Category: Institute for Healthcare Improvement

The Scottish Improvement Journey: A Nationwide Approach to Improvement

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Learn about Scotland’s 10-year effort to apply quality improvement on a national scale to improve patient safety, including an in-depth review of the successful Scottish Patient Safety Programme, and further QI efforts that spread across Scotland into…

Women’s Health: 5/28 is a Day of Awareness of Diseases That Affect Women

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This article contains information about the partership between Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar (ANS) and IHI in creating the Appropriate Childbirth Project, which aims to encourage normal childbirth and raise awareness among future mothers and the entire obstetric care network about cesareans without clinical indication.

Women’s Health: 5/28 is a Day of Awareness of Diseases That Affect Women

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This article contains information about the partership between Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar (ANS) and IHI in creating the Appropriate Childbirth Project, which aims to encourage normal childbirth and raise awareness among future mothers and th…

Applying Community Organizing Principles to Restore Joy in Work

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Through the process of delving more deeply into the topic of fostering joy in work and reducing burnout, IHI has discovered four lessons from the field of community organizing that are readily applicable to nurture joy in the health care workforce.

Providers Work to Create a Culture of Team-Based Care

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Commentary from IHI faculty member Kirsten Meisinger is included in this Modern Healthcare article on team-based care.

Barbara Balik on Addressing Burnout and Finding Joy in Work

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This article includes a video interview with Barbara Balik on addressing burnout and finding joy in work.

From Conversations to Care

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This article includes new research on end-of-life care from the Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care and includes commentary from Maureen Bisognano, co-chair of the Coalition .

Hospital de Guimarães Reduziu Infeções Hospitalares

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This article discusses one hospital’s success in reducing hospital aquired infections with the help of using IHI’s methodologies and programs.

How Kindness Can Make a Difference in Cancer Care

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Six ways for health care staff to help counteract negative emotions of cancer patients are offered in this article, which may improve outcomes in cancer care.