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How to Implement a Clinical Debriefing Program at Health Systems and Hospitals
This article highlights one of the sessions from the 2021 IHI Forum about how clinical debriefing efforts can drive several benefits at health systems and hospitals. The session was presented by leaders from NYC Health + Hospitals.
Health Equity and Quality Take Center Stage at IHI Forum
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has convened its annual IHI Forum, the longest running gathering focused on quality improvement in health care.
5 Strategies to Keep Temporary Nurses Engaged
IHI’s Patricia McGaffigan is quoted throughout this article discussing the importance of cultivating a culture of safety and improving workplace communication, particularly with the current influx of temporary nurses.
Why Health Care Systems Should Invest in Medical Malls
Medical malls have the potential to enable hospital-based systems to deliver care more effectively, efficiently, and flexibly and to help address health care inequities.
An Equity Agenda for the Field of Health Care Quality Improvement
Convened by the National Academy of Medicine, leaders of seven prominent US health care quality organizations identified equity as the most important priority for the health care quality movement in the next 20 years. This paper summarizes key barriers…
Rethinking Herd Immunity: Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Dynamic Biological and Behavioral Environment
This article presents a potential framework for enumerating and estimating community-wide immunity to COVID-19 with use of data reportable to local county public health authorities in order to create more localized, tailored responses.
To Prepare for the Next Pandemic, Hardwire Safety into our Way of Working
This publication, produced by the Betsy Lehman Center, published a perspective from IHI’s Patricia McGaffigan on how health care can prepare for the next pandemic by hardwiring safety into every aspect of care delivery.
ABIM Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Partner to Build Trust in US Health Systems
Trust at all levels of the health care system is at historic lows, affecting quality of care and equity among patients and communities. That’s why the ABIM Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) are partnering to identify and pro…
An Integrated Approach to Quality
This article describes how whole system quality, an integrated organization-wide approach to quality, can help health care leaders build more responsive and resilient health systems.
5 Questions – 4 Communities Design Ways to Improve Black Maternal Outcomes
This article, co-authored by IHI’s Shannon Welch and AHA’s Priya Bathija, discusses the learnings from the Better Maternal Outcomes project funded by Merck for Mothers.
