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FolhaGO, April 24, 2019: Marabá Regional Hospital Encourages Dialogue with the Leadership to Increase Patient Safety
This article highlights "Ronda de Alta Gestión", an IHI initiative that is part of the actions implemented in this regional hospital's project, "Improving Patient Safety on a Large Scale in Brazil", promoted by the Ministry of Health.
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Vanguardia Online, April 24, 2019: Elder-Friendly Hospitals: An Adaptation to Demographic Change
This article highlights the John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's aim of getting 20 percent of hospitals and health systems to be "Age-Friendly" by 2020 with the Age-Friendly Health System initiative.
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Forbes Online, April 22, 2019: Want Happier Employees? Four Things Leaders Can Do
The IHI Framework for Improving Joy in Work was featured in this Forbes article that outlines tips for leaders in any industry who are looking to create higher performing organizations.
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Modern Healthcare Online, April 20, 2019: Geisinger cuts Inpatient Rehab Utilization by Half for Hip, Knee Surgery Patients
Commentary from Don Goldmann is included in this Modern Healthcare article about Geisinger’s use of a Force Therapeutics app to provide patients with at-home monitoring and detailed care plans after surgery for hips and knees. The use of the technology has helped to achieve lower utilization rates of inpatient rehab.
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Becker's Hospital Review Online, April 17, 2019: The Universal Rule on How Much Time Hospitals Should Spend on Quality in Board Meetings
This Q&A with Tejal Gandhi is about the recent Framework for Effective Board Guidance of Health System Quality, and accompanying GQA tool.
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Hospice News, April 16, 2019: 'Talking the Talk': Advancing End-of-Life Conversations
This article discusses National Healthcare Decisions Day, spearheaded by The Conversation Project whose mission is to educate health care providers and the public on the importance of end-of-life conversations and how to conduct them.
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JAMA, April 09, 2019: Having the Conversation I Encourage Others to Have About End-of-Life Care
Dr. Kate Lally discusses end-of-life care wishes as it relates to her own experience and those of her patients.
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KevinMD.com, April 08, 2019: Innovative Approaches to Solve Physician Burnout
According to Patricia McGaffigan, RN, MS, vice-president for patient safety programs at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, “We must understand and address the system issues, not just apply a bandage to the problem. What we need is a holistic plan to help individuals and organizations to achieve and sustain overall better states of health so clinicians can fully contribute to patient care.”
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U.S. News & World Report, March 26, 2019: An Inside Look at the Health of America and Its Communities
Commentary from IHI's Ninon Lewis and Soma Stout are included in this article, which accompanied the publication’s release of its second annual Healthiest Communities ranking. Ninon’s remarks focus on the need for health systems to continue to think beyond the walls of traditional medical care in order to address the challenges which prevent people from staying healthy. Soma’s commentary highlights the existence of deep-rooted inequities in US communities which impact overall health and wellbeing.
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Cancer Today, March 26, 2019: Make Your Wishes Known
Remarks from IHI's Kate DeBartolo are included in this article about advance care planning for cancer patients.
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Qatar Tribune Online, March 23, 2019: Qatar Makes Great Strides in Patient Care Improvement Since 1st Edition of Forum
This article includes comments from Derek Feeley on IHI's collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation on the 2019 Middle East Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare.
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Arizona Republic Online, March 21, 2019: Medicare Penalizing 15 Arizona Hospitals Over Patient Safety Issues
Commentary from Don Goldmann is included in this article about a patient safety penalty program. In his remarks, which close out the story, Don advocates for more transparency, noting that hospitals do their patients a public service by making available key quality and safety measures and providing explanations for low ratings.
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Hospitalar, March 21, 2019: Doctors Celebrate Success of Project "Improving Patient Safety on a Large Scale in Brazil"
In practice, "Improving Patient Safety on a Large Scale in Brazil" captures ideas from all people working within intensive care units (ICUs) to find a solution that meets the prevention rules set forth in the methodology of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
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Health Affairs - Online , March 20, 2019: As Home Care Expands, Let's Make It Safer For Everyone
IHI, with support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, recently completed a two-part project, including convening an expert panel, to better understand the extent of safety issues in home care, what infrastructure already exist to advance safe care, and what the path forward looks like to reduce the risks for both care recipients and their caregivers.
This blog post presents key findings from the project, with emphasis on the home care workforce. With home care being the fastest-growing piece of the health care pie, the time is ripe to take steps to improve safety.
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Barron's Online, March 17, 2019: Have We Mastered Technology, or Has It Mastered Us?
Commentary from IHI's Cory Sevin is featured in this piece about the use of technology in health care.
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Healthcare Innovation Online , March 14, 2019: Transferring Patient Safety Progress to the Ambulatory Setting
IHI's 2019 Patient Safety Awareness Week webcast on the importance of broadening the focus of patient safety efforts to the ambulatory setting is highlighted in this article.
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Becker's Hospital Review, March 13, 2019: Does Your Health System Board Know How to Oversee Quality?
This article focuses on research by IHI's Lucian Leape Institute which included more than 60 interviews with thought leaders in governance education, representatives of state hospital associations, board leaders and health system leaders, and found that boards are increasingly devoting time to overseeing quality but aren’t confident they are doing the right work.
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Care Option, March 13, 2019: Could Care Opinion Work in Your Country too?
This article discusses Care Option, an online patient and carer feedback service, and references IHI's 2019 International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare in Glasgow.
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Irish Medical Times, March 07, 2019: Directing Change - How a Hospital Transformed
This is a commentary from Uma Kotagal in which she describes Cincinnati Children’s Hospital’s participation in the Pursuing Perfection Initiative, stating that the grant the hospital received as part of the effort included important improvement training from IHI.
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NEJM Catalyst Online, March 06, 2019: The Answer to Culture Change Everyday Management Tactics
This piece by Kedar Mate and Jeff Rakover focuses on the everyday management tactics that can be used to create a culture of transparency, continuous improvement, and frontline engagement.
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La Crosse Tribune, February 28, 2019: La Crosse County Deaths From Opioid Abuse Plunge From 2016 Peak of 19 to two Last Year
This article in the La Crosse Tribune spotlights the local decrease in opioid-related deaths, noting the impact of the Alliance to HEAL and mentions IHI’s role in guiding the work.
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Marhaba Information Guide Online , February 26, 2019: Annual Quality and Safety in Healthcare Forum Announces Largest Program in Seven-Year History
This article highlights the 2019 Middle East Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare taking place in Doha.
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Modern Healthcare Online , February 15, 2019: Sanitizing Regimen can Reduce Post-Hospital MRSA Infections, Study Shows
This article contains recommendations for how adults can prevent MRSA infections after hospital discharge and includes MRSA infection data from IHI.
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Health Affairs Online , February 14, 2019: Clinical Transformation Must Be Rooted In Patients’ Realities—And The Evidence Base
To improve care and save lives, Well Being Trust is working with Providence St. Joseph Health, other leading health systems, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to take the first steps to transform the clinical care system.
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HIT Leaders & News , February 10, 2019: Targeting Instances of Sepsis at Huntsville Hospital
Stephen Claypool, MD, outlines how Huntsville Hospital and POC Advisor partnered to build upon the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI's) “Surviving Sepsis Campaign” to help decrease sepsis-related deaths within the hospital.
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Next Avenue , February 08, 2019: What Is Age-Friendly Health Care?
In this article, Alice Bonner provides commentary on IHI's Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative. “Age friendly is about older adults, but it’s also really about families and communities. Age friendly means a health system that is supportive and leads to good health outcomes for people at any age — not just older adults,” says Alice Bonner.
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HealthLeaders Online, January 30, 2019: Assessment Tool Allows Health System Boards to Track Their Performance
This article highlights IHI's new governance framework and assessment tool—Governance of Quality Assessment (GQA)— that supports healthcare trustees and executives in their responsibilities to oversee quality of care by defining core processes, culture, and commitment for excellence in quality.
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Middle East North Africa Financial Network , January 28, 2019: 300 Health Care Workers Trained in Sepsis Care
This article discusses the National Patient Safety Collaborative (NPSC), a partnership between IHI and the Hamad Healthcare Quality institute. The NPSC aims to raise safety standards across the country's public healthcare sector.
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La Crosse Tribune Online , January 18, 2019: Experts Advise La Crosse Group in Fight Against Opioid Epidemic
This article includes commentary from three IHI experts on their work with a La Crosse country group in their fight against the opioid epidemic.
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HomeCare Magazine , January 17, 2019: Health Care Programs for Older Adults
Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS), in partnership with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, has been growing. Five pioneering systems are currently in place with another 75 coming onboard around the US. The foundation’s goal is to have 20 percent of health systems nationwide “Age-Friendly” by 2020.
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WKBT-TV Online, January 17, 2019: New Plan to Fight Rising Opioid Overdoses in La Crosse
This article includes commentary from IHI experts on their work with a La Crosse County group in their fight against the opioid epidemic.
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Interact for Health, January 14, 2019: Q&A with Amy Reid, Director at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Amy Reid leads efforts to advance health equity at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). Reid, who heads the institute's Pursuing Equity initiative, spoke with Interact for Health about ways the institute is working to reduce health inequities in the United States and abroad.
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Texas A and M Today , January 07, 2019: Service Guarantees Have A Place In Health Care
An acclaimed Texas A&M marketing professor argues that well-designed and executed service guarantees will strengthen an organization’s culture of service excellence.
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HealthLeaders Online, January 04, 2019: Manged Care Organizations Trailblazing Social Determinants of Health
Health care organizations must build partnerships to address social determinants of health in the communities they serve, Don Berwick, MD, former CMS administrator, told HealthLeaders at the 2018 Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Forum.
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AHA Blog, December 20, 2018: Eight Takeaways and Observations from Last Week’s IHI Conference
Jay Bhatt, DO, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, American Hospital Association, shares his reflections on the IHI National Forum.
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BMJ, December 18, 2018: For Healthcare Innovation We Need to Think Beyond “If We Just Try Harder We’ll Succeed”
Healthcare services can be frustratingly resistant to innovation. At the recent World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Qatar, discussion was focused on how we can change practice within health services in order to improve healthcare.
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FierceHealthcare, December 18, 2018: Patient Harm Can Be Prevented. Here's How MedStar Health Is Doing It
At MedStar Health, taking on patient safety has come to look a lot like treating disease.
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Health Affairs Blog, December 17, 2018: Expanding the Serious Illness Care Team: The Conversation Nurse Model
The aging of our population, coupled with advances in medical care, has led to people living longer with chronic conditions.
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Modern Healthcare, December 14, 2018: Berwick to Hospitals: Focus More on Health, Less on Reimbursement
Berwick to Hospitals: Focus More on Health, Less on Reimbursement
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FierceHealthcare, December 13, 2018: Why It’s Crucial to Tap into the ‘Psychology of Change’ to Sustain Quality Improvement Efforts
As providers push quality improvement initiatives, a key part of making those changes stick is emphasizing the human element.
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FierceHealthcare, December 11, 2018: How to Demonstrate the ROI on Quality Improvement Projects
A significant challenge in quality improvement is demonstrating the return on investment.
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HealthLeaders, December 11, 2018: 4 Steps for Successful Complex Care Conferences
For patients with multiple morbidities, multidisciplinary care team meetings can develop valuable approaches to effective treatment.
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FierceHealthcare, December 10, 2018: Getting Health System Boards Engaged in Quality Improvement Is Tricky. IHI Releases New Framework to Help
Tackling quality and safety improvement in healthcare facilities is vitally important. But with its increasing complexity, health system board members may struggle to keep up.
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HealthLeaders Online, December 07, 2018: 5 Strategies for Quality Improvement Success
IHI has developed a QI Project Management Tool to help health systems and other healthcare organizations implement quality improvement initiatives. This article features commentary from Karen Baldoza and Christina Gunther-Murphy, and summarizes the five main elements of the tool.
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Health Exec, November 28, 2018: 10 Principles of Radical Redesign of the Healthcare System
The current environment for clinicians is “a tough time”, according to Donald Berwick, MD, MPP, president emeritus and senior fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, who spoke at the annual RSNA conference in Chicago on Nov. 26. Under pressure to convert to a value-based care system with heightened regulation, clinicians can still be at the forefront of leading a radical redesign to meet the goals of the triple aim.
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STAT, November 16, 2018: US Hospitals Ignore Improving Elder Care. That's a Mistake.
In the 21st century, health care is to elderhood as education is to childhood. But we don’t see bond measures for the “construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping” of hospitals to optimize care of old people, an investment that would surely benefit Americans of all ages.
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Seattle Times, November 09, 2018: At Swedish's Neuroscience Unit, Some Staff See a Better Culture; CEO Vows More Improvements
At Swedish's Neuroscience Unit, Some Staff See a Better Culture; CEO Vows More Improvements
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Health Affairs Blog, November 08, 2018: Foundation Funding for Patient Safety
The National Steering Committee for Patient Safety met for the first time in May 2018. Convened by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), it aims to “develop a national blueprint to reduce patient harms” and “continue the quest to eliminate patient harm and affirm safety as a national priority."
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Home Health Care News, November 04, 2018: CVS Health Launches Effort to Make MinuteClinics More Senior Friendly
Retail pharmacy chain CVS Health wants to provide care that is specifically tailored to older adults in its MinuteClinic locations. To do so, CVS Health is partnering with one of the top-ranked research universities in the United States and plans to draw on care principles developed through the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative.
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Healio.com, October 31, 2018: Quality Improvement Campaign Reduces SSIs in Hip, Knee Arthroplasties
Quality Improvement Campaign Reduces SSIs in Hip, Knee Arthroplasties
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October 29, 2018: Report: Global Health Care Must Improve Quality to Save Lives
Report: Global Health Care Must Improve Quality to Save Lives
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Forbes, October 23, 2018: Health Care's Physician Burnout: Is AI The Answer?
Health Care's Physician Burnout: Is AI The Answer?
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Repertoire, October 19, 2018: Home Care and Safety: A Difficult Match
Home Care and Safety: A Difficult Match
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The Hospitalist, October 16, 2018: Protocol Violations, Missed Transfusions among Blood Delivery Errors
Protocol Violations, Missed Transfusions among Blood Delivery Errors
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The World News, October 16, 2018: Brazil Is in 2nd Place in Cesarean Sections and Movement Seeks to Value Normal Delivery
Brazil Is in 2nd Place in Cesarean Sections and Movement Seeks to Value Normal Delivery
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Pontos de Vista, October 10, 2018: Health Management: Analysis and Improvement of Care Processes
Health Management: Analysis and Improvement of Care Processes
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Boston Globe, October 09, 2018: Toughest Talk: Medical Students Learn to Discuss Patients' Wishes for End-of-Life Care
Toughest Talk: Medical Students Learn to Discuss Patients' Wishes for End-of-Life Care
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CNN, October 08, 2018: Hand Sanitizer Cut Back on Young Children's Sick Days More than Washing, Study Says
Researchers in Spain found that children who cleaned their hands with sanitizer instead of soap and water reduced their missed days of school, respiratory infections, and antibiotic prescriptions.
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La Crosse Tribune, September 28, 2018: Broad-Based La Crosse Initiative Aims for National Model vs. Addiction
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement will lead Alliance to HEAL (Halting the Effects of Addiction Locally), a program in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, that will seek to devise and demonstrate a successful method to attack opioid addiction.
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Healthy Debate, September 27, 2018: More Than a Third of Nurses Have PTSD; a Third of Doctors Are Burned Out. What Are We Doing About It?
Burnout is common, as are mental health concerns and suicide, and their costs extend to patients and the system as a whole. In the U.S., these concerns recently culminated in a movement that proposes a holistic approach to health care wellness and engagement, known as “Joy in Work.”
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AMA Wire, September 25, 2018: Every Doctor You've Admired Has Dealt with Burnout
There is a physician burnout epidemic in the US.
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Holyrood, September 19, 2018: Scotland’s National Clinical Director Jason Leitch on Changing Culture in Healthcare
Scotland’s national clinical director explains how the tools of change can be applied in different areas.
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Stria News, September 17, 2018: On the Ground with Age-Friendly Health Systems
Age-friendly health systems have the potential to improve care, reduce length of stay, empower staff and improve the bottom line. While change can be challenging, clinicians and staff in the participating health systems have embraced the process.
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Inc., September 15, 2018: How One Organization Created a Movement that Transformed Healthcare
Before you can change actions, you must first transform values and beliefs
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Modern Healthcare, September 08, 2018: Creating Value-Based Care Regardless of Payment Model
Virginia Mason Health System has been a standard-bearer for reducing waste and creating a value-based healthcare experience no matter the payment model. Leading that drive since 2000 has been Dr. Gary Kaplan, chairman and CEO of the Seattle-based system.
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BMJ, September 06, 2018: Getting More Health from Healthcare: Quality Improvement Must Acknowledge Patient Coproduction
Modelling healthcare as either a product or a service neglects essential aspects of coproduction between doctors and patients. In this essay, Paul Batalden shares his learning from 10 years of studying change.
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Managed Care, September 03, 2018: Hey, Big Spender! Why Does Your Quality Lag So Far Behind Other Countries?
Managed Care magazine article: The United States spends more—close to double—on health care per capita than other rich countries.
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JAMA, August 31, 2018: Crossing the Global Health Care Quality Chasm
Despite years of investment and research, the quality of health care in every country is much worse than it should be. (JAMA article, Berwick et al.)
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NEJM Catalyst, August 24, 2018: Esprit de Corps: Turning Vicious Cycle Virtuous
NEJM Catalyst article: Esprit de corps is the spirit of the body — camaraderie, engagement, and passion, interwoven with joy.
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American Journal of Managed Care, August 23, 2018: The Shift that Population Health Requires
Summary of Soma Stout's presentation at AADE meeting
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PSQH Magazine, August 22, 2018: IHI Launches Maternal Care Improvement Project
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has begun a three-year project that aims to improve maternal outcomes for women and babies in the U.S.
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Forbes, August 21, 2018: What's Next In Caring For Older People: The Age-Friendly Health System Movement
Our healthcare system needs to rethink how we care for older adults. Article from Forbes
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Wall Street Journal, August 21, 2018: What Does Knee Surgery Cost? Few Know, and That's a Problem
WSJ article
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MidiaNews, August 18, 2018: Adequate Childbirth Suite Provides Greater Autonomy for Women
Until a few years ago, normal hospital birth had its limitations.
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HealthLeaders, August 17, 2018: Promoting Maternal Health with Safety Bundles, Creative Leadership
Health Leaders article on Merck for Mothers project
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AMA Wire, August 08, 2018: 6 Top Doctors Reveal What You Need to Know During Your Residency
To offer new medical residents insight on the intangible aspects of practice, AMA Wire spoke with some of the nation’s top physicians about the lessons they wish they had known as new residents. This article summarizes their top medical residency advice.
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Donna, August 08, 2018: Humanized Delivery: Why More and More Women Choose to Give Birth in an Intense, Intimate, and Unhurried Manner
In the era that marks the epidemic of cesareans, more and more women have been swimming against the tide, seeking to live every moment of the flood of sensations that is bringing a child to the world.
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GP1, August 06, 2018: HGV Reduces Urinary Tract Infections by More Than 50 Percent
The Hospital Getúlio Vargas (HGV) was able to reduce the density of incidence of urinary tract infection in patients hospitalized in its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by more than 50 percent.
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OR Today, August 01, 2018: The Latest Trends and Tips in Patient Safety
OR Today article, August 1, 2018, summarizes trends in patient safety in perioperative areas and offers tips and advice from safety and clinical experts.
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Hospital Peer Review Online, July 27, 2018: New Group Seeks "Public Health Framework" for Patient Safety
Article from Hospital Peer Review Online
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O Nortão Jornal, July 26, 2018: "Adequate Childbirth" Project Empowers Pediatricians, Nurses, and Obstetricians at Unimed
This article highlights the work of Projeto Parto Adequado
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NEJM Catalyst, July 25, 2018: Measuring Patient Quality of Life: Time Is What Matters
NEJM Catalyst article
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HomeCare Magazine Online, July 18, 2018: New Report Targets Homecare Patient Safety
This article summarizes the findings and recommendations from IHI’s report, No Place Like Home: Advancing the Safety of Care in the Home.
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FierceHealthcare, July 16, 2018: Institute for Healthcare Improvement: 5 Considerations for Making Home Healthcare Safer
In this interview on IHI's No Place Like Home: Advancing the Safety of Care in the Home report, Tejal Gandhi discusses how health care poses its own patient safety challenges that need to be addressed.
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HealthLeaders, July 16, 2018: 5 Guiding Principles to Improve Home Health Safety
This article summarizes five strategies to improve the safety of care in home health setting, as detailed in a new report from IHI.
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Modern Healthcare Online , July 11, 2018: HHS Proposes New Ambulatory Surgery Center Safety Database
Commentary from Tejal Gandhi is included in this Modern Healthcare piece examining the new ambulatory surgery center safety database proposed by HHS.
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NEJM Catalyst Online , July 10, 2018: Signal or Noise? Navigating Health Care Policy - Part 2
This article in NEJM Catalyst contains a video and transcription from part two of a two-part series on the policy roundtable discussion that took place at the 2017 IHI National Forum.
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Healthcare Informatics Online , July 06, 2018: The Value of Deploying a Social Determinants Screening Tool in EHR
This article mentions IHI's Pursuing Equity collaborative as it relates to social determinants of health screening tools that are currently being developed for Electronic Health Records.
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Becker's Hospital Review Online , July 05, 2018: 4 Main Priorities for IHI's Patient Safety Group
This article highlights the IHI National Steering Committee for Patient Safety and the group’s four key areas of focus.
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NEJM Catalyst Online , July 03, 2018: Signal or Noise? Navigating Health Care Policy - Part 1
This article in NEJM Catalyst contains a video and transcription from part one of a two-part series on the policy roundtable discussion that took place at the 2017 IHI National Forum.
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India-West Online , June 28, 2018: Two Indian American Leaders Among Modern Healthcare's Most Influential Physician Executives
Tejal Gandhi is mentioned in this article regarding her selection as one of Modern Healthcare’s 2018 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders.
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HealthLeaders Online , June 28, 2018: New Patient Safety Panel's 3-Pronged Strategy
This article focuses on the IHI National Steering Committee for Patient Safety and discusses the committee's three primary objectives.
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WBUR-FM Online , June 21, 2018: Gawande Will Lead Boston-Based Health Co. Formed By Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Chase
Remarks from Don Berwick are included in this article about Atul Gawande’s appointment to the new Buffett-Bezos-Dimon health venture in Boston.
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Modern Healthcare Online , June 20, 2018: Amazon, JPMorgan and Berkshire crown Gawande: Does he have the Business Chops?
Remarks from Dr. Saranya Loehrer are included in this article about Atul Gawande’s appointment to the new Buffett-Bezos-Dimon health venture in Boston.
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Harvard Business Review Online , June 18, 2018: Getting Doctors to Make Better Decisions Will Take More than Money and Nudges
In this Harvard Business Review article, IHI is referenced as resource for health care organizations that are looking to improve organizational culture.
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Patient Safety Beat , June 15, 2018: 5 Questions: Discussing Safe Care for the Elderly with Secretary of Elder Affairs Alice Bonner
Ths article contains an interview with Alice Bonner on her work as co-chair of an IHI expert panel focused on patient safety in home care.
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FierceHealthcare, June 12, 2018: 5 Steps to Ensure Your Patients—Like my Husband—Receive the End-of-Life Care They Want
The Conversation Project's starter kit, that helps people talk about their end-of-life wishes, was highlighted in this article.
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Trustee, June 11, 2018: Anchoring Hospitals in the Community: Growing Network of Health Systems Takes on Social Determinants
IHI's Pathways to Population Health was mentioned in this article on health systems taking on social determinants of health in their communities.
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Study Finds , June 09, 2018: 1 In 5 Americans Have Fallen Victim To Medical Errors, Survey Finds
Tejal Gandhi comments on a recent study by IHI/NPSF on patient experiences with medical error in this article.
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US News & World Report , June 08, 2018: A Movement to Save Millions
The 100 Million Healthier Lives initiative was featured in this US News & World Report Q&A with IHI's Soma Stout.
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The World News , June 04, 2018: Demand Better Services From Doctors
This article calls for patients in Ghana to demand better services from their health care practitioners in hospitals and clinics.
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HFM Online, June 01, 2018: Trending Toward Home Care: Is Our Health System Ready?
Health care — for procedural follow-up or treating chronic conditions — is increasingly being delivered in patients’ homes. IHI’s Tejal Gandhi summarizes recommendations for improving safety in the home in this HFM Magazine article.
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Daily Graphic Online , June 01, 2018: 'No Bed Syndrome' at Hospitals Inimical to Healthcare
Several quotes from IHI's Sodzi-Sodzi Tettey on ambulatory safety are mentioned in this article on "no bed syndrome."
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Forbes Online , June 01, 2018: Infusing Technology Into Hospital Operational Decision Making
Commentary from an IHI blog post on hospital-wide flow was quoted in this piece on technology-based decision-support tools for health care.
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NEJM Catalyst Online , May 31, 2018: Applying Community Organizing Principles to Restore Joy in Work
This NEJM Catalyst article by IHI’s Jessica Perlo and Derek Feeley describes four lessons from community organizing that can be applied to nurture joy in the health care workforce and deliver the quality care patients deserve.
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Strategy Consultoria Blog , May 28, 2018: Women's Health: 5/28 is a Day of Awareness of Diseases That Affect Women
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.
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BBC Brasil , May 26, 2018: Creating a Monster in the Woman's Head: The Myths that can Bring Insecurity and Risks to Pregnancy
Brazil has one of the highest cesarean rates in the world and this article discusses the myths surrounding child birth in this country. It also contains information on how c-sections can be avoided with the help of IHI.
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U.S. News & World Report , May 25, 2018: Population Health: The 'North Star' of the Triple Aim
This article contains a Q&A with Ninon Lewis on population health and the Triple Aim.
