The Improving Childhood Immunizations Phase 3 Project (ICHIP) collaborative engaged 14 practices representing urban, rural, and suburban areas across Florida and Texas to improve childhood vaccination rates. The project followed the vaccine schedule recommendations for children through 2 years of age, in accordance with the ACIP Recommendations. This IHI Breakthrough Series Model collaborative offered Learning Sessions and monthly webinars that included curriculum surrounding immunization related clinical content and quality improvement methods. Practices implemented what they learned and tested ways to improve immunization care.
Your team will create focus and alignment by answering the three fundamental questions from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Model for Improvement.
A change package with specific project interventions, tools, and resources learned from this project can be requested here.
Key drivers are broad, evidence-based actions that can be useful in the development of more specific ideas for changes that lead to improvement. The tools and resources associated with these key drivers are meant to be adapted or adopted in your healtyhcare setting to improve immunization processes.
The measures set that was developed in the Improving Childhood Immunizations Project are for reference, adaptation and use in your practice.