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Framework for Effective Board Governance of Health System Quality
This white paper presents an actionable framework with the core processes needed for effective governance of all dimensions of quality; an assessment tool; and support guides for three central knowledge areas for governance of quality.
Prominent Speakers Offer Lessons for Health and Health Care Quality Innovators
2018 Forum Sessions available via livestream broadcast
US Hospitals Ignore Improving Elder Care. That’s a Mistake.
In the 21st century, health care is to elderhood as education is to childhood. But we don’t see bond measures for the “construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping” of hospitals to optimize care of old people, an investment that would surely bene…
At Swedish’s Neuroscience Unit, Some Staff See a Better Culture; CEO Vows More Improvements
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CVS Health Launches Effort to Make MinuteClinics More Senior Friendly
Retail pharmacy chain CVS Health wants to provide care that is specifically tailored to older adults in its MinuteClinic locations. To do so, CVS Health is partnering with one of the top-ranked research universities in the United States and plans to dr…
Foundation Funding for Patient Safety
The National Steering Committee for Patient Safety met for the first time in May 2018. Convened by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), it aims to “develop a national blueprint to reduce patient harms” and “continue the quest to eliminate pa…
WIHI: Building the Will and Skill to Be a Clinical Improver
November 8, 2018 | Quality improvement knowledge can unite clinicians in the common pursuit of better clinical decision making and encourage more clinicians to take the lead with improving care delivery.
IHI Psychology of Change Framework
This white paper is a guide for all leaders interested in understanding the underlying psychology of change and leveraging its power to impact quality improvement efforts: to achieve breakthrough results, sustainably, at scale.
Report: Global Health Care Must Improve Quality to Save Lives
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Quality Improvement Campaign Reduces SSIs in Hip, Knee Arthroplasties
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