This article reports on ECRI’s 2023 list of top 10 patient safety concerns and includes commentary from IHI’s Patricia McGaffigan about the interdependency of these issues and the need to go beyond piecemeal initiatives to make lasting progress.
Three Keys to Cross-Sector Age-Friendly Care
Improving Public Health and Health Care for Older Adults: The Three Keys to Cross-Sector Age-Friendly Work Implementation Guide and Workbook contains resources to improve how public health and health care organizations work across the care continuu…
Focus on 4 Foundations of Patient Safety
This article includes mention of the four foundational areas of patient safety as defined in the National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety.
How Keck Medicine is Doubling Down on Care Quality
This Q&A article with quality officers at Kent Medicine of USC mentions IHI’s Whole System Quality framework and other improvement tools.
Patient Safety Issues Underscore the Urgent Need for Incident Reporting
This article includes commentary from IHI’s Patricia McGaffigan discussing why health care organizations should address patient safety via broad, systemic efforts rather than piecemeal approaches.
Patient Safety Courses a Tough Sell at Medical Schools
This article includes quotes from IHI’s Patricia McGaffigan and mention of IHI’s CPPS program. Also quoted in the article are folks from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) and the Ohio State University College of Medicine, who incorporate…
Enhancing Quality Improvement Adoption in US Nursing Homes
This report summarizes the research findings from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s 90-day innovation project to identify key activities to increase adoption of effective quality improvement practices in US nursing homes.
While Covid Raged, Another Deadly Threat Was on the Rise in Hospitals
This article includes commentary from IHI’s President and CEO Kedar Mate discussing the increase of severe sepsis in California hospitals.
While Covid Raged, Another Deadly Threat Was on the Rise in Hospitals
This article includes commentary from IHI’s President and CEO Kedar Mate discussing the increase of severe sepsis in California hospitals.
The Public Health Emergency is Ending – Covid Isn’t
This article discusses what it means that the federal government’s public health emergency for Covid is coming to an end. Kedar Mate, IHI’s President and CEO, is quoted, and IHI’s work to help hospitals navigate the crisis, including programs to boost …
