Safety White Papers
HRET Guide to High Performance in Multi-Hospital Systems 2010
highperformance.pdf
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Guide provides nearly 20 "best practices" as well as specific examples from the systems interviewed. The practices are grouped into four main categories: establish a system-wide strategic plan with measurable goals; create alignment across the health system with goals and incentives; leverage data and measurement across the organization; and standardize and spread best practices across the health system.
  
IHI Seven Leadership Leverage Points 2008
IHISevenLeadershipLeveragePointsWhitePaperrevisedFeb08.pdf
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Seven Leadership Leverage Points
For Organization-Level Improvement in Health Care
  
Strategic Improvement Initiatives 2007
IHIExecutionofStrategicImprovementInitiativesWhitePaper2007.pdf
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Executiion of Strategic Improvement Initiatives to Produce System-Level Results
  
Engaging Physicians White Paper 2007
IHIEngagingPhysiciansWhitePaper2007.pdf
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Engaging Physicians in a Shared Quality Agenda
  
Leadership Guide to Safety 2006
IHILeadershipGuidetoPtSafetyWhitePaper2006.pdf
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IHI's Leadership Guide to Patient Safety
  
Idealized Design of Perinatal Care 2005
IdealizedDesignofPerinatalCareWhitePaper2005.pdf
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Idealized Design of Perinatal Care 2005
  
Breakthrough Series White Paper 2003
BreakthroughSeriesWhitePaper2003.pdf
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IHI’s Collaborative Model for Achieving Breakthrough Improvement