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Covid’s Lingering Effects Can Put the Brakes on Elective Surgeries

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This article includes quotes from IHI Senior Fellow and Chief Scientific Officer Emeritus Don Goldmann about ​elective surgery for people who have suffered from COVID-19.

Tackling Systemic Racism in Maternity Care

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A Brazilian health collaborative uses improvement science and the concept of “liberatory consciousness” to address racism in maternity care.

Leveraging National Nursing Home Huddles for Rapid COVID-19 Response

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This article describes the use of daily 20-minute huddles​ with nursing home staff across the US to rapidly identify and implement best practices to reduce COVID-19-related morbidity, mortality, and transmission.

Accelerating Population Health Improvement

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This article describes how applying improvement methods to population health improvement efforts​ could help close equity gaps.

Whole System Quality

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This white paper describes a more holistic approach to quality management that integrates quality planning, quality control, and quality improvement activities across the organization, supported by leadership practices that foster a culture of learning.

Why Inequity Should be Treated as an Unwanted Variation in Care

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This article reports on a panel discussion hosted by AMA, which included IHI’s President and CEO Kedar Mate, about using quality improvement methods to address health equity.

Addressing Institutional Racism in Healthcare Organizations

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This podcast features Ron Wyatt, MD, and Laura Botwinick, who are co-authors of IHI’s ​Achieving Health Equity white paper, dicussing the ongoing challenges in rooting out systemic racism in healthcare.

IHI Board of Directors Elects Four New Members

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The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has added four new members to its Board of Directors.

IHI’s Patient Safety Congress Examines Virtual Care, Racism and Workplace Violence

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This article summarizes what to expect at IHI’s Patient Safety Congress and also mentions the National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety.

CEO Coalition Commits to Physical, Psychological and Emotional Workplace Safety

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This article focuses on the new CEO Coalition, which was co-founded by 10 hospital and health system CEOs who have joined forces and created a Declaration of Principles to protect their healthcare workforce.