Category: Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Ethiopia Health Care Quality Initiative: Design and Initial Lessons Learned

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The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and IHI co-designed a three-pronged approach to accelerate health system improvement nationally, which included developing a national health care quality strategy, building quality improvement (QI) capability at…

Special Edition Podcast: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement That Outlasts Your Leaders

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December 10, 2019 | Learn about evidence-based approaches that ensure a culture of improvement lasts beyond the tenure of any senior individual.

IHI Inspires Global “Community of Purpose” with Health and Health Care Quality Improvers from More than 45 Countries

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Q&A: The Impact of To Err is Human at 20

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Patient Safety Quality Healthcare published a Q&A with Patricia McGaffigan about the 20th anniversary of To Err is Human.

Factors Influencing a Hospital-wide Intervention to Promote Professionalism and Build a Safety Culture

A three-year qualitative study at an Australia hospital identifies valuable insights into factors influencing implementation of a multifaceted behavior change intervention to promote professionalism and build a culture of safety. The multiple interrela…

Key Challenges Driving Toward Age-Friendly Care For The Future

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This article mentions the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and its aim to to help all US hospitals and health systems provide age-friendly health care.

The Top 10 Articles Hospitalists Should Know about from Last Year

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A chart from IHI’s “Recover Hope” campaign pledge is included in this article in The Hospital Leader.

The Importance of Age-Friendly Care

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Terry Fulmer mentioned IHI in an on-air segment from Good Day Central Illinois, covering the recent survey, Driving Towards Age-Friendly Care for the Future, from Web MD and the John A. Hartford Foundation.

The 7 Key Factors Driving $1 Trillion in Wasteful Health Care Spending

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The Institute for Healthcare Improvement recently released a call to action aimed at an audacious goal:identifying and eliminating 50 percent of all non-value-added waste in the health care system by 2025. This article dives into the report to unde…

WIHI: The Benefits of Behavioral Health in the ED

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November 14, 2019 | How can emergency departments improve care for behavioral health patients, and improve safety and joy for staff?