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• STAT, August 25, 2022: "So Much More to Do": A Hospital System’s Campaign to Confront Racism — and Resistance to Change — Makes Early Strides
  This article focuses on Mass General Brigham's efforts to improve health equity and eliminate disparaties in their health system, dating back to IHI's first Pursuing Equity initiative in 2017. IHI's President and CEO Kedar Mate is quoted throughout the article, and leaders from WellSpan, another Pursuing Equity participant, are also quoted.
• HealthData Management, August 25, 2022: How Patient Safety Incident Reporting Improves Care
  This article focuses on how improved incident reporting can increase patient safety. Information from IHI is cited about the importance of focusing on the harm, not the error, when an incident occurs.
• August 18, 2022: How Patient-Centered Care Plays a Big Role in Burgeoning Nursing Home, Hospital Relationships
  This article about the importance of patient-driven collaboration between nursing homes and hospitals highlights the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement and 4Ms Framework.
• New York Times, August 16, 2022: Pain in Children is Often Ignored — For Children of Color, It’s Even Worse
  This article discusses racial disparities in pediatric pain treatment and quotes Dr. Ron Wyatt, IHI Senior Fellow. He said that false beliefs about biological differences between Black people and white people, dating back to slavery, have had lasting effects on how people of color are treated in medical settings.
• Becker's Hospital Review, August 10, 2022: Hospitals' Uncomfortably High Tolerance for Errors
  This article quotes IHI's Patricia McGaffigan on the importance of a whole systems approach to patient safety, coupled with a healthy work environment and positive safety culture, to avoid repeating medical errors.
• Modern Healthcare, July 05, 2022: As the Alzheimer’s Crisis Looms, Healthcare Organizations Look to Innovation
  This article summarizes the work of the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative, including a grant-funded project by IHI, and includes quotes from Alice Bonner, IHI's Senior Advisor for Aging.
• Healthcare Executive, July 01, 2022: Opening More Doors
  This cover story examines how health care organizations will tackle the ongoing work of ensuring access to care for their most vulnerable patients even after the COVID-19 pandemic wanes. Commentary from IHI President & CEO Kedar Mate is used extensively throughout the piece.
• WBUR, May 27, 2022: Smarter Health - How AI is Transforming Health Care
  This is a segment and trascript from a new OnPoint series about Smarter Health. IHI's President and CEO Kedar Mate was interviewed and is quoted in this episode highlighting the dire need for health care system reform, and defining three ways in which the public thinks about health care quality today.
• HealthLeaders, May 23, 2022: Urgent Call Made to Improve Patient Safety
  This article reports on the Safety Declaration introduced at IHI Congress 2022 and quotes IHI's Patricia McGaffigan throughout the piece. Multiple links to the National Action Plan for Patient Safety are included in the article.
• Nurse, May 19, 2022: Five Healthcare Organizations Launch Nurse Staffing Think Tank To Tackle Unsafe Staffing
  This article discusses the Nurse Staffing Think Tank formed by five health care organizations, including IHI.
• Healthcare Innovation, May 18, 2022: Organizations Urge Addressing Patient and Workforce Safety From Total Systems Approach
  This article reports on the Safety Declaration that was introduced at IHI Congress 2022, calling on health leaders to implement the National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety.
• Becker's Hospital Review, May 17, 2022: CDC, CMS and Others Call for Urgent Action on Patient Safety
  This article reports on the news from IHI's press release about the Declaration to Advance Patient Safety, which was introduced at IHI Congress 2022 by IHI and members of the National Steering Committee on Patient Safety.
• Generations Today, May 11, 2022: Might the COVID-19 Pandemic Lead to Better Practices in Long Term Care
  This article in Generations Today, which is the publication of the American Society on Aging, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on long term care and mentions the IHI and John A. Hartford Foundation's Rapid Response Network for Nursing Homes.
• Becker's Hospital Review, May 05, 2022: 6 Strategies to Address Nursing Shortages in the Next 18 Months
  This article highlights the work of the Nurse Staffing Think Tank, of which IHI is a part, and recommendations to address nursing shortages in the short term.
• Fort Worth Report, April 25, 2022: Should Medical Errors be Criminalized - This Fort Worth Medical School Offers Another Way
  This article discusses IHI's CPPS certification in the context of the recent criminalization of medical error in the RaDonda Vaught case and highlights Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (TCOM) leadership with regard to making the CPPS certification a requirement for their medical students.
• Governing, April 11, 2022: A Major Effort to Link Homeless Response and Health Care
  This article highlights the work of Community Solutions, one of IHI's Strategic Partners, and how it has used IHI's improvement methods to help end homelessness. IHI Vice President Ninon Lewis is quoted throughout the article.
• Fierce Healthcare, April 04, 2022: RaDonda Vaught Conviction Should be 'Wake-up Call' for Health Systems on Transparency, Harm Prevention Efforts
  This article summarizes the case of nurse RaDonda Vaught, who was criminally convicted for a medical error, and quotes heavily from the statement issued by IHI and the IHI Lucian Leape Institute about the risks to patient safety when medical errors are criminalized.
• Thrive Global, April 01, 2022: Joy as an Antidote to Burnout
  This article discusses how joy can reduce professional burnout and cites IHI's Joy in Work white paper, and quotes IHI President Emeritus Don Berwick.
• Becker's Hospital Review, March 31, 2022: Nurse's Conviction Should be Wake-Up Call for Health System Leaders, IHI Says
  This article recaps the statement issued by IHI and the IHI Lucian Leape Institute about the risks to patient safety when medical errors are criminalized.
• Modern Healthcare, March 19, 2022: Healthcare Hall of Fame - Dr. Don Berwick
  This article announces that Dr. Donald Berwick, IHI Founder, President Emeritus, and Senior Fellow, was inducted into the Healthcare Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed by Modern Healthcare and the American College of Healthcare Executives.
• STAT, February 24, 2022: The Nation Hasn’t Made Much Progress on Health Equity - These Leaders Forged Ahead Anyway
  This article, including quotes from IHI's President & CEO Kedar Mate, highlights the challenges facing the health care system as it grapples with health equity, and the progress some organizations have made to foster improvements. Cone Health, which participated in IHI's Pursuing Equity initiative, is featured as a success story.
• HealthLeaders, February 24, 2022: Healthcare Workforce Rescue Package Targets Well-Being During Pandemic
  This article summarizes the 2022 Workforce Rescue Package, which IHI's Jessica Perlo contributed to, and the five key actions health leaders can take immediately to address workforce well-being.
• HealthLeaders, February 16, 2022: Quintuple Aim - Health Equity Added to Healthcare Improvement Directive
  This piece summarizes the “four essential steps to address health equity” as introduced in the JAMA Viewpoint article, coauthored by IHI's President & CEO Kedar Mate, about the Quintuple Aim.
• Becker's Hospital Review, January 24, 2022: Viewpoint - Healthcare Needs a 'Quintuple Aim'
  This article recaps the Viewpoint recently published in JAMA by IHI President and CEO Kedar Mate and two other authors about the need for equity to be added as a fifth aim for health care systems.
• Healthcare Innovation, January 21, 2022: Blue Cross of Mass. Exec Details Pay-for-Equity Planning
  This article details the new pay-for-equity initiative from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and includes quotes from IHI Senior Director Shannon Welch, and mention of IHI's Equity Action Community.
• Harvard Business Review, January 10, 2022: How Leaders Can Balance the Needs to Perform and to Transform
  This article provides leaders with questions and advice for leading through today's challenging times and includes quotes from IHI's Jessica Perlo, and a link to IHI's Joy in Work framework.
• Becker's Hospital Review, January 03, 2022: 5 Top Safety Issues for Hospitals to Address in 2022
  This article highlights the top patient safety issues for hospitals to address this year, and IHI's Patricia McGaffigan is the leading voice in the story. The piece links to the National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety.
• The Peninsula, December 23, 2021: IHI Hails Quality of Healthcare in Qatar
  This article reports on the recent visit by IHI's President & CEO Kedar Mate to Doha, Qatar to mark the 10-year partnership between IHI and HMC’s Hamad Healthcare Quality Institute (HHQI).
• Becker's Hospital Review, December 20, 2021: 4 Leaders on the Patient Safety Issue They'd Fix Overnight
  This article quotes four health care leaders, including IHI's Patricia McGaffigan, discussing their top patient safety priorities.
• Healthcare Innovation, December 17, 2021: Year in Review - Health Equity
  This article looks back on efforts to improve health equity in 2021 and cites statistics from IHI's Health Equity Report as well as quotes from IHI's President & CEO Kedar Mate.
• Association of Healthcare Journalists, December 14, 2021: Patient-Safety Leader Challenges Hospitals Nationwide to Establish 10 Crucial Teams
  This article focuses on Dr. Donald Berwick's keynote remarks at the 2021, including his idea of establishing 10 teams in hospitals.
• HealthLeaders, December 09, 2021: How to Implement a Clinical Debriefing Program at Health Systems and Hospitals
  This article highlights one of the sessions from the 2021 IHI Forum about how clinical debriefing efforts can drive several benefits at health systems and hospitals. The session was presented by leaders from NYC Health + Hospitals.
• Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, December 08, 2021: Tying Health Equity to Quality
  This article results from an interview with IHI's President & CEO Kedar Mate and is based on findings from the 2021 Health Equity Pulse Report, including the shift in health equity prioritization and top barriers impeding progress.
• HealthLeaders, December 08, 2021: Five-Part Framework for Workplace Equity at Healthcare Organizations
  This article is based on the five guiding principles recently summarized in an IHI blog post about workplace equity, and includes quotes and context from IHI's Marina Renton.
• Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, December 07, 2021: IHI Leaders Expect Significant Progress on Health Equity in 2022
  This article is based on interviews with IHI President & CEO Kedar Mate and IHI Senior Fellow and President Emeritus Donald Berwick about what health equity trends they expect to see in 2022, including an increase in the number of organizations collecting, stratifying, and reporting health-equity data.
• WebMD, December 07, 2021: How to Get Your Doctor to Speak Your Language
  This article about provider-patient communication includes a quote from IHI's Patricia McGaffigan and a list of six “key questions to ask your doctor,” adapted from IHI’s Ask Me 3 program and other sources.
• Modern Healthcare, December 07, 2021: Hospital Safety Improvements will Outlast COVID-19
  This article, including a quote from IHI's Patricia McGaffigan, explores safety measures that were picked up during the pandemic that will probably stick around long after COVID-19 has been tackled.
• Health Payer Intelligence, December 03, 2021: Payer Funds Local Practices to Help Address Racial Care Disparities
  This article is based on a press release issued by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announcing a $25 million grant, which IHI will distribute, to local health care organizations participating in an Equity Action Community.
• Becker's Hospital Review, December 01, 2021: 5 Strategies to Keep Temporary Nurses Engaged
  IHI's Patricia McGaffigan is quoted throughout this article discussing the importance of cultivating a culture of safety and improving workplace communication, particularly with the current influx of temporary nurses.
• Patient Safety Beat, November 18, 2021: To Prepare for the Next Pandemic, Hardwire Safety into our Way of Working
  This publication, produced by the Betsy Lehman Center, published a perspective from IHI's Patricia McGaffigan on how health care can prepare for the next pandemic by hardwiring safety into every aspect of care delivery.
• American Hospital Association Blog, November 04, 2021: 5 Questions – 4 Communities Design Ways to Improve Black Maternal Outcomes
  This article, co-authored by IHI's Shannon Welch and AHA's Priya Bathija​, discusses the learnings from the Better Maternal Outcomes project funded by Merck for Mothers.
• HealthDay, November 02, 2021: Almost 1 in 3 U.S. Seniors Now Sees at Least 5 Doctors Per Year
  This article, based on a new report from the Annals of Internal Medicine, discusses the complexity and burden for seniors who see multiple providers and how that needs to be balanced with “what matters” to each older adult.
• Dhaka Tribune, October 24, 2021: IHI Launches Development Project on Maternal Health and Neonatal Care
  This article reports on the opening of the Designing Maternal & Newborn Spaces for Quality of Care project, which is IHI's first development project on maternal health and neonatal care in Bangladesh.
• Fierce Healthcare, October 11, 2021: Providers are Putting More Focus Than Ever on Health Equity. Here's How Payers Can Support Them
  This article is based on an interview with IHI's President and CEO Kedar Mate discussing the role regulators and payers can play in health equity.
• Becker's Hospital Review, October 01, 2021: The Less-Discussed Consequence of Healthcare's Labor Shortage
  This article focuses on the health care industry's staffing shortage and its impact on care quality and patient safety and includes quotes from IHI Vice President McGaffigan, RN.

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• September 27, 2022: IHI Awards $16.5 Million in Grants from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to Improve Health Equity in Massachusetts
  The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has awarded $16.5 million in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA)-funded grants to 12 health systems across Massachusetts. The grants will fund projects to improve equity of care and race, ethnicity, and language data collection practices.
• September 13, 2022: IHI Invites Health Systems to Participate in Learning Network, Action Community on Equity, Racial Justice in Health Care
  Building off the success and lessons of two previous Pursuing Equity cohorts dating back to 2017, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is now accepting applications for its new Pursuing Equity Learning Network and Action Community that will run from January 2023-June 2024. For the first time, engagement in Pursuing Equity will be free to participating teams thanks to a grant from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.
• September 01, 2022: IHI Statement on Reproductive Justice
  The United States Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the anti-choice laws taking effect in the wake of that decision threaten the health and safety of women, infants, and families. Protecting reproductive, maternal, and infant health is among the most vital things we do to achieve our mission of improving health and health care.
• July 19, 2022: IHI Celebrates 5000th Patient Safety Professional and Marks 10 Years of CPPS Program
  The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and IHI’s Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety (CBPPS) are pleased to announce that 5,000 health care professionals have earned the Certified Professional in Patient SafetyTM (CPPS) credential.
• May 19, 2022: IHI Adds Renowned Leaders in Patient Safety, Public Health to Board of Directors
  The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has added two new members to its Board of Directors. Rear Admiral retired Sylvia Trent-Adams has a legacy of work in federal service and public health and has served as Deputy Surgeon General and Acting Surgeon General. Beth Daley Ullem is a life-long patient safety advocate with deep expertise working with health system leaders and boards to improve the quality and safety of patient care.
• May 17, 2022: Health Leaders Urge Immediate Action on Patient and Workforce Safety
  Representatives from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) – three member organization of the IHI-convened National Steering Committee for Patient Safety (NSC) – discussed the importance of national level coordination to address patient and workforce safety across the continuum of care at the IHI Patient Safety Congress.
• May 13, 2022: Statement from IHI and LLI: RaDonda Vaught Sentencing
  The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the IHI Lucian Leape Institute (LLI) share our deepest sympathies with the family of Charlene Murphey for their tragic loss. While we are relieved that Ms. RaDonda Vaught did not receive a prison sentence, we remain disappointed and deeply concerned about the criminalization of error in medicine, which offers no remedy for improving patient safety. In fact, Ms. Vaught’s arrest and conviction makes patients less safe.
• April 12, 2022: 2022 DAISY Award Honors Extraordinary Nurses
  The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the DAISY Foundation today announced the recipients of the 2022 DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses in Patient Safety.
• March 30, 2022: Statement from IHI and LLI About the Risks to Patient Safety When Medical Errors Are Criminalized
  The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the IHI Lucian Leape Institute have released a statement about the risks to patient safety when medical errors are criminalized.
• March 01, 2022: Age-Friendly Health Systems Movement Exceeds Scale and Impact Goals to Improve Care for Older Adults
  The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) announced that more than 2,700 care locations have been recognized as Age-Friendly Health Systems Participants, surpassing the movement’s goal 18-months ahead of schedule. More than 1.4 million older adults have received age-friendly care thanks to the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement since 2018.
• December 07, 2021: Health Equity and Quality Take Center Stage at IHI Forum
  The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has convened its annual IHI Forum, the longest running gathering focused on quality improvement in health care.
• November 22, 2021: ABIM Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Partner to Build Trust in US Health Systems
  Trust at all levels of the health care system is at historic lows, affecting quality of care and equity among patients and communities. That’s why the ABIM Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) are partnering to identify and promote practices, policies, and behaviors for rebuilding trust in US health care systems.
• October 28, 2021: IHI Marks 30 Years of Quality Improvement in Healthcare Worldwide
  The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) today is celebrating 30 years since its founding in 1991 as an organization with a bold vision: That everyone has the best health and care possible.