December Newsletter

Welcome to the Do Tank December newsletter. Our team has abundant material to share this month, including articles, webinars, human-centered insights, and the Racial Equity in Healthcare Progress Report National Collaborative. From our Do Tank family to yours, happy holidays!

Webinar

Join business designers?Matt Kelly?and?Adam Kohlrus?on?Tuesday, December 6th,?for an interactive webinar event.?With help from our upcoming competency improvement course, attendees will learn the fundamentals of quality improvement, participate in?quality improvement exercises, and discover the impact quality improvement can have on your bottom line.

Racial Equity in Healthcare Progress Report National Pilot

In 2021, the Illinois Hospital Association launched the progress report to providers across the state. More than 140 Illinois hospitals have completed self-assessments so far. Thanks to a 2022 grant from the Commonwealth Fund, RUSH University Medical Center is helping test and validate the progress report on a national scale.

Your institution can join the national pilot?by completing the progress report. If you complete it, your team?will receive the following:?A report that details and analyzes your organization's score, including benchmark comparisons with peer?organizations across the country?and?an implementation playbook to help you translate your data into action.

Co-investigators are David Ansell, MD, MPH, the Medical Center’s senior vice president for community health equity, and Brenda Battle, RN, BSN, MBA, senior vice president for community health transformation at UChicago Medicine.?Innovators in the health equity space will receive a?formal invitation to participate in the national pilot this month.?

Looking for a sneak peek of this impactful impact work??Click the image above to listen to the Equity Insights podcast featuring Dr. David Ansell.

Innovator Insights

Meet the designers behind your next summit, high-impact event, or innovation workshop. In this?series, we interview?human-centered business consultants to discuss the role of business, visual, and digital design. Interviews include helpful insights you can bring back to your organization.

Strategy Week 2022

From December 12th to the 16th, Do Tank will?participate in?strategy?week, an annual, in-person event dedicated to innovating?our company with the same tools and practices we use to innovate our clients.?

Team members will travel to?Scotland, the home of our digital team and CEO, for?24/hr design sprints,?collaborative?workshops,?and?canvas learning?to improve services and capabilities?for all our clients.?We can't wait to share what innovative discoveries?arise!

Curious about last year's?strategy?week? Click?here?to learn about the session's goals, stories, and impact.?

Thank you?for continuing?your innovation journey?with Do Tank.?We're always learning from our community.?What programs excite you??How has your company evolved this year??What innovative?projects are you championing??Visit our website to set up a call.?We'd love to chat.?