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Lessons on Effective Knowledge Networks to Support Pandemic Response
This article by IHI authors reflects on many years of studying how health systems can learn and improve as fast as possible, what they know about learning networks, and asking themselves what is durable from their prior experience and what is new. They…
The “Awful but Necessary Distance” of COVID-19
This piece in the COVID Conversations series with Dr. Lloyd Sederer features Don Berwick, MD, IHI President Emeritus and Senior Fellow, and Esther Choo, MD, an emergency physician and professor at Oregon Health and Science University, discussing how he…
Leaders Plot How They Will Leverage the Lessons of COVID-19
Health care leaders are considering how they will use the lessons of COVID-19 pandemic to make their health systems better, and several shared their ideas during the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s annual Forum in December 2020.
Lack of Equity Within Priority Groups Leaves COVID-19’s Most Vulnerable Without Vaccine
This article explores COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the US and its impact on equity, and includes remarks from Kedar Mate, MD, President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
Use of COTA Nodal Address Highlights Variance in Cancer Care Cost: An Interview with Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP
In this interview, Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, discusses cost variation in cancer care found through the digital classification system the COTA Nodal Address.
The Unique Mental Stressors of COVID-19’s Second Wave
Don Berwick, MD, IHI President Emeritus and Senior Fellow, discusses health care workforce health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conversation Guide to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake
The guide helps health care staff and leaders begin to quickly engage in effective conversations about COVID-19 vaccination, enabling learning in practice and resolving issues that arise from such conversations.
Building an Equitable System for Postsecondary Education Transition and Success
Based on IHI’s background in health and health care, we recognize certain similarities between the education and health care sectors, both in terms of their strengths and assets and also some systemic challenges both sectors face. The framework present…
COVID-19 Pandemic Far from Over; US Health Care Providers Prioritize Improvement of Older Adult Care
Rising rates of COVID-19 infections, deaths, and a sluggish vaccine rollout are combining to increase the urgency for health systems to prioritize care for older adults. Today the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) released a new piece of data …
With Latinos Dying at Higher Rates from COVID, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Intervenes
This segment describes how Boston’s Brighan and Women’s Hospital is looking at data to identify inequities in care, including during the COVID pandemic. Brigham’s work on health disparities comes, in part, out of a collaboration with the Institute for …
