MN SSLC UPDATE, MAY 2013
NEWS
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July mini collaborative meeting available via videoconference from MDH district office sites
Slides from the May quarterly national call
Thanks to those who’ve completed their initial TA check-in calls – there’s lots of exciting CJS related work planned in
MN! If you haven’t scheduled yet, call Phyllis.
Website up – tons of resources, especially around project mgmt
CALENDAR
Mini Collaborative meeting dates pre-scheduled through the end of the grant (format and location TBD).
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
RESOURCES
Article: “Shared Services and the Velveteen Rabbit Factor” by Feather O’Conner Houstoun, Governing magazine (September
26, 2012). One of the biggest barriers to consolidating service delivery is a jurisdiction's fear that it will lose its individual
identity. There are ways to deal with that.
Article: “Change Management for Effective Quality Improvement: A Primer” by Prathibha Varkey, MBB, MPH, MHPE,
American Journal of Medical Quarterly, May 2010. The authors provide an overview of the steps to design and execute QI
projects that require change management. [Note: the link is to the online article abstract. If you are interested in reading the
full text, please email Allison.]
Video: All project directors were interviewed at the SSLC national kickoff meeting in March. Watch Deb Burns and Sandy
Tubbs describe the two MN grant projects, and the benefits, motivations and challenges of taking on this work. You can read
and hear more about CJS projects going on around the country on the “funded sites” page.
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Minnesota System Wide (Deb Burns)
Horizon Minnesota (Sandy Tubbs)
QUESTIONS?
Please contact Allison Thrash at 651-201-3964 or [email protected]
05.24.13
MDH, Office of Performance Improvement
Minnesota System-wide Shared Services Learning Collaborative (ID: 70612)