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Patient-Safety Leader Challenges Hospitals Nationwide to Establish 10 Crucial Teams
This article focuses on Dr. Donald Berwick’s keynote remarks at the 2021, including his idea of establishing 10 teams in hospitals.
Blending Participatory Action Synthesis and Meta-Ethnography: An Innovative Approach to Evaluating Complex Community Health Transformation
This article describes an innovative participatory approach to evaluation of a community transformation initiative, the 100 Million Healthier Lives SCALE (Spreading Community Accelerators through Learning and Evaluation) initiative, that involved up to…
Getting Grounded: Building a Foundation for Health Equity and Racial Justice Work in Health Care Teams
This article proposes a three-pronged approach for equity improvement teams to build a strong foundation to effectively, collaboratively, and authentically dismantle racism in health care.
Developing Capacity for Learning Community Systems: Experiences from the 100 Million Healthier Lives SCALE Initiative
This paper explores the capabilities that contribute to community transformation and the common pathways followed by communities in the 100 Million Healthier Lives SCALE (Spreading Community Accelerators through Learning and Evaluation) initiative in t…
Payer Funds Local Practices to Help Address Racial Care Disparities
This article is based on a press release issued by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announcing a $25 million grant, which IHI will distribute, to local health care organizations participating in an Equity Action Community.
Hospital Safety Improvements will Outlast COVID-19
This article, including a quote from IHI’s Patricia McGaffigan, explores safety measures that were picked up during the pandemic that will probably stick around long after COVID-19 has been tackled.
Five-Part Framework for Workplace Equity at Healthcare Organizations
This article is based on the five guiding principles recently summarized in an IHI blog post about workplace equity, and includes quotes and context from IHI’s Marina Renton.
Tying Health Equity to Quality
This article results from an interview with IHI’s President & CEO Kedar Mate and is based on findings from the 2021 Health Equity Pulse Report, including the shift in health equity prioritization and top barriers impeding progress.
How to Get Your Doctor to Speak Your Language
This article about provider-patient communication includes a quote from IHI’s Patricia McGaffigan and a list of six “key questions to ask your doctor,” adapted from IHI’s Ask Me 3 program and other sources.
IHI Leaders Expect Significant Progress on Health Equity in 2022
This article is based on interviews with IHI President & CEO Kedar Mate and IHI Senior Fellow and President Emeritus Donald Berwick about what health equity trends they expect to see in 2022, including an increase in the number of organizations col…
