The University of California has launched the Center for Health Quality and Innovation to support innovations at the UC health campuses and link the various campus's efforts, according to a UC news release.
Center projects will take place at UC campuses with a small coordinating staff based at the UC Office of the President in Oakland. The center will be a best practices clearinghouse and provide financial support for projects at individual UC campuses that could be extended throughout the UC system to improve wellness and enhance the delivery of healthcare, according to the report.
The center's board includes the six UC medical school deans, five UC medical center CEOs and chair John Stobo, MD, UC senior vice president for health sciences and services.
Terry Leach, UC Office of the President manager of health policy, has been appointed by the board to serve as interim executive director.
Funding for the center will be provided by each of the five UC medical centers (UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC San Diego and UC San Francisco) and will come from money generated from the California Hospital Fee Program.
Read the UC release on the UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation.
Read more coverage on UC hospitals:
- UC Davis Opens $32M Emergency Department
- University of California Regents Expected to Approve $3.1M in Healthcare Executive Incentive Pay
- UCSF Plans $1.6B Medical Center at Mission Bay
Center projects will take place at UC campuses with a small coordinating staff based at the UC Office of the President in Oakland. The center will be a best practices clearinghouse and provide financial support for projects at individual UC campuses that could be extended throughout the UC system to improve wellness and enhance the delivery of healthcare, according to the report.
The center's board includes the six UC medical school deans, five UC medical center CEOs and chair John Stobo, MD, UC senior vice president for health sciences and services.
Terry Leach, UC Office of the President manager of health policy, has been appointed by the board to serve as interim executive director.
Funding for the center will be provided by each of the five UC medical centers (UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC San Diego and UC San Francisco) and will come from money generated from the California Hospital Fee Program.
Read the UC release on the UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation.
Read more coverage on UC hospitals:
- UC Davis Opens $32M Emergency Department
- University of California Regents Expected to Approve $3.1M in Healthcare Executive Incentive Pay
- UCSF Plans $1.6B Medical Center at Mission Bay