Institute for Healthcare Improvement

The International Summit is a world-class conference featuring the best ideas and faculty on areas that are ripe for improvement within the office practice and community-based care settings.

A 12-month development and support program designed to help practice coaches improve their effectiveness in supporting primary care improvement and transformation.

This white paper finds that US medical schools are not adequately facilitating student understanding of basic knowledge and the development of skills required for the provision of safe patient care. Key recommendations for reforming medical education in order to improve patient safety are discussed.

This two-day seminar provides participants with a set of tools to use and apply in their operating room to reduce costs and improve patient throughput in the hospital. Participants will be guided through a series of topics critical for efficient hospital operations.

During this practical two-day seminar, senior leaders will learn to apply a sound theory of management that’s been time tested and shown to generate broad-based improvements. This holistic approach focuses on system-level improvements, rather than fragmented best practices.

Articles in this special Academic Medicine theme issue examine how medical schools and teaching hospitals are improving and measuring quality and safety. Articles include discussion of specific initiatives like hand hygiene measurement and electronic medical record implementation, as well as longitudinal analyses of established quality and safety programs such as the VA's National Quality Scholars Fellowship program.

We are proud to offer you free anywhere, anytime access to the video of Dr. Donald Berwick's keynote address at the 21st Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care.

We are proud to offer you anywhere, anytime access to the 7 Keynote and Special Interest Keynotes from the 11th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice & the Community.

We are proud to offer you anywhere, anytime access to the 7 Keynote and Special Interest Keynotes from the 11th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice & the Community.

We are proud to offer you anywhere, anytime access to the 7 Keynote and Special Interest Keynotes from the 11th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice & the Community.

This program is one way that IHI is helping hospitals implement a key component of the Improvement Map. The aim of this Expedition is to reduce readmissions for heart failure patients by focusing on a plan for effective communication.

Accidentally hurting a patient is every caregiver’s nightmare.  If it happens to you, will you be ready to inform your team – and the patient?  Timothy McDonald, a physician attorney, explains what you should do after you’re involved in an adverse event.

Find out what IHI Open School Chapters are doing!

A comprehensive list of all IHI Open School Chapters, Chapter Leaders and Faculty Advisors.

The IHI Open School has developed a network of Chapters all over the world. See below for a comprehensive list of all Chapters, Chapter Leaders and Faculty Advisors.

In this study, Dutch hospitals used the hospital standardised mortality ratio (HSMR) as a tool to analyse death rates by comparing risk-adjusted mortality with the national average. The method adjusts for a number of case-mix factors. The authors conclude that the Dutch HSMR model performs well at predicting a patient's risk of death.

This guide describes the key components of multidisciplinary rounds, potential impact on outcomes, examples of success, and tips for successful implementation; developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA).

During this unique one-day program, participants will join in “Live Case Studies” to learn onsite from organizations that excel at providing patients early access to palliative and supportive care.

Nurses are crucial to closing the gaps in quality and safety that too often exists in patient care. At the same time, the nursing profession faces significant challenges such as shortages and increased demands on nurses' time. This article offers six recommendations to improve health care quality and safety through the framework of nursing.

This activity gives students an opportunity to discuss a specific topic with faculty members in a fun, informal setting.  This can be a one-time event or a weekly series with a different presenter each week.