TABLE 1.

Description of learning laboratory types and topics addressed in the CFLN

Learning lab type	Purpose	Network QI support	Network data support	Team commitment	Topics in CFLN (year launched; N, participating teams)
180‐day challenge	Test feasibility in multiple teams; if feasible, move to innovation lab	QI specialists guide teams in discovery to set the QI plan	Biweekly process measures	Weekly to biweekly collaborative meetings, measures, and PDSAs for a definitive time period; 2‐4 participating teams	Patient‐reported outcomes (2018; N = 2) Partnerships for sustaining daily care (2018; N = 3)
Innovation lab	Test innovations to meet reliable processes; spread to more teams in the network if successful	Innovation Lab leaders guide key drivers and innovation testing to set the QI plan	Weekly outcome and process data; frequency tapers as process measures are consistently met; Measures can expand to all teams in the network	Weekly collaborative meetings, measures, and PDSAs; 6‐12 participating teams	FEV1 indicated exacerbation signal (2019; N = 12) Telehealth (2020; N = 29) Health‐related quality of life (2020; N = 10)
Community of practice	Improve reliable measures and processes which are known; adapt and revise change packages; and onboard new teams	QI specialists support the Practice leaders to set the QI plan	Use of existing measures and data within CFLN	Biweekly collaborative meetings and tasks; 2–4 participating teams or multiple small groups	Coproduction: recruitment and onboarding of patient and family partners (2021; N = 4) Timely data entry in the CF Foundation Patient Registry (2021; N = 5) Coproduction: partnership with patient and family partners (2022; N = 7) Interdisciplinary care (2022; N = 12)