The mission of the Center is to lead innovation in health services delivery and health professions education to reach exceptional levels of quality and value.
CHCQ fosters synergy among departments and programs in interdisciplinary innovation and research in the improvement in health care delivery and health professions education. The goal is to have the University of Missouri nationally and internationally recognized for health services research, health professions education, and quality of care. Core competencies of the center include outcomes measurement and process improvement, leadership and systems change, decision support and knowledge-based systems, and education innovation and evaluation.
The Center integrates efforts from multiple departments within the School of Medicine, in partnership with the Schools of Nursing and Health Professions and MU Health Care (MUHC), to develop and demonstrate quality outcomes through process improvement. CHCQ draws on faculty and other centers throughout the university. It will collaborate s with other health systems throughout Missouri and nationally.
Within the Center are three programs: Health Services Research, Quality Improvement, and Education Innovation and Improvement. This structure allows each area to be self-defining with its own director, responsibilities and authority, while building on their shared commitment to innovation and quality improvement through research, evaluation and demonstration projects.The Center provides an environment where faculty in health services research and health professions education join with clinicians and other organizational leaders to define a focus for core research and applied quality improvement projects. Shared space and staff enable Center members to work together to initiate and support collaborative grant development and administration. Participating faculty members and organizational leaders identify the Center, along with their parent unit, in their proposals, articles, and presentations in order to develop the reputation of the Center. Outcomes of the Center include:
• Innovations in the delivery of clinical quality and value and in health professions education at University of Missouri Health Care , the state, nation, and internationally.
• External grant funding to support research and development in the improvement of health care and health professions education.
• Peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national meetings on the results of research on the improvement of health care and education.
• Consultations with faculty seeking to do research on the improvement of health care and/or health professions education.
• New learning opportunities for faculty, staff, fellows, residents, and students about the improvement of care and education.