Who We Are
Improve Care Now is an alliance of health care providers (including physicians, researchers, nurses, quality improvement experts, statisticians, data processing experts and administrators), patients and families all dedicated to helping children and adolescents with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s Disease.
Improve Care Now relies on charitable donations, grants and support fees provided by participating medical institutions for its funding. The alliance seeks to share all of its information, methods and techniques, intellectual property and ideas openly for the benefit of patients everywhere. |
Originally known as the PIBDNet Trailblazer Improvement Collaborative, the alliance was initiated in January, 2007 by the Pediatric IBD Network for Research and Improvement (PIBDNet) at the University of Vermont and the Center for Health Care Quality at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. PIBDNet, Inc, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, continues to oversee fundraising efforts, but Improve Care Now operates as an alliance between participating medical professionals, patients and families.
Participating Medical Facilities
The medical facilities currently participating in the alliance include:
| Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital | Chicago, IL |
| American Family Children's Hospital | Madison, WI |
| Arkansas Children's Hospital | Little Rock, AR |
| Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center | Portland, ME |
| Children's Hospital Boston | Boston, MA |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta | Atlanta, GA |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA |
| Children’s Medical Center in Dallas | Dallas, TX |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children | Falls Church, VA |
| MassGeneral Hospital for Children | Boston, MA |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital | Columbus, OH |
| Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children | Wilmington, DE |
| Oakland Children's Hospital | Oakland, CA |
| Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Associates | Las Vegas, NV |
| Texas Children's Hospital | Houston, TX |
| The Children's Hospital in Denver | Denver, CO |
| University of Michigan Medical Center | Ann Arbor, MI |
| University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC |
| University of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK |
| UW Health, University of Wisconsin Hospital | Madison, WI |
| Vermont Children's Hospital at Fletcher Allen Health Care, University of Vermont | Burlington, VT |
Improve Care Now Leadership
Steering Committee
Wallace Crandall, MD, John Grunow, MD, Michael Kappelman, MD, MPH, Ian Leibowitz, MD
Measurements Committee Chair
Wallace Crandall, MD
Research Committee Chair
Michael Kappelman, MD, MPH
ImproveCareNow Network Director
Richard B. Colletti, MD
ImproveCareNow Director of Quality Improvement
Peter A. Margolis, MD, PhD
Improve Care Now Leadership Bios
Richard B. Colletti, MD
Dr. Colletti is Vice-Chair for Clinical and Research Affairs and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont. He is the Network Director of ImproveCareNow, formerly known as PIBDNet – the Pediatric IBD Network for Research and Improvement. He has been the President of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), on the Board of Directors of the Children’s Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation and Secretary-Treasurer of the Federation of International Societies for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. He has co-authored over 70 papers, book chapters, and monographs, including five evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, and has given over 90 national and international presentations. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his residency at Yale University and his fellowship at the Baylor College of Medicine. He is currently the Associate Chief of Vermont Children’s Hospital and the Director of Gastroenterology there. He is actively engaged in research and quality improvement in Crohn’s disease.
Peter Margolis, MD, PhD
Dr. Margolis is a Professor of Pediatrics and Co-Director of the Center for Health Care Quality. He works with practices and health care organizations to assist them in designing better systems of care for children. Dr. Margolis obtained his MD from New York University and his pediatric training at the University of Colorado, where he also served as Chief Resident in Pediatrics. He subsequently spent three years in the National Health Services Corps in Rochester, NY, and Los Angeles, CA before pursuing a fellowship in clinical epidemiology. He was a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he also earned his PhD in Epidemiology. In 1994, Dr. Margolis was named Robert Wood Johnson Generalist Faculty Scholar at UNC where he also served on the faculty between 1991 and 2005. In 2006, Dr. Margolis joined Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center to create a new center focused on Health Care Quality. His work encompasses the application and study of quality improvement methods in a broad range of areas, including primary and sub-specialty care, and public health settings to improve the health outcomes of children, families, and communities. He is currently leading Center projects in support of the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Medical Specialties. Dr. Margolis also devotes considerable time to teaching quality improvement methods.
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