The Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network for Children With Medical Complexity

Abstract

In response to a number of emerging issues, in 2017 the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau funded its first collaborative quality improvement network aimed at improving the quality of life for children with medical complexity, the well-being of their families and the cost-effectiveness of their care. This paper is intended as a brief introduction to the Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network to Advance Care for Children with Medical Complexity or CMC CoIIN project. In it, you will learn about the origins of the project, the guiding principles used to cocreate and promote measurable, meaningful family engagement in systems-level change efforts, its goals and objectives, the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the project and some high-level learnings from our experiences, which have implications for future care delivery improvements for this growing and vulnerable population of children.