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IHI Adds Renowned Leaders in Patient Safety, Public Health to Board of Directors
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has added two new members to its Board of Directors. Rear Admiral retired Sylvia Trent-Adams has a legacy of work in federal service and public health and has served as Deputy Surgeon General and Acting Su…
CDC, CMS and Others Call for Urgent Action on Patient Safety
This article reports on the news from IHI’s press release about the Declaration to Advance Patient Safety, which was introduced at IHI Congress 2022 by IHI and members of the National Steering Committee on Patient Safety.
Health Leaders Urge Immediate Action on Patient and Workforce Safety
Representatives from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) – three member organization of the IHI-convened N…
Statement from IHI and LLI: RaDonda Vaught Sentencing
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the IHI Lucian Leape Institute (LLI) share our deepest sympathies with the family of Charlene Murphey for their tragic loss. While we are relieved that Ms. RaDonda Vaught did not receive a prison sente…
Getting Serious about Producing Health: The Ten Teams Challenge
In this article, Dr. Don Berwick makes the case that every US hospital and integrated health system with the means to do so should immediately establish and support Ten Teams, focused on 10 social influences on health in the region served by the organi…
Preventing Health Care Workforce Suicide
Based on available literature and consensus among leading suicide prevention experts, this article highlights three key areas of mental health that all health care leaders need to prioritize: reduce stigma, increase access to mental health services…
6 Strategies to Address Nursing Shortages in the Next 18 Months
This article highlights the work of the Nurse Staffing Think Tank, of which IHI is a part, and recommendations to address nursing shortages in the short term.
Should Medical Errors be Criminalized – This Fort Worth Medical School Offers Another Way
This article discusses IHI’s CPPS certification in the context of the recent criminalization of medical error in the RaDonda Vaught case and highlights Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (TCOM) leadership with regard to making the CPPS certificati…
Joy as an Antidote to Burnout
This article discusses how joy can reduce professional burnout and cites IHI’s Joy in Work white paper, and quotes IHI President Emeritus Don Berwick.
A Major Effort to Link Homeless Response and Health Care
This article highlights the work of Community Solutions, one of IHI’s Strategic Partners, and how it has used IHI’s improvement methods to help end homelessness. IHI Vice President Ninon Lewis is quoted throughout the article.
