The hall buzzed with activity as medical students, researchers, engineers, faculty, and health leaders from around the world met and mingled. It was April 2025, and the inaugural Global Summit Conference of the Global Consortium of Innovation and Engineering in Medicine had convened amid the sprawling campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. ... The post Supporting Student Pitch Competition at Global Consortium appeared first on HDSI.| HDSI
By Cyndi LaFond, PhD, RN, CCRN-K On May 20th, the University of Chicago Medicine Nursing Skin Care Team was awarded the Sixth Annual 3M Award for Excellence in Skin Safety at the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Led by Susan Solmos MSN, RN, CWCN the team was recognized for [...]| HDSI
As an incoming faculty member of University of Chicago’s Department of Neurology and the MacLean Center for Medical Ethics, I am so excited and grateful to the Center for Healthcare Delivery Science and Innovation (HDSI) for the opportunity to increase access to care for our patients with dementia at The Memory Center at UChicago ... The post New Faculty Member, Kaitlin Seibert, MD, Shares Insight on Access to Care for UCM Dementia Patients, and Innovations Grant Funded Program appeared fir...| HDSI
In October 2019, UChicago Medicine’s Center for Healthcare Delivery Science and Innovation (HDSI) embarked on a two-year, multi-institutional project to move the conversation forward around managing chronic pain. Supported by a $4 million contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the team – UCM, RTI International, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Alphora LLC (Database Consulting Group), a patient advocate, ... The post The Ups and Downs of Innovation:...| HDSI
For Jay Koyner, MD, it began four years ago when he and other University of Chicago colleagues, published a paper around predicting acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients and thought that if he could intervene early, patient outcomes could be improved. Dr. Koyner found himself bounced from manager to manager trying to figure out how ... The post Can anyone help research faculty understand hospital operations? The answer is “YES” with PRIOR (Pilots, Research and Innovation Operationa...| HDSI
Clayton Shuman, PhD, RN Assistant Professor, Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership University of Michigan School of Nursing “Mom is Medicine: Examining Factors Affecting Implementation of Maternal-Delivered Care for Opioid-Exposed Infants” UChicago Medicine takes great pride in fulfilling its mission of excellence in patient care, education and research. In 2018, the Center for Healthcare Delivery ... The post 2019 Nursing Solutions Research Grant Winner appeared first on HDSI.| HDSI
By Laura Fritsche- 8/6/19 Chicago hosts an abundance of healthcare organizations from small health-tech startups to large health system conglomerates and insurance companies. These organizations all provide different products and services, yet they’re all working towards improving the health of Chicagoans and Illinoisans alike (& nationally, depending on the org). Last week’s event at MATTER, ... The post Collaboration & Partnerships to Address Access in Healthcare appeared first on HDSI.| HDSI
On a bright, sunny Monday in July, Pritzker School medical students, UChicago Medicine administration trainees, and faculty mentors made their way downtown to visit healthcare startup incubator MATTER. After a brief tour (including a simulation bay, collaborative work area, and event space), the afternoon’s focus highlighted the innovative work that MATTER facilitates. Four startups presented ... The post Engaging with MATTER appeared first on HDSI.| HDSI
The University of Chicago Medicine is joining the Cochrane U.S. Network, a group of 11 centers promoting evidence-based decision making in health care. Read the full article here. The post UChicago Medicine Joins Network of Leading Institutions Promoting Evidence-Based Care appeared first on HDSI.| HDSI
By Sharon Markman, MHA At the forefront of medicine, the University of Chicago Medicine (UCM) has some of the most prolific researchers and the greatest innovative minds in the country. But some would say that they never knew what sort of work went on here. One of the most exciting days of the year, the ... The post Quality & Safety Symposium appeared first on HDSI.| HDSI
By Michael O'Connor, MD Several years ago, the University of Chicago Medicine (UCM) made reducing the rate of Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) one of its annual operating goals. Hospital leadership commissioned Dr. Emily Landon, Medical Director of Infection Control, to launch and support a multi-disciplinary, multi-pronged effort to make major improvements in ... The post Packaging Compliance, Quality, and Safety appeared first on HDSI.| HDSI
By Natasha Pettit With the help of the Center for Healthcare Delivery Science & Innovation’s Travel Grant Scholarship, I was able to attend the AAMC Integrating Quality earlier this month. This was a completely different type of conference than what I am used to, but in a good way. Previously, I have attended meetings and ... The post What a Great Experience! Thank you, Center for Healthcare Delivery Science & Innovation appeared first on HDSI.| HDSI