiotic Time-outs at Hillsborough Hospital UNC Hospitals-Hillsborough Campus Lead: Zach Willis, MD, MPH   Malnutrition in Hospitalized Family Medicine Patients UNC Hospitals Lead: Amir Barzin, DO, MS   … Read more

As part of Patient Safety Awareness Week March 10-16, the Performance Improvement & Patient Safety department recognized individuals who have gone above and beyond in their efforts to be “united for patient safety.” Nominees and the managers of nominees were treated to a “thank you” lunch on Tuesday, March 12, 11:30-12:30 pm. This list of nominated individuals and … Read more

IHQI is proud to learn that former IHQI Improvement Scholar, Dr. Laura Hanson, will lead the Department of Medicine’s Palliative Care Program as Director, with Dr. Gary Winzelberg as Associate Director. Read more in the March 7th article from Vital Signs.

IHQI is pleased to announce that six projects will be supported through IHQI’s Improvement Scholars Program for the period Sept. 1, 2019 – Aug. 31, 2020. Please join us in extending warm congratulations to the 2019-2020 Improvement Scholars:  Advance Care Planning in Outpatient Primary Care Leads: Katherine Aragon, MD and Karen Halpert, MD Reducing Low-Value Care through … Read more