IMPROVEMENT CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (ICDP)
SUMMARY
The Improvement Capability Development Program (ICDP) launched in Spring 2017 and is a collaboration between the Department of Quality for Stanford Healthcare and the Stanford School of Medicine. Through ICDP, Stanford Health Care commits to returning 1 to 4% of a department’s clinical revenue, to help develop and execute far-reaching quality improvement projects, depending on the degree of engagement and outcomes. The ESU joined the venture in 2019, bringing implementation science and mixed-methods evaluation expertise to our collaborations.
How does the ESU support ICDP projects?
We provide two distinct types of support:
1. Consultation
2. In-depth, partnered evaluation
Consultation
Consultation meetings are held with the ESU team and physician improvement leader’s (PILs) across all departments, and are intended to support PILs in the evaluation of their ICDP projects. During consultations we provide guidance on pragmatic yet rigorous approaches to study design, methods, priorities, and scope, to support high-quality intervention evaluation.
In-depth partnered evaluation
Each year, a number of ICDP projects are selected by a senior committee to collaborate with our ESU team. Selections are made based on operational priorities, potential for impact, phase of the project and potential rigor of the study design. In close partnership with clinical partners, we develop evaluation plans that have methodologically strong study designs with the goal of producing peer-reviewed publications.
For further queries on ICDP collaborations kindly contact project managers: Dr Erika Saliba Gustafsson (esalgus@stanford.edu) or Alexis Amano (amamano@stanford.edu).
FUNDING
The collaboration between the ESU and the Improvement Capability Development Program (ICDP) is supported by Stanford Health Care.
RESEARCH TEAM
Marcy Winget (Co-PI), Steve M. Asch (Co-PI), Stacie Vilendrer (Co-PI), Jonathan Shaw (Medical Consultant)
Cati Brown Johnson (Qualitative Expert), Erika A. Saliba Gustafsson (Project Manager & Qualitative Researcher), Alexis Amano (Project Manager & Qualitative Researcher), Samantha Kling (Quantitative Expert), Donn W. Garvert (Biostatistician), Darlene Veruttipong (Quantitative Analyst)