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In an interview with IHI, Dr. Lydia Love, DVM, DACVAA, CPPS, shares what inspired her to pursue CPPS, how safety science is taking root in veterinary practice, and what both fields can learn from each other. Dr. Love is the first veterinarian to earn the CPPS credential.
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Bringing Safety Science to Veterinary Medicine
Patient safety isn’t just a human health care concern; it extends across species. In veterinary medicine, safety culture and quality improvement are still emerging — and one veterinarian is leading th...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:12 PM
In an interview with IHI, Dr. Lydia Love, DVM, DACVAA, CPPS, shares what inspired her to pursue CPPS, how safety science is taking root in veterinary practice, and what both fields can learn from each other. Dr. Love is the first veterinarian to earn the CPPS credential.
Read: go.ihi.org/3Ol4dA6
Read: go.ihi.org/3Ol4dA6
IHI and MASS successfully delivered the ‘Training Course on Human-Centered Design for Respectful Health Care Spaces.'
The course, which took in Bangladesh, introduced practical human-centered design approaches to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH) care spaces.
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The course, which took in Bangladesh, introduced practical human-centered design approaches to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH) care spaces.
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Human-Centered Design Training in Bangladesh Emphasized Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration and Academic Capacity to Co-Design Respectful Health Care Spaces
Bangladesh, February 4, 2026 – The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and MASS Design Group successfully delivered the ‘Training Course on Human-Centered Design for Respectful Health Care Spac...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:24 PM
IHI and MASS successfully delivered the ‘Training Course on Human-Centered Design for Respectful Health Care Spaces.'
The course, which took in Bangladesh, introduced practical human-centered design approaches to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH) care spaces.
Read: go.ihi.org/3OwIuFp
The course, which took in Bangladesh, introduced practical human-centered design approaches to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH) care spaces.
Read: go.ihi.org/3OwIuFp
In a blog for IHI, Teresa Wood, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, shares her experience and insights for strengthening clinicians’ professional identity and enhancing outcomes for both patients and staff.
Read the full blog: go.ihi.org/3NUmOD3
Read the full blog: go.ihi.org/3NUmOD3
Coach to Connect: The Role of Purpose and Calling in Reducing Patient Safety Events
Leaders who actively support the health care team in rediscovering their core motivations foster a more positive, engaged work environment that improves patient safety. A nurse scientist shares her ex...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
In a blog for IHI, Teresa Wood, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, shares her experience and insights for strengthening clinicians’ professional identity and enhancing outcomes for both patients and staff.
Read the full blog: go.ihi.org/3NUmOD3
Read the full blog: go.ihi.org/3NUmOD3
IHI VP Josh Clark caught up with Colin Hung at IHI Forum for a discussion on why quality and safety outcomes often stall despite heavy investment, and what changes when organizations slow their pace of adoption to focus on making existing systems work together.
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Watch: bit.ly/4akqV3O
Healthcare Doesn’t Need More Technology. It Needs Its Tools to Work Together. | Healthcare IT Today
Healthcare IT keeps adding new tools, yet frontline frustration continues to grow. In this conversation with IHI’s Josh Clark, the focus shifts from buying more technology to fixing how existing syste...
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January 28, 2026 at 4:38 PM
IHI VP Josh Clark caught up with Colin Hung at IHI Forum for a discussion on why quality and safety outcomes often stall despite heavy investment, and what changes when organizations slow their pace of adoption to focus on making existing systems work together.
Watch: bit.ly/4akqV3O
Watch: bit.ly/4akqV3O
Designed specifically for older adults, My Health Checklist helps them reflect on their health, identify what’s going well, and prioritize the questions and concerns that matter most.
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Ideas for Sharing My Health Checklist with Older Adults and Those Who Support Them
In rural communities across the country, community health workers (CHWs) are often the trusted bridge between older adults and the health care system. They know that meaningful conversations — the kin...
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January 26, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Designed specifically for older adults, My Health Checklist helps them reflect on their health, identify what’s going well, and prioritize the questions and concerns that matter most.
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Read the blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
This Friday, January 23, is Maternal Health Awareness Day.
IHI's Paolo Borem and Pierre Barker co-authored a journal article on the impact on the institutional maternal mortality ratio of a quality improvement initiative for the primary causes of maternal deaths.
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IHI's Paolo Borem and Pierre Barker co-authored a journal article on the impact on the institutional maternal mortality ratio of a quality improvement initiative for the primary causes of maternal deaths.
Read: go.ihi.org/4t0t38v
January 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
This Friday, January 23, is Maternal Health Awareness Day.
IHI's Paolo Borem and Pierre Barker co-authored a journal article on the impact on the institutional maternal mortality ratio of a quality improvement initiative for the primary causes of maternal deaths.
Read: go.ihi.org/4t0t38v
IHI's Paolo Borem and Pierre Barker co-authored a journal article on the impact on the institutional maternal mortality ratio of a quality improvement initiative for the primary causes of maternal deaths.
Read: go.ihi.org/4t0t38v
Organized by the Goiás State Health Department, in partnership with Einstein Hospital Israelita and IHI, this initiative is aimed at training improvement specialists and strengthening the quality and performance of health organizations.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Organized by the Goiás State Health Department, in partnership with Einstein Hospital Israelita and IHI, this initiative is aimed at training improvement specialists and strengthening the quality and performance of health organizations.
Read more: go.ihi.org/3NVOCXt
Read more: go.ihi.org/3NVOCXt
IHI’s QI Essentials Toolkit includes the tools and templates you need to launch a successful quality improvement project and manage performance improvement.
Download here: go.ihi.org/44oN2Ur
Download here: go.ihi.org/44oN2Ur
January 13, 2026 at 2:55 PM
IHI’s QI Essentials Toolkit includes the tools and templates you need to launch a successful quality improvement project and manage performance improvement.
Download here: go.ihi.org/44oN2Ur
Download here: go.ihi.org/44oN2Ur
SBAR is an easy-to-remember, concrete mechanism useful for framing any conversation requiring a clinician’s immediate attention and action. SBAR is essential for developing teamwork and fostering a culture of patient safety.
Download the SBAR Tool today: go.ihi.org/4qpKspv
Download the SBAR Tool today: go.ihi.org/4qpKspv
January 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
SBAR is an easy-to-remember, concrete mechanism useful for framing any conversation requiring a clinician’s immediate attention and action. SBAR is essential for developing teamwork and fostering a culture of patient safety.
Download the SBAR Tool today: go.ihi.org/4qpKspv
Download the SBAR Tool today: go.ihi.org/4qpKspv
Behind every click and download in 2025 was a signal of health care’s priorities: equity, safety, and workforce well-being. Here’s what the data tells us, and how it guides the year ahead.
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Read our blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
From Metrics to Meaning: What 2025 Revealed about Health Care’s Evolving Priorities
Behind every click and download in 2025 was a signal of health care’s priorities: equity, safety, and workforce well-being. Here’s what the data tells us, and how it guides the year ahead.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Behind every click and download in 2025 was a signal of health care’s priorities: equity, safety, and workforce well-being. Here’s what the data tells us, and how it guides the year ahead.
Read our blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read our blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
A cross-sectional survey of about 1,500 adults was conducted this fall, asking about health inequities, defined as "preventable, unfair, and unjust differences in how health care is structured and delivered."
Read the survey results via @medpagetoday.com: go.ihi.org/4pXaRKL
Read the survey results via @medpagetoday.com: go.ihi.org/4pXaRKL
'Revolutionary' Change Needed to Address Intractable Healthcare Issue, Experts Say
Without an overhaul in policy, health inequities won't improve, they argued
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December 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A cross-sectional survey of about 1,500 adults was conducted this fall, asking about health inequities, defined as "preventable, unfair, and unjust differences in how health care is structured and delivered."
Read the survey results via @medpagetoday.com: go.ihi.org/4pXaRKL
Read the survey results via @medpagetoday.com: go.ihi.org/4pXaRKL
Tune into the latest episode of Turn on the Lights Podcast recorded live at the 2025 IHI Forum to hear co-hosts Don Berwick and Dr. Kedar Mate discuss how AI, patient safety, and administrative waste are shaping the future of health care.
Listen here: cms.megaphone.fm/channel/ihit...
Listen here: cms.megaphone.fm/channel/ihit...
December 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Tune into the latest episode of Turn on the Lights Podcast recorded live at the 2025 IHI Forum to hear co-hosts Don Berwick and Dr. Kedar Mate discuss how AI, patient safety, and administrative waste are shaping the future of health care.
Listen here: cms.megaphone.fm/channel/ihit...
Listen here: cms.megaphone.fm/channel/ihit...
In an article for VA News, Ines Valencia-Mendoza, MPH writes about an 87-year-old Veteran whose wish to return home came true thanks to the tireless efforts of his health care team and the structured application of the 4Ms Framework.
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Read: news.va.gov/143884/vha-h...
Every VHA Health Care System now has an age-friendly team - VA News
Every VHA Health Care System now includes at least one team recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In an article for VA News, Ines Valencia-Mendoza, MPH writes about an 87-year-old Veteran whose wish to return home came true thanks to the tireless efforts of his health care team and the structured application of the 4Ms Framework.
Read: news.va.gov/143884/vha-h...
Read: news.va.gov/143884/vha-h...
"I would like staff nurses to know that they are our front line of defense in patient safety and quality improvement. Period. Full stop."
Read the full interview with IHI President and CEO Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams (with a subscription): journals.lww.com/ajnonline/ab...
Read the full interview with IHI President and CEO Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams (with a subscription): journals.lww.com/ajnonline/ab...
December 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"I would like staff nurses to know that they are our front line of defense in patient safety and quality improvement. Period. Full stop."
Read the full interview with IHI President and CEO Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams (with a subscription): journals.lww.com/ajnonline/ab...
Read the full interview with IHI President and CEO Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams (with a subscription): journals.lww.com/ajnonline/ab...
In an article for Fierce Healthcare, Anastassia Gliadkovskaya recaps the fireside chat that took place onstage at the 2025 IHI Forum between IHI President and CEO Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams and IHI President Emerita and Senior Fellow Maureen Bisognano.
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Read: www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/co...
'A time of risk': Healthcare quality experts at IHI Forum 2025 urge peers to speak up
Courage was a key theme at this year’s annual Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Forum as speakers urged attendees to oppose the quality and access compromises likely to come amid | The annual...
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December 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
In an article for Fierce Healthcare, Anastassia Gliadkovskaya recaps the fireside chat that took place onstage at the 2025 IHI Forum between IHI President and CEO Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams and IHI President Emerita and Senior Fellow Maureen Bisognano.
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Read: www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/co...
"Everyone deserves a say in their own care."
In a blog for IHI, Lauren Schwabish writes about the vital role Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) play in bridging the gap between people with communication challenges and effective advanced care planning.
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In a blog for IHI, Lauren Schwabish writes about the vital role Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) play in bridging the gap between people with communication challenges and effective advanced care planning.
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How Speech-Language Pathologists Support People to Communicate What Matters Most
Effective advanced care planning for people with communication challenges requires a team effort.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"Everyone deserves a say in their own care."
In a blog for IHI, Lauren Schwabish writes about the vital role Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) play in bridging the gap between people with communication challenges and effective advanced care planning.
Read more: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
In a blog for IHI, Lauren Schwabish writes about the vital role Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) play in bridging the gap between people with communication challenges and effective advanced care planning.
Read more: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
IHI released a practical, evidence-based framework that aims to establish a US industry standard for measuring health equity efforts.
This new resource will be the topic of discussion at sessions CC0 and D17 at the upcoming IHI Forum in Anaheim, CA, USA.
Learn more: go.ihi.org/49NiTRm
This new resource will be the topic of discussion at sessions CC0 and D17 at the upcoming IHI Forum in Anaheim, CA, USA.
Learn more: go.ihi.org/49NiTRm
December 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
IHI released a practical, evidence-based framework that aims to establish a US industry standard for measuring health equity efforts.
This new resource will be the topic of discussion at sessions CC0 and D17 at the upcoming IHI Forum in Anaheim, CA, USA.
Learn more: go.ihi.org/49NiTRm
This new resource will be the topic of discussion at sessions CC0 and D17 at the upcoming IHI Forum in Anaheim, CA, USA.
Learn more: go.ihi.org/49NiTRm
IHI VP Jill Duncan attended Southcentral Foundation's (SCF) Nuka Conference and Core Concepts training. SCF is an Alaska Native–owned nonprofit health care system serving nearly 70,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people in Anchorage and the surrounding areas.
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Centering Relationships in Healing: How an Alaskan Health System is Transforming Care Through Trust, Culture, and Community
Southcentral Foundation’s Core Concepts training demonstrates how relationship-based care, rooted in trust, culture, and community, transforms health systems and redefines healing.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
IHI VP Jill Duncan attended Southcentral Foundation's (SCF) Nuka Conference and Core Concepts training. SCF is an Alaska Native–owned nonprofit health care system serving nearly 70,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people in Anchorage and the surrounding areas.
Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
IHI and the NYC Health Department co-designed the Overdose Prevention Collaborative – an initiative to improve overdose prevention in high-risk areas and reduce overdose deaths in NYC using place-based strategies and frontline staff expertise.
Read more in the blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read more in the blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Improving on Excellence: Expanding Existing Overdose Prevention Approaches in New York City
The NYC Health Department and IHI co-designed the Overdose Prevention Collaborative – an initiative to improve overdose prevention in high-risk areas and reduce overdose deaths in NYC using place-base...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
IHI and the NYC Health Department co-designed the Overdose Prevention Collaborative – an initiative to improve overdose prevention in high-risk areas and reduce overdose deaths in NYC using place-based strategies and frontline staff expertise.
Read more in the blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read more in the blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
At the 10th Latin American Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care, more than 900 participants and international experts came together to discuss innovation, equity, and person-centered care.
Read more via Diario Resumen: diarioresumen.com.ar/sociedad/el-...
Read more via Diario Resumen: diarioresumen.com.ar/sociedad/el-...
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
At the 10th Latin American Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care, more than 900 participants and international experts came together to discuss innovation, equity, and person-centered care.
Read more via Diario Resumen: diarioresumen.com.ar/sociedad/el-...
Read more via Diario Resumen: diarioresumen.com.ar/sociedad/el-...
Unable to make it to Anaheim for the 2025 IHI Forum in December? We are now offering a Virtual Pass option to experience the IHI Forum on-demand, wherever you are.
Learn more: events.ihi.org/forum
Learn more: events.ihi.org/forum
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Unable to make it to Anaheim for the 2025 IHI Forum in December? We are now offering a Virtual Pass option to experience the IHI Forum on-demand, wherever you are.
Learn more: events.ihi.org/forum
Learn more: events.ihi.org/forum
In a blog for IHI, Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar describes how best to approach complex conversations with aging veterans. She discusses why the 4Ms Framework of an Age-Friendly Health System and tools like My Health Checklist are so valuable.
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Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
In a blog for IHI, Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar describes how best to approach complex conversations with aging veterans. She discusses why the 4Ms Framework of an Age-Friendly Health System and tools like My Health Checklist are so valuable.
Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
We caught up with Don Berwick ahead of his keynote address at the 2025 IHI Forum. Among several key topics discussed, Don stressed the importance of forming and joining coalitions to solve the urgent issues of health care practice and public health.
Read more: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read more: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We caught up with Don Berwick ahead of his keynote address at the 2025 IHI Forum. Among several key topics discussed, Don stressed the importance of forming and joining coalitions to solve the urgent issues of health care practice and public health.
Read more: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read more: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
As the older population grows, health systems must innovate to deliver high-quality and individualized support for patients and families.
Earlier this year, the IHI Leadership Alliance hosted a three-part learning series focused on our aging population.
Read more: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Earlier this year, the IHI Leadership Alliance hosted a three-part learning series focused on our aging population.
Read more: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
October 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As the older population grows, health systems must innovate to deliver high-quality and individualized support for patients and families.
Earlier this year, the IHI Leadership Alliance hosted a three-part learning series focused on our aging population.
Read more: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Earlier this year, the IHI Leadership Alliance hosted a three-part learning series focused on our aging population.
Read more: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
How does the IHI CQO UK Programme support those in the role of Chief Quality Officer or those aspiring to be in this role?
Hear from Amar Shah, CQO at East London NHS Foundation Trust, on the many benefits of enrolling the programme.
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Hear from Amar Shah, CQO at East London NHS Foundation Trust, on the many benefits of enrolling the programme.
Learn more: www.ihi.org/learn/course...
October 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
How does the IHI CQO UK Programme support those in the role of Chief Quality Officer or those aspiring to be in this role?
Hear from Amar Shah, CQO at East London NHS Foundation Trust, on the many benefits of enrolling the programme.
Learn more: www.ihi.org/learn/course...
Hear from Amar Shah, CQO at East London NHS Foundation Trust, on the many benefits of enrolling the programme.
Learn more: www.ihi.org/learn/course...