Experts say workplace culture change — a critical issue in an era of pervasive burnout — must include leadership, but it often begins at the grassroots level with some simple but aggravating problem.
Category: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
IHI Pushes Safety as a Primary Business Strategy
Hospital leaders must adopt safety and quality as primary business strategies, rather than regarding them as tertiary metrics that rank below finances and other stressors on the C suite’s list of top priorities.
Methodist Hospital unit focuses on keeping older patients active
For hospitals, balancing the need to keep patients safe from injurious falls while still preserving their mobility can be challenging… If patients don’t keep moving, they can get weaker.
The Role of Racism as a Core Patient Safety Issue
Maternal mortality rates in the US are rising, particularly among black women. This article describes three things health care leaders can do to understand the contributing causes of mortality, including racism, and factors to reduce inequities and imp…
Tips for Managers Seeking Better Collaboration Among Healthcare Professionals
When managers fully understand the different ways in which individuals, including themselves, identify and communicate problems and solutions, also known as influencing styles, they’ll have a much better chance of achieving successful outcomes.
A Living Wage for Healthcare Workers Is Essential to Achieve Health Equity
Increasing recognition that achieving health equity is critical to delivering on the full promise of healthcare’s Triple Aim has led many health systems to reimagine their contributions to improving health and well-being through their policies and prac…
Vital signs: Checking in on DC’s Maternal Health Care Crisis
The spotlight on maternal health in America has grown in intensity over the last few years. There has been increased scrutiny about the care available to expectant mothers, especially in black communities where health care can be deficient.
Older People Need Geriatricians. Where Will They Come From?
The medical profession has been troubled for years by a persistent shortage of doctors who treat the oldest and sickest patients.
Sustainability Planning Worksheet
Teams may use this worksheet to help plan for the long-term sustainability of an improvement effort.
IHI Pushes Safety as a Primary Business Strategy
Hospital leaders must adopt safety and quality as primary business strategies, rather than regarding them as tertiary metrics that rank below finances and other stressors on the C suite’s list of top priorities.
