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Springfield, Baystate Medical Center Recognized for Policies, Services to Seniors
The honors were presented jointly by the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the Dementia Friendly Massachusetts Initiative, the Massachusetts Council on Aging, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
4 Major Advances in Patient Safety Since ‘To Err is Human’
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s 100,000 Lives Campaign successfully reduced preventable patient deaths over 18 months beginning in 2006. The number of patient deaths fell by 122,000 during the campaign.
20 Years of Patient Safety
It has been two decades since the modern patient safety movement was born. Here’s how we got to this milestone — and what lies ahead.
Advancing Equity in Health Systems by Addressing Racial Justice
This article describes lessons from IHI’s work with health systems in three settings (the United States, Brazil, and Ethiopia) to advance racial equity.
A New Tool to Improve Community Health
A recent story in US News & World Report showcases 100 Million Healthier Lives and its launch of a new framework to help entities across sectors and at all levels – including local communities, nonprofit organizations, health care systems and the f…
Q&A: How the Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative Works
A Q&A with Terry Fulmer on “4 M’s” for age friendliness is subject of this Provider Magazine article.
Improve Health of Seniors With 4-Pronged, Age-Friendly Strategy
This HealthLeaders article introduces the 4Ms and explores some of the benefits of the framework, spotlighting the work and results achieved at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
WIHI: Assessing the Value of Age-Friendly Health Care
June 13, 2019 | Are there financial benefits to being an Age-Friendly Health System? Learn about the potential to unlock cost savings and generate new revenue, all while providing safer, more appropriate care for older adults.
WIHI: Taking Acute Pain Seriously, Treating It Safely
May 30, 2019 | Health care needs to create safer processes for acute pain management. But what roles should patients play in this? A new IHI report provides reccomendations to sharpen acute pain management strategies in your health system.
Simple Measures Show Potential for Well-Being and Equity in the US
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