Background and Resources

Below is a brief list of background material on Improving Performance in Practice (IPIP) and related topics. This section of the website is a resource directory for IPIP related topics.

IPIP General Information

Self-Directed Resources

IPIP Self-Directed Resources (coming soon)

IT and Healthcare Transformation

Kilo, Charles Transforming Care: Medical Practice Design and Information Technology
Health Affairs – Volume 24, Number 5 September-October 2005 PP 1296 -1301.
Richard Hillestad, James Bigelow, Anthony Bower, Federico Girosi, Robin Meili, Richard Scoville, and Roger Taylor, Can Electronic Medical Record Systems Transform Health Care? Potential Health Benefits, Savings, And Costs Health Affairs 24, no. 5 (September/October 2005): 1103-1117.
http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/24/5/1103
COPICSCOPE: No 129 January 2006 “A comprehensive Look at Electronic Health Record Systems.”

Lean Principles

Lean Principles: Work Flow and process improvement in health

Quality Improvement General Information

Pay for Performance

American College of Physicians. Linking Physician Payments to Quality Care, Philadelphia: American College of Physicians: 2005: Position Paper. (Available from American College of Physicians, 190 N Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106 800-523-1546 ext 2600)

Additional Information

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