IHI
@ihi.org
Improving health and health care worldwide | We teach, coach, convene, and care.
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.
Read: news.va.gov/143884/vha-h...
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.
news.va.gov
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.
Read: www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/co...
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...
www.fiercehealthcare.com
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.
Read: www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/co...
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.
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...
How Speech-Language Pathologists Support People to Communicate What Matters Most
Effective advanced care planning for people with communication challenges requires a team effort.
www.ihi.org
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.
Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
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.
www.ihi.org
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...
www.ihi.org
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.
Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
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.
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...
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...
Dr. Will Flanary and Kristin Flanary, known to millions online as "The Glaucomfleckens," will be the opening keynote address at the 2025 IHI Forum in Anaheim, CA, USA.
Learn more about the exciting keynote lineup and secure your spot today for IHI Forum 2025: ihi.org/Forum
Learn more about the exciting keynote lineup and secure your spot today for IHI Forum 2025: ihi.org/Forum
October 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Dr. Will Flanary and Kristin Flanary, known to millions online as "The Glaucomfleckens," will be the opening keynote address at the 2025 IHI Forum in Anaheim, CA, USA.
Learn more about the exciting keynote lineup and secure your spot today for IHI Forum 2025: ihi.org/Forum
Learn more about the exciting keynote lineup and secure your spot today for IHI Forum 2025: ihi.org/Forum
Anastassia Gliadkovskaya wrote an article for Fierce Healthcare on the new evidence-based framework that aims to establish a US industry standard for measuring health equity efforts.
Read the article: www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/ne...
Read the article: www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/ne...
New health equity framework lays out steps to identify health disparities
A new evidence-based framework aims to establish a U.S. industry standard for measuring health equity efforts. | The paper, in the works for two years, offers a four-step approach to help healthcare t...
www.fiercehealthcare.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Anastassia Gliadkovskaya wrote an article for Fierce Healthcare on the new evidence-based framework that aims to establish a US industry standard for measuring health equity efforts.
Read the article: www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/ne...
Read the article: www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/ne...
This December at the IHI Forum, they will open their doors to showcase how improvement science is shaping their journey. From integrating care models to embedding research into daily practice, Rady Children’s Health is building a system that learns and improves in real time.
Register: ihi.org/Forum
Register: ihi.org/Forum
October 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This December at the IHI Forum, they will open their doors to showcase how improvement science is shaping their journey. From integrating care models to embedding research into daily practice, Rady Children’s Health is building a system that learns and improves in real time.
Register: ihi.org/Forum
Register: ihi.org/Forum
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) will reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $900 billion over 10 years and increase the ranks of the uninsured by 10 million additional persons.
Read how IHI can help mitigate this: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read how IHI can help mitigate this: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
October 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) will reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $900 billion over 10 years and increase the ranks of the uninsured by 10 million additional persons.
Read how IHI can help mitigate this: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read how IHI can help mitigate this: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
As AI technologies become more common in health care, health systems face two critical challenges: being transparent about AI use (with both patients and staff), and educating users on proper AI use.
Read the blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read the blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
October 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
As AI technologies become more common in health care, health systems face two critical challenges: being transparent about AI use (with both patients and staff), and educating users on proper AI use.
Read the blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read the blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Don Berwick joins the Off the Chart podcast to unpack why billions of dollars are spent each year in the US on medical research — but much of it doesn’t align with patient needs.
Listen to the podcast: go.ihi.org/4mU6wWI
Listen to the podcast: go.ihi.org/4mU6wWI
October 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Don Berwick joins the Off the Chart podcast to unpack why billions of dollars are spent each year in the US on medical research — but much of it doesn’t align with patient needs.
Listen to the podcast: go.ihi.org/4mU6wWI
Listen to the podcast: go.ihi.org/4mU6wWI
The patient safety movement is in need of new energy, new ideas, and new commitment. IHI’s Transforming Safety Together (TST) Network is partnering with hospitals and health systems ready to advance patient and workforce safety – together.
Read the blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read the blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
September 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The patient safety movement is in need of new energy, new ideas, and new commitment. IHI’s Transforming Safety Together (TST) Network is partnering with hospitals and health systems ready to advance patient and workforce safety – together.
Read the blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read the blog: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
“Safe care for every newborn and child” is the theme for the 2025 World Patient Safety Day.
IHI joins with health care professionals around the globe to highlight the important work being done to improve health outcomes for children.
Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
IHI joins with health care professionals around the globe to highlight the important work being done to improve health outcomes for children.
Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
September 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
“Safe care for every newborn and child” is the theme for the 2025 World Patient Safety Day.
IHI joins with health care professionals around the globe to highlight the important work being done to improve health outcomes for children.
Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
IHI joins with health care professionals around the globe to highlight the important work being done to improve health outcomes for children.
Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
"I ran Medicare and Medicaid. The government can make kids healthier – but the Trump administration isn’t doing that."
Don Berwick penned an op-ed for U.S. News & World Report on the long-awaited report by the Make America Healthy Again Commission.
Read: www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
Don Berwick penned an op-ed for U.S. News & World Report on the long-awaited report by the Make America Healthy Again Commission.
Read: www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
September 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"I ran Medicare and Medicaid. The government can make kids healthier – but the Trump administration isn’t doing that."
Don Berwick penned an op-ed for U.S. News & World Report on the long-awaited report by the Make America Healthy Again Commission.
Read: www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
Don Berwick penned an op-ed for U.S. News & World Report on the long-awaited report by the Make America Healthy Again Commission.
Read: www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
Well-child visits, which cover children from birth to 18, are critical to child and teen health. However, studies show that parents tend to take their children to the doctor only when they show visible signs of illness and not for all preventive health visits.
Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
September 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Well-child visits, which cover children from birth to 18, are critical to child and teen health. However, studies show that parents tend to take their children to the doctor only when they show visible signs of illness and not for all preventive health visits.
Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
Read: www.ihi.org/library/blog...
There are many benefits to bringing your team to the 2025 IHI Forum in Anaheim. Save $300 per attendee, gain access to special sessions, priority seating at keynotes, and more, while building connections within your team and driving visibility for your organization.
Learn more: ihi.org/Forum
Learn more: ihi.org/Forum
September 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
There are many benefits to bringing your team to the 2025 IHI Forum in Anaheim. Save $300 per attendee, gain access to special sessions, priority seating at keynotes, and more, while building connections within your team and driving visibility for your organization.
Learn more: ihi.org/Forum
Learn more: ihi.org/Forum