ABOUT

Becoming the Best at Getting Better

OUR MISSION

KEY PRINCIPLES

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WE CREATE VALUE FOR PATIENTS

We measure our success by the value we provide to patients
We focus our work on patient needs
We value patient contact above all other activities

WE BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE

We respect people
We focus on individual growth and development
We improve ourselves and each other by improving our work
We work together collectively
We practice humility

WE STRIVE TO BE THE BEST AT GETTING BETTER

We measure and monitor
We go see to understand the situation
We embrace standardization
We practice the science of improvement

WE BELIEVE OUR LEADERS FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT FOR IMPROVEMENT

We believe the leaders’ primary role is to help the people they support to be successful
We work together to achieve aligned goals
We are all engaged and accountable

A NOTE FROM OUR DIRECTOR

In 2019, we announced the approval of the Stanford Medicine Center for Improvement: Creating a Community of Improvers.

Now under the direction of Executive Director Dr. Terry Platchek, the Stanford Medicine Center for Improvement aspires to become the “best at getting better”.

The key areas of focus for the Center are:

  • Fostering education and capability development in improvement science

  • Enhancing evaluation, publication, and external funding of improvement efforts

The Stanford Medicine Center for Improvement also sponsors the following Affinity Groups that welcome all interested in these focus areas:

  • Advanced Data Analytics

  • Teamwork 

  • Stanford Medicine Community of Improvers (SCIP)

We urge everyone in the Stanford Medicine Community – in all occupations and at all levels – to join our community of improvers and help us become the best at getting better! 

Lisa Freeman
Executive Administrator, Stanford Medicine Center for Improvement