Capstone Project Presentations

As part of the Capstone Integrative Seminar scheduled at the end of the MHA program, second-year MHA Program students are organized into teams of three or four to tackle select projects submitted by provider organizations in the Seattle area. These are short-term projects designed to provide students with maximum hands-on experience. The student teams work hard to produce a report of real use to participating organizations.

Recent MHA Capstone projects:

• External Referral Process
  Group Health Cooperative
• Strategic Plan for the Virginia Mason Lewis & John Dare Center and Executive Health Programs
  Virginia Mason Medical Center
• Reducing 30-day Readmission Rates for Patients with CHF: a pilot of acute and post-acute care interventions
  Swedish Medical Center-Cherry Hill
• Addressing Work Force Challenges in Rural Washington
  WSHA & Health Work Force Institute
• Positioning Rural Hospitals for Health Reform: a business case
  WSHA & Health Work Force Institute
• Analysis and Recommendations for Developing a Quality Metrics Dashboard
  Soundpath Health

Recent Executive MHA Capstone projects:

In the Executive MHA program, most students do individual Capstone projects connected to their place of employment, although teams may be formed. EMHA presentations are held at the end of summer term.

• Referral Process Centralizing Planning
  UW Medicine Contact Center
• Developing an Accountable Care Organization in a Small Size Medical Community
  Central Washington Healthcare Partners and Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
• Develop & Implement an Annual Compliance Training Program and Tracking System in the Department of Anatomic Pathology at UWMC and HMC
  University of Washington Medical Center
• Level Loading the Primary Care System
  The Everett Clinic
• A Wellness Program: Increase Productivity and Improve Eating Behavior
  Slalom Consulting
• Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU Implementation
  University of Washington Medical Center
• Achieving Status of "Breast Center of Excellence" for the Group Health Capitol Hill Breast Imaging Center
  Group Health Cooperative
• Quality Indicators for Carousel Program
  Providence Hospice & Home Care of Snohomish County
• Development of a Patient & Family Advisory Council
  Providence Medical Group
• Evaluation of Care Process for Geriatric Fracture Fixation and Repair Program
  Providence Regional Medical Center
• Improving Overall Employee Engagement in the Pharmacy Division
  Group Health Cooperative
• Total Joint Program 3-year Business Plan
  Northwest Hospital & Medical Center
• Recommended Leadership and Business Proficiency Development Program for the Legal and Administrative Services Division
  Group Health Cooperative
• An Analysis of the Impact of the Public Records Act on State and Local Health Care Organizations, and Recommended Amendments to the PRA
  The Association of Public Hospital Districts
• Creating a Healing Environment in the Intensive Care Unit
  Virginia Mason Medical Center
• Coordinated Quality Improvement Program Plan Revisions
  UW Medicine
• Implementation of Clinical Pharmacists in the UWMC Pain Clinic
  University of Washington Medical Center
• Endoscopic Procedure Schedule Defect Resolution
  Virginia Mason Medical Center
• Yellow PSA Culture of Safety Improvements
  Virginia Mason Medical Center
• Medical Home Clinic Design for UW University Village Clinic
  UW Neighborhood Clinics
• Safe Patient Identification and Isolation Precautions for Dietary Staff
  Seattle Children's Quantifying Diabetes Nurse Expert Team (DNET) Impact, Harborview Medical Center
• An Internal Communications Framework and Plan to Support the Development and Introduction of a New Model Clinic
  Group Health Cooperative
• A Marketing Plan for a Start Up Healthcare Consulting Company
  Washington Healthcare Solutions, LLC
• Achieving AAAHC Accreditation at the Roger Saux Health Center
  Quinault Indian Nation
• Capacity Evaluation of Nursing Programs in Washington State
  Washington Center for Nursing
• Market Analysis of Referring Physicians
  East Side Cardiology Associates
• Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU Implementation
  University of Washington Medical Center
• Perinatal Guideline Adoption and Implementation in a Rural Hospital Setting
  Island Hospital
• Endoscopy Suite Supply Flow Improvement
  Swedish Medical Center