Organizations participating in the Innovations in Planned Care (IPC) initiative will show improvement in preventive care, management of chronic conditions and experience of care, while maintaining financial viability, within an 18-month period. These improvements will be spread across the Indian Health System in an ongoing journey of transformation.

Guidance for IPC:

• Engagement with tribal leadership and the community are essential features of the IPC.
• The use and transparency of data to guide improvement is central to achievement of this aim.
• Alignment with organizational priorities and full support of clinical and administrative leadership at all levels within the Indian Health System are critical to the success of IPC.

Currently there are 39 Indian Health System facilities engaged in the Innovations in Planned Care Collaborative (IPC II). The full-scale collaborative that follows IPC II will add approximately 75 to 100 teams spread throughout the 12 Areas. [Each "Area," a defined geographic region as designated by the Indian Health Service for administrative purposes, administers several Service Units, where health care is provided.] These sites learn and collaborate through regular conference calls, in-person and virtual learning sessions, site visits, and active listserv discussions.

In addition, part of any health care improvement process is measuring change.  In order to track progress towards achieving the IPC goals described above, all IPC sites use monthly measurement and reporting to guide improvement in their health care microsystems. Results are shared within the IPC community so that together we will learn what changes hasten clinical prevention, better the care of chronic conditions, lower costs, and improve the patient experience.