It sounds simple enough, but I’ve certainly never even thought about walking the approximately 25 miles to Boulder from my house in Northwest Denver to enjoy a stroll on Pearl Street or take a dip in Boulder Creek.
Innovations
Colorado is a national leader and forward-thinker in health systems change. Read more about how Colorado is creatively changing health care.
It Takes a Community
Over the past year, CCMU has made a concerted effort to travel to the far reaches of Colorado to meet with health care leaders and community members to get a firsthand account of local health care system innovations.
Accepting Imperfection
Confession: I’m a perfectionist. My coworkers know me all too well for my task lists, compulsive neatness, and pouncing on any missing Oxford commas. I’m guilty of clearing our newspaper stash before everyone has the chance to read them because the clutter makes me crazy.
One-Stop-Shop
Why have your primary care provider, physical therapist, and behavioral health coach spread across the city? The concept behind integrated care is simple—it is a model of health care delivery that attempts to care for the whole patient.
The Data Dreams Are Made Of
Rather than innovate with reckless abandon, you do small tests and collect data to first make sure you’re on the right track. It’s letting your head go into the clouds and dream big, but keeping your feet firmly planted on the ground in a bed of data, facts, and observations.