Research Participation Application The team created the Participant Engagement Platform (PEP), to improve our research infrastructure and processes at Stanford Medicine. Their efforts have enabled outreach to thousands more study participants, which has transformed how we engage participants and created tremendous value across our many research programs. This initiative was funded by the Stanford CTSA Award Number UL1TR003142 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS), a component of the National Institutes of Health.

SHC, SCH, SHC-VC Infection Prevention & Control The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Departments for Stanford Health Care, Stanford Children’s Health, and Stanford Health Care – Valley Care initiated the “Joint IPC Huddle” at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which streamlined pandemic response work between the SHC, SCH and SHC–VC IPC programs. Their leadership created policies and program alignment and demonstrated unprecedented collaboration that will will last long after the pandemic is contained.

Stanford Children’s Health Clinical Research Support Office The Stanford Children’s Health Clinical Research Support Office established an inaugural SCH Clinical Research IS Governance committee with membership from Hospital Privacy, SCH IS, TDS to adjudicate research IS initiatives that necessitated alignment across SCH, SHC, and SoM. The work of the Clinical Research Support Office has continued to advance the clinical and translational research infrastructure and has created sustainable processes and models for enabling research recruitment and providing Epic access for researchers.

Stanford Health Care Enterprise Transfer Center The Stanford Health Care Enterprise Transfer Center team redesigned the enterprise transfer center, leading to a significant decrease in denials of ICU patient transfers due to capacity constraints by more than 10% since the opening of 500P. They met the FY2021 operational plan goals by increasing target population transfers by 5% from FY2020, and identified the workflow for outside referring physicians and internal on-call physicians.

The Stanford Our Voice (OV) Research Initiative: Citizen Science for Health Equity Over the past decade, Our Voice (OV) has engaged diverse groups of citizen scientists across the Bay Area, US, and in underserved communities around the world to successfully catalyze change in local policies and build social environments to support healthy living. Their work has empowered individuals with the right tools to make their local communities healthier.

Stanford Medicine Vaccine Governance Committee The Stanford Medicine Vaccine Governance Committee provided oversight on the longer-term vaccine strategy to ensure equitable distribution among Stanford Medicine, Stanford University, patients, and the broader community. The leadership demonstrated by this governance group created remarkably high level of vaccine confidence in the Stanford Medicine community, enabling Stanford Medicine to administer more than 500,000 COVID-19 vaccines. The committee’s work is a testament to Stanford Medicine’s personal commitment to protecting the health of our patients, community, and colleagues.

Clinical Effectiveness Target Based Care Core Team This team created a method to promote a shared mental model of hospital goals by presenting “achievable benchmarks” from prior like-encounters at the point of care for all stakeholders, including the family. By developing tools that facilitate continuous learning and improvement while preserving safety and patient experience, the Clinical Effectiveness Target Based Care Core team has demonstrated innovative thinking that will streamline and enhance care

Clinical Virology Team By designing and validating an in-house diagnostic test for the novel coronavirus, the Clinical Virology team helped limit the spread of the virus. This effort borne of innovative thinking and strategic collaborations exemplifies how our community’s work has an impact on health locally and globally.

Emergency Department Teams The Emergency Department’s response before and during the COVID-19 pandemic embodies Stanford Medicine’s commitment to high-tech, high-touch care. This model of care puts patients at the center of their care journey, improves outcomes, and creates better experiences for patients and their families.

Kidney Transplant Team The Kidney Transplant (KT) team, under Dr. Busque and Dr. Scandling's leadership, has worked collaboratively and diligently to achieve and deliver excellence in patient care. By continuously identifying opportunities to improve patient care, the Kidney Transplant team has established itself as one of the highest-performing teams in the United States based on several metrics.

MyHealth – Hospital View Team The MyHealth – Hospital View team created a view in which patients can view members of the care team, test results, medications/side effects, progress against goals including pain and mobility & information to prepare for discharge. This provides a personalized care experience that enables patients and their families to focus on health, healing, and recovery.

Network Access Optimization Team The Network Access Optimization team optimized how patients schedule primary care appointments at all Faculty and UHA primary care clinics by creating a common work queue driven by patient preferences, increasing scheduling visibility across system, and enabling self-scheduling and positive user experience.

Stanford Cancer Center’s Tobacco Treatment Service Team The Tobacco Treatment Service team’s ability to bridge the School of Medicine’s expertise in tobacco cessation research with Stanford Health Care’s patient care environment has streamlined critical patient care. The team developed an “opt-out” approach to remove referral requirements, allowing providers to focus on immediate patient needs while ensuring access to evidence-based treatment. Cessation support options for patients include: same-day delivery of cessation medications through a partner pharmacy and counseling.

SURF (System Utilization Research for Stanford Medicine) Team SURF uses advanced technology derived from data science and machine learning to make a concrete difference in how Stanford cares for patients. Their use of data science and machine learning to reduce CLABSI infections, optimize patient flow, predict clinical events, and enhance patient care in myriad other ways exemplifies the profound impact Stanford Medicine has through cross-functional collaboration and innovative thinking.

UHA/SHC Dermatology Team Employing technology, innovation and teamwork, this team has created new and convenient access points to specialty services. By expanding dermatology service options to patients at several UHA locations while pivoting to telehealth, the UHA/SHC Dermatology team exemplifies how a digitally driven approach can streamline and expand access to high-quality care.

Nursing Quality Team The Nursing Quality team’s dedication has ensured that Stanford Medicine provides consistent, evidence-based, patient-centered nursing care. Their work has been critical to Stanford Medicine’s mission and has saved and improved countless lives.

Green Button Team By developing a technology that amplifies the clinical impact of our world-class faculty and creates outcome-driven recommendations at the point care, the Green Button team exemplifies the transformative power of collaboration at Stanford Medicine.

The Stanford Virtual Heart Team The Stanford Virtual Heart team exemplifies the transformative power of collaboration and Stanford Medicine’s global vision. The technology will have a profound impact on the future of education and patient care far beyond Stanford Medicine.

Tim Keyes Through Tim’s development and teaching of the first-year LGBTQ pre-clinical curriculum, service as co-chair of the Minority Medical Alliance, and efforts to develop the LGBTQ+ Forum, Tim has proven to be an exceptional leader and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. Tim’s efforts have made Stanford Medicine more diverse and more inclusive and will have a lasting and profound effect on or community.