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How One Organization Created a Movement that Transformed Healthcare
Before you can change actions, you must first transform values and beliefs
WIHI: The How and Why of Deprescribing
September 13, 2018 | The ground is shifting for prescription medication. There’s much talk and publicity about deprescribing, the process that entails taking patients off some of their medications or tapering down the dosages.
Innovative Health Care Safety Initiatives Earn Awards
IHI/NPSF Lucian Leape Institute Medtronic Awards
Humanized Delivery: Why More and More Women Choose to Give Birth in an Intense, Intimate, and Unhurried Manner
In the era that marks the epidemic of cesareans, more and more women have been swimming against the tide, seeking to live every moment of the flood of sensations that is bringing a child to the world.
Crossing the Global Health Care Quality Chasm
Despite years of investment and research, the quality of health care in every country is much worse than it should be. (JAMA article, Berwick et al.)
Hey, Big Spender! Why Does Your Quality Lag So Far Behind Other Countries?
Managed Care magazine article: The United States spends more—close to double—on health care per capita than other rich countries.
Visual Management Board
A visual management board is used as a key communication tool that provides at-a-glance information about current process performance, both quantitative and qualitative data, to help clinical unit staff coordinate and guide their daily work and monitor…
Esprit de Corps: Turning Vicious Cycle Virtuous
NEJM Catalyst article: Esprit de corps is the spirit of the body — camaraderie, engagement, and passion, interwoven with joy.
Invite the Next Generation to Lead
Reflecting on lessons from 10 years of the IHI Open School, this article shares five practical ideas for how can health care organizations can engage the next generation of health professionals as powerful change agents and leaders.
