The Open School network is growing — and our Regional Leaders are here to support your Chapter whether you’re a start-up or well-established. What do Regional Leaders do? They’re long-time members of the Open School who can help Chapters on a one-to-one basis. Try them out when you have questions about planning events, finding resources in the Open School, connecting with other Chapters in your region, or brainstorming activities for your Chapter.To highlight the expertise of our Regional Leader ... read full post

Lisa Miller, an MPH student at Oregon Health and Sciences University, recently completed the IHI Open School Practicum. Her project focused on helping clinic staff at a primary care clinic document patients’ social needs in the electronic medical record, so that clinic staff could address them along with patients’ medical needs. The project was a success (by the end of the work, 100 percent of patients seen by behavioral health staff had their social needs documented in the designated chart loca ... read full post

Long gone are those lazy days of summer. The new school year is upon us, and with it, an onslaught of email.Email allows you to communicate quickly from anywhere, but a cluttered inbox can hamper your productivity. So, how can you make email an effective tool in your work? Here are three simple tips from Bob Pozen, Senior Lecturer at MIT and author of Extreme Productivity Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours. To recap, those tips areDon’t constantly check your email. Set aside a time to look a ... read full post

The Open School network is growing — and our Regional Leaders are here to support your Chapter whether you’re a start-up or well-established. What do Regional Leaders do? They’re long-time members of the Open School who can help Chapters on a one-to-one basis. Try them out when you have questions about planning events, finding resources in the Open School, connecting with other Chapters in your region, or brainstorming activities for your Chapter.To highlight the expertise of our Regional Leader ... read full post