Seven years ago, a clinical scholar thesis called IMPaCT was chosen as one of the first Innovation Accelerator projects. From incubation to implementation, the Individualized Management for Patient-Centered Targets (IMPaCT) has been such a success, with verified, measurable results in the community it serves, that it was adopted by Penn's Health System. As the branded intellectual property of the Penn Center for Community Health Workers (PCCHW), IMPaCT is now a product on the health care market, and health care institutions across the country are benefitting from the services and tools it offers.
Chief Operating Officer Jill Feldstein revealed the newest iteration of IMPaCT at Penn Medicine's Innovation Accelerator Pitch Day. Shreya Kangovi, senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute, introduced her idea for a community-powered health care delivery system as part of her Penn-RWJF Clinical Scholar thesis. The system trains residents of low-income communities to serve as navigators for other community members. Years of randomized controlled trials yielded a significant success rate in the West Philadelphia community, leading to the PCCHW. Now, communities around the U.S. can benefit from IMPaCT tools and services.
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