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Diffusion of Excellence Summit

Diffusion of Excellence celebrated the 2022 Promising Practices at Diffusion Summit during iEX on October 31, 2023.

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Diffusion of Excellence (Diffusion) Summit provides Diffusion Fellows and Implementing Facility Fellows a space to showcase their respective Promising Practice implementation journeys and triumphs. The event was the culmination of Facilitated Replication, a 6-8-months process to replicate the practice at a new VA site, which began last October after the 2022 VHA Shark Tank Competition. 

Diffusion Pathways: During Diffusion Summit, Diffusion announced each practice's optimal path forward. There are three Diffusion pathways: Organic Diffusion, Initial Diffusion, and National Diffusion.

Organic Diffusion Practices

Organic Diffusion Practices receive ad hoc support from Diffusion as they organically replicate to other facilities. The 2022 Promising Practices selected for Organic Diffusion include:

CPRS Booster/Robotic Employee Accelerator

CPRS Booster/Robotic Employee Accelerator

Booster: Turbocharging employee work efficiency while dramatically improving work satisfaction! Goodbye Burnout!

Created by the Minneapolis VA Medical Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Employee Well-Being Centers and Carts

Employee Well-Being Centers and Carts

Feeling workplace burnout & looking for a solution....it is here!

Created by the Orlando VA Medical Center

eScreening

eScreening

Enhancing quality of care by communicating health needs collaboratively

Created by the Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (San Diego, California)

Medical Companion Program

Medical Companion Program

The MCP provides a cost reduction of 86% per average Veteran user.

Created by the Edward Hines Junior Hospital

National Tele-Neurology Program

National Tele-Neurology Program

Let us take the Headache out of Neurological Services!

Created by the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Reducing Hospital Acquired Clostridium difficile (C diff) Rates for Veterans in Acute by Greater than 50% and CLC by 100%

Reducing Hospital Acquired Clostridium difficile (C diff) Rates for Veterans in Acute by Greater than 50% and CLC by 100%

Targeting Zero Harm through improving diagnostic accuracy of toxigenic Clostridium difficile (C diff) infection using two-step C diff testing benefits Veterans and the VA with reduction in use of unnecessary antibiotics, decreased length of stay, and improvement in healthcare onset C diff rates in IPEC/SAIL.

Created by the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Columbia, South Carolina)

Initial Diffusion Practices

Initial Diffusion Practices are invited to the annual VHA Diffusion Academy to create a business case for growth and sustainment. The 2022 Promising Practices selected for Initial Diffusion include:

Improving Communication in Home Based Primary Care

Improving Communication in Home Based Primary Care

Improving communication within the HBPC team directly impacts the Veterans and caregivers served.

Created by the James H. Quillen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Mountain Home, Tennessee)

In-House Eyeglass Fabrication for Blind Rehabilitation

In-House Eyeglass Fabrication for Blind Rehabilitation

Reducing wait time, increasing cost avoidance, and highly satisfied Veterans.

Created by the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Cleveland, Ohio)

Preventing Post-Operative Readmissions with Surgical Safety Net

Preventing Post-Operative Readmissions with Surgical Safety Net

Enhancing Experience & Reducing Re-Admissions for Veterans Having Surgery

Created by the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center-University Drive

National Diffusion Practices

National Diffusion Practices demonstrate exceptional impact and stakeholder support. These practices are assigned a Diffusion Specialist for one to three years of support for a national implementation effort. The 2022 Promising Practices selected for National Diffusion include:

Contraception on Demand

Contraception on Demand

Expanding contraceptive access via pharmacy consults and 12-month supply

Created by the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center-University Drive, Seattle VA Medical Center

The White Noise Project

The White Noise Project

White noise machines are providing more sleep and comfort to veterans.

Created by the Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Asheville)

Questions?

For more information about Diffusion, check out the 2023 Diffusion Playbook.

For any questions, please email the VA Diffusion Support Team at VADiffusionSupport@VA.gov.