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IHI's Work Is Grounded in Improvement Science
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IHI Forum: December 7–10
The home of quality improvement in health care for more than 30 years, the IHI Forum convenes dedicated improvement professionals from across the globe to tackle health care's most pressing challenges.
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Breaking the Rules for Better Care
How many rules, created with the best of intentions, don’t benefit patients, families, or staff? Breaking the Rules for Better Care, an IHI Leadership Alliance initiative, encourages health systems to identify health care “rules” that get in the way of the care experience.
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IHI Framework for Improving Joy in Work
With burnout and staff turnover in health care continuing to rise at alarming rates, this white paper describes a framework with nine critical components to improve joy in work and workforce well-being.
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IHI brings awareness of safety and quality to millions, catalyzes learning and the systematic improvement of care, develops solutions to previously intractable challenges, and mobilizes health systems, communities, regions, and nations to reduce harm and deaths.
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A Framework for Spread: From Local Improvements to System-Wide Change
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Execution of Strategic Improvement Initiatives to Produce System-Level Results
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Execution of Strategic Improvement Initiatives to Produce System-Level Results
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High-Impact Leadership: Improve Care, Improve the Health of Populations, and Reduce Costs
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IHI Framework for Improving Joy in Work
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Going Lean in Health Care
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Hospital Inpatient Waste Identification Tool
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IHI Psychology of Change Framework
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Improving the Reliability of Health Care
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Improving Behavioral Health Care in the Emergency Department and Upstream
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Improving the Reliability of Health Care
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