During the 100,000 Lives and 5 Million Lives Campaigns, health care providers told IHI they wanted help making sense of the many complex and competing demands hospitals face. In response, IHI is developing the Improvement Map, an online tool that distills the best knowledge available on the key process improvements that will lead to better outcomes for patients.
Take a sneak peek at the Improvement Map tool that will be available free of charge starting in September 2009.
Join an informational call on July 7 about the wide array of upcoming Improvement Map programs and opportunities. Review slides for this call. Listen to a recording of the informational call held on July 1, 2009. (Note: To play the recording, you will need to download a free WebEx player if you haven't already done so.)
View an online presentation about IHI's fee-based programs in support of the Improvement Map.
Join Passport and learn how you can be one of the select group of organizations that will test and use the Improvement Map prototype before its public launch.
Learn about the IHI Collaboratives launching or continuing this year: Transforming Care at the Bedside, Improving Perinatal Care, Reducing Readmissions by Improving Transitions in Care, and Reducing Sepsis Mortality.
The Improvement Map will cover the entire landscape of outstanding hospital care, including the interventions from the Campaigns and those that were introduced in December 2008:
The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist
Listen to a podcast to learn about strategies to move from testing the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist to implementation.
Have you told IHI about your use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (or an adaptation of it)? Have you moved from testing to implementation? To be included on the map that tracks Checklist activity nationwide, complete the newly updated five-minute survey.
Consult with a Surgical Safety Checklist Mentor Hospital for tips on testing and implementing the Checklist.
Looking for adaptations of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist? Go to the Safesurg.org website.
WHO Surgical Safety Checklist testing across the US
Click on the map to see the hospitals that have reported they have tested, are rolling out, or have fully implemented the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist. To be included on the map, complete the newly updated survey.
Congratulations on helping to dramatically shorten the time (reportedly an average of 17 years) between the publication of a well-researched advancement and when patients reap the benefits!
As hospitals across the US continue to test and implement the Checklist, IHI will track this progress on the Surgical Safety Checklist Progress page.
Already using a surgical checklist? Consult the Frequently Asked Questions about the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and find out if it meets the goals of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist. Review Guidelines for making modifications to the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist.
View the brief video clip of a surgical checklist being used on the TV show "ER."
Share your comments, stories, ideas, or concerns on the Checklist blog.
CA-UTI
Consult with a preventing CA-UTI Mentor Hospital.
Go to the CA-UTI Materials page to download free resources, including the APIC Guide to the Elimination of Catheter-Associated UTIs and the SHEA Patient Guides on Healthcare-Associated Infections.
