Organization: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Mission: TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE WORLDWIDE.
Activities: GRANTS: THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED AND EXPENDED FUNDS FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES IN THE PURSUIT OF ITS MISSION. THESE INCLUDED PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE PATIENT SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS, IMPROVE CARE AT THE BEDSIDE, DISSEMINATE MEDICAL BEST PRACTICES, IMPROVE CHRONIC CARE, AND REDUCE MORTALITY AND UNNECESSARY HOSPITALIZATIONS. THESE EFFORTS CONTRIBUTE TO IHIS GROWING KNOWLEDGE OF OPTIMAL SYSTEM DESIGNS THAT CAN DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE PATIENT CARE.
STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND CONTRACTS: IHI MAINTAINS A VARIETY OF CLOSELY ALIGNED, STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE, NEW ZEALAND, MIDDLE EAST, ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA. CONTRACTED SERVICES ARE FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES, SYSTEM-LEVEL IMPROVEMENT, THE IHI FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, AND CAPABILITY BUILDING.
COURSES AND OTHER PROGRAMS: -PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, CONFERENCES, AND SHORTER TWO-DAY SEMINARS ARE OFFERED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS DEVELOP THEIR INTERNAL CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SAFETY AND IMPROVEMENT. IHIS SEMINARS OFFER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN THE LATEST IMPROVEMENT IDEAS, CONNECT WITH LIKE-MINDED COLLEAGUES, AND GENERATE MOMENTUM FOR CHANGE IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. -CONFERENCE: IHI FORUM ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH CARE HELD EACH DECEMBER, THIS MAJOR US CONFERENCE ON IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH CARE DRAWS NEARLY 6,000 PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO ATTEND HUNDREDS OF WORKSHOPS, SPOTLIGHT AND KEYNOTE SESSIONS, AND SPECIAL INTEREST MEETINGS. THOUSANDS MORE JOIN THE CONFERENCE VIA LIVESTREAM. -CONFERENCE: IHI PATIENT SAFETY CONGRESS THE IHI PATIENT SAFETY CONGRESS BRINGS TOGETHER PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT ENSURING SAFE CARE EQUITABLY FOR ALL. THIS ANNUAL MEETING IS DESIGNED FOR COMMITTED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO CONTINUE TO SHAPE SMARTER, SAFER CARE FOR PATIENTS WHEREVER ITS PROVIDED FROM THE HOSPITAL TO OUTPATIENT SETTINGS TO THE HOME. -CONFERENCES: GLOBAL FORUMS ON QUALITY AND SAFETY IN HEALTHCARE IHI PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE WORLD TO BRING LARGE CONFERENCES TO HEALTH CARE LEADERS, CLINICIANS, AND IMPROVERS. IHI, SOMETIMES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, HAS HELD FORUMS IN AFRICA, EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST, ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA. PARTICIPANTS OF GLOBAL FORUMS TAKE PART IN A MULTITUDE OF SESSIONS THAT RANGE FROM THE BASIC DISCIPLINES OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT TO THE LATEST THINKING ON HOW TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND SAFETY. -IHI OPEN SCHOOL THE IHI OPEN SCHOOL IS AN INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS WITH THE SKILLS TO BECOME CHANGE AGENTS IN HEALTH CARE. THE IHI OPEN SCHOOL HAS MORE THAN 900 CHAPTERS IN MORE THAN 90 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, AND A GROWING CATALOG OF ONLINE COURSES IN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; LEADERSHIP; PERSON AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE; TRIPLE AIM FOR POPULATIONS; AND QUALITY, COST, AND VALUE. SELECT COURSES HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE AND HAVE BEEN INTEGRATED INTO MORE THAN 1,000 UNIVERSITY AND HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD. -100 MILLION HEALTHIER LIVES IHI IS A CONVENER AND PARTNER IN A GLOBAL, MULTI SECTOR MOVEMENT TO CREATE BETTER HEALTH, WELLBEING, AND EQUITY FOR 100 MILLION PEOPLE BY 2020. IHIS VISION IS TO TRANSFORM THE WAY THE WORLD THINKS AND ACTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH. TO FACILITATE THIS EFFORT, WE WORK ALONGSIDE IHIS PARTNERS TO ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE WORK OF HEALTH IMPROVEMENT; CO-DEVELOP AND SHARE USEFUL TOOLS TO SUPPORT ACTION; AND TEACH EMPOWERING SKILLS IN LEADERSHIP AND IMPROVEMENT. IHIS GOAL IS TO MAKE IT EASY, INSPIRING, AND JOYFUL FOR ANYONE TO BEGIN OR ACCELERATE THEIR JOURNEY TOWARDS IMPROVING HEALTH. -IHI LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE AN EXCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE FOR AMBITIOUS HEALTH CARE LEADERS AND THEIR TEAMS, THE ALLIANCE AIMS TO DELIVER GREAT HEALTH CARE AND HIGH VALUE TODAY AND INNOVATE FOR THE EMERGING HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE MODELS OF TOMORROW. -LUCIAN LEAPE INSTITUTE COMPOSED OF INTERNATIONAL THOUGHT LEADERS WITH A COMMON INTEREST IN PATIENT SAFETY, THE LUCIAN LEAPE INSTITUTE FUNCTIONS AS A THINK TANK TO IDENTIFY NEW APPROACHES TO IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY AND ENCOURAGE THE INNOVATION NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE PROGRESS. RECENT WORK INCLUDES DEVELOPMENT OF A RESOURCE TO HELP LEADERS CREATE AND SUSTAIN SAFETY CULTURES IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND RESEARCH INTO THE PUBLICS VIEW OF PATIENT SAFETY. -IHI VIRTUAL TRAININGS IHI OFFERS A VARIETY OF VIRTUAL AND ASYNCHRONOUS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines