Alexa Waters

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

@projsolve We don’t often enough have opportunities to collaborate, brainstorm, and set agendas together to actually address systems problems — we’re too caught up in our own priorities #solvechat

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

@projsolve QI conferences; Increase IHI module training so more people can speak the language of QI #solvechat

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

@projsolve Sharing new innovations through scholarly work (papers, posters, talks, etc.) helps us spread and synthesize ideas for improving our healthcare system #solvechat

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

@projsolve It’s the S of PDSA cycles — and it’s important to pick a specific, measurable, outcome and evaluate it at an appropriate interval to asses your progress. #solvechat

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

@projsolve Hospitals and clinics should have patient advisory councils involved in their leadership to improve patient-centered care #solvechat

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

@projsolve Patients sometimes not being offered the opportunity to be fully informed partners in their own care #solvechat

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

@projsolve Physical therapists and case managers make all the difference by helping to restore function or provide what patients need to heal #solvechat

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

@projsolve Hi folks! Alexa FM PGY-1 #solvechat

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

@projsolve Comparing therapies for efficacy or PDSA cycles for incremental quality improvement. Certainly many non-wicked problems are worth solving, but solving them may not accomplish much if wicked problems aren’t also addressed. #solveChat

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

@projsolve Social inequality; unequal access to healthy food, care, meds, etc. These are challenging to measure and understand on a population level, and of course difficult to address on a broad scale

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

@projsolve @gretchendiemer Alexa FM intern #SolveCHAT

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

@projsolve We can’t do x because so-and-so won’t pay for it. Or most health care must occur face-to-face. #solvechat

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

@projsolve I like the idea of starting with a blank slate and using a team approach to define what you’d like to create, rather than just adjusting small pieces of existing infrastructure #solvechat

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

@projsolve Oh I misread the typo and thought you were going for “reactive” for the first part!

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

@projsolve 1) When you’re in over your head #internyear. 2) Learning about new methods or approaches from teammates

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

Hand washing 💦 #solveCHAT

[Alexa Waters @AlexaWaters11]

Hi! Alexa, Fam Med intern here 👋🏼 #solveCHAT