What Matters to You
The Integrative Medical Clinic Foundation is spearheading the What Matters to You awareness-building effort in Sonoma County. The idea is to simply ask our patients and clients, “What matters to you?” By using common language and tools to engage the individuals we serve, we ensure that they always hear a common message: we want to relate our work to what matters to you. For example, Imagine YOU is an innovative tool that engages patients on a personal level, helping them clarify and work with what matters to them.
What Matters to You is an awareness-building effort developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in response to Michael Barry and Susan Edgman-Levitan’s 2012 New England Journal of Medicine article challenging clinicians to ask their patients not only “Whats the matter?” but also “What matters to you?”. ICI and its then-president and CEO, Maureen Bisogano (now President Emerita and Senior Fellow), advocated for the inclusion of the What Matters to You concept at the heart of all healthcare interactions.
IMCF is leading the effort to bring awareness of the What Matters approach to both community agencies and health care organizations in Northern California. We have begun building the What Matters Coalition, a collaborative group of community organizations interested in exploring ways to integrate a What Matters to You approach into their work. We will share ideas, challenges, opportunities, and materials that help organizations make this simple but profound idea a reality.
[rev_slider alias=”whatmatters”]We believe that the What Matters to You approach has the potential to transform the experience of both service providers and their clients. Our hope is that as more and more organizations in Northern California use the question “What matters to you?” to engage those they serve, individuals will experience services that are more responsive, and therefore more effective.
What Matters Sonoma County Coalition
Join the growing group of organizations, agencies, and individuals committed to exploring What Matters in their work:
- Alliance Medical Clinic Healdsburg
- VOICES/On the Move – Amber Twitchell
- MyCareMyPlan – Steering Committee
- Sonoma Valley Hospital – Kelly Mather, CEO
- Cancer Care Sonoma at Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation
- Sonoma Valley Roundtable: Health Action Chapter
- Sebastopol/Gravenstein Health Action Chapter
- Sutter Santa Rosa Oncology Services
- Sonoma Valley Community Health Center
- St. Joseph Health Community Benefit
- Aurora Santa Rosa Hospital
- Sonoma County Library’s Wellness Education Program
- Kimberley Caldewey, PA, MPH
- Deborah I. Wolff-Baker, MSN, ACHPN, FNP-BC
- Lynn Mortensen, MD – Kaiser Permanente Family Physician
- Iliani Matisse, MA, CPCC – Health Coach
- Marcy Baskin, CSA – Elder Care Coordinator
- Integrative Medical Clinic of Santa Rosa
- Integrative Medical Clinic Foundation: Imagine YOU® Project
To join this effort and add your name or organization, please contact us:
Dr. Ellen Barnett, MD, PhD
drbarnett@imcfound.org
707.284.9225
707.953.4818 (mobile)
Cynthia Calmenson, Executive Director
cynthiac@imcfound.org
707.284.9225
707.623.0151 (mobile/text)
To hear other leaders share their ideas and visions for integrating What Matters to You into their organizations, see the videos from our Coalition launch below or on our YouTube channel.