{"id":243,"date":"2023-08-17T16:26:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T16:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cfm\/?page_id=243"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:55:48","slug":"ibd-qorus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cfm\/research\/chronic-health-improvement-research-program-chirp\/ibd-qorus\/","title":{"rendered":"IBD Qorus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Program Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

Established in 2015 by the\u00a0<\/span>Crohn\u2019s and Colitis Foundation<\/span><\/a>, IBD Qorus applies the\u00a0<\/span>Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Breakthrough Series (BTS)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0collaborative model and a <\/span>L<\/span>earning Health System (LHS) approach<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to engage in a multicenter national improvement collaborative for adult IBD care.\u00a0Recent Qorus collaborative efforts have focused on reducing unnecessary urgent care utilization and\u00a0<\/span>Treat-to-Target<\/span><\/a>\u2014 a treatment strategy that aligns a remission-based therapeutic goal with the patient\u2019s personal goals for quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\n

IBD Qorus is directed by a\u00a0leadership team at the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation<\/i><\/a>,\u00a0and guided by\u00a0Dr. Oliver<\/u><\/i><\/a>, who serves as the IBD Qorus national improvement advisor and methodologist.\u00a0\u00a0Under Dr. Oliver\u2019s direction, a\u00a0team from the\u00a0Dartmouth Institute Coproduction Collaboratory<\/u><\/a>\u00a0has developed a quality improvement curriculum and provides improvement coaching support for the collaborative. \u00a0Visit the Crohn\u2019s & Colitis Foundation\u00a0IBD Qorus website<\/u><\/i><\/a>\u00a0to learn more.<\/p>\n

Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n