A Broad Commitment

Research

• An expanded research agenda at Dartmouth and with partners around the country, building on the pioneering work of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and focusing on high-impact aspects of health care delivery.
• An international research network that will bring together innovation centers to develop, study and disseminate best practices.
• A grant award program to encourage research in the field. 

Education

• A new curriculum in the delivery of health care to be incorporated into medical education at Dartmouth. 
• A consortium of medical schools committed to integrating Health Care Delivery Science into their academic programs.
• Undergraduate courses, cross-disciplinary offerings through the Tuck School of Business, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth Medical School and the undergraduate College, and new distance and executive learning opportunities.  
• A journal of health care delivery science, to advance dissemination, research, and learning.

Collaboration

• Partnerships across a diversity of health care systems in the U.S. and beyond, to define best practices and integrate them into clinical practice. 
• Joint efforts with academic institutions nationally and internationally to expand the new field of Health Care Delivery Science.
• Intellectual “lab” spaces for leaders in business, industry, government, academia, to create new synergies and pathways for innovation.

Implementation

• Demonstration projects to provide proof of concept, e.g. The Spine Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Shared Decision-Making, and initiatives to improve population health.
• Development and deployment of measures that go beyond clinical outcomes, to evaluate quality and value of care, with patient-reported data and longitudinal tracking incorporated into enhanced Health Information Technology. 
• On-the-ground teams and distance-teaching to facilitate adoption and integration of proven “best practices” in diverse clinical environments nationally and internationally. 

Public Outreach

• New Communities of Practice nationally and internationally that demonstrate quality and value in health care.
• Advocacy for changes in policy at the federal and state levels—and globally—to promote and support new models of care.
• Comprehensive outreach across a range of audiences—health care providers and systems, policymakers, consumers, and others—to inform, educate, and engage.