Eligibility criteria to participate in I-MPACT:

• Develop a local team (cluster) comprised of at least:
• 1 hospital
• 1 or more provider organizations (PO)
• 2 patient advisers or 1 patient adviser and 1 caregiver adviser
• Complete and sign a commitment statement with I-MPACT
• Identify cluster leadership and select an administrative lead to maintain communication between participants and the coordinating center
• Select a target population as a focus
• Hire a project associate (.5 FTE)
• Attend an I-MPACT Kick-off event

Site expectations for successful participation:

• Within 2 months following the Kick-off select three initial interventions
• Within 3 months of Kick-off submit QI log
• Participation from each site on each monthly conference call
• Participation from each site at all tri-annual collaborative wide meetings
• Data collection from admission to discharge 
• Collaborate with the coordinating center
• Collaborate with other participating sites