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ICSI strives to improve the health of the population, the patient care experience, including quality, and the affordability of care--the Triple Aim. ICSI’s initiatives accelerate health care redesign, focus on improving health care and health, and engage communities and citizens to share ownership in their health and care.
ICSI is leading a consortium of 10 medical organizations to implement COMPASS, a team-based program designed to improve the care of patients with depression and diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease, and possibly risky substance use. Learn about COMPASS
ICSI, the Minnesota Hospital Association and Stratis Health launched the Reducing Avoidable Readmissions Effectively (RARE) Campaign to prevent 6,000 avoidable hospital readmissions in Minnesota. Learn about RARE
How can providers and patients have important conversations to ensure that appropriate medical tests or procedures are delivered? The answer: Choosing Wisely® Minnesota. Learn more.
ICSI is a leader in the integration of behavioral health into primary care clinics. The DIAMOND program changes how care for patients with depression is delivered, and SBIRT helps clinics care for patients with risky substance use. Learn more.
Communities working together – citizens, clinicians, and other community leaders – are in an excellent position to help achieve the Triple Aim and create meaningful change in health care. Learn more.
One of the Triple Aims is to make health care more affordable. To do this health care is shifting from a volume-based to a value-based system. Learn more.
ICSI has championed the use of appropriateness criteria to help clinicians order the right high-tech diagnostic images for patients. This “decision-support” initiative has improved patient health while lowering health care costs. Learn more
ICSI has been working with the Minnesota Department of Health and the American Cancer Society to increase cancer screening. Learn about Cancer Prevention
Evidence shows that patients engaged in their own health care have better outcomes. Find out how the concept of shared decision-making between clinician and patient is applied in real-life situations. Learn about Shared Decision-Making
Many of ICSI’s current initiatives evolved from earlier innovations and/or activities designed to improve the quality and value of health care. Learn about other ICSI initiatives