IHI Research and Development Process

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) needed a quick way to research innovative ideas and assess their potential for advancing quality improvement. The method developed — what IHI refers to as a 90-Day R&D Project — is designed to produce innovation in a reliable and efficient manner, bringing new ideas to action.

IHI Innovation Series white paper

This white paper proposes a set of steps health care organizations can undertake to systematically identify and eliminate inefficiencies to create a portfolio of work leading to a 1 percent to 3 percent savings in operating costs per year. Methods for developing a balanced portfolio of projects and for calculating and tracking cost savings are also described.

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Execution of Strategic Improvement Initiatives to Produce System-Level Results

IHI Innovation Series white paper

Achieving results at the system or organizational level requires will at all levels, but especially the will of top management to make a new way of working attractive and the status quo uncomfortable. This white paper proposes a framework for execution of strategic initiatives aimed at producing system-level results.

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Engaging Physicians in a Shared Quality Agenda

IHI Innovation Series white paper

This white paper presents a framework for building a written plan for physician engagement in quality and safety. It includes tools to help hospital leaders assess the degree of difficulty in engaging physicians and to prioritize initiatives for which physician engagement is essential.

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