Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Ihi received and expended funds for a variety of purposes in the pursuit of its mission across the world. These included programs to improve maternal and newborn health services; improve the care of older adults; integrate health equity of access, treatments, and outcomes; combat burnout and increase joy in work and well-being in the workforce; enhance quality Improvement skills; and encourage communication about end-of-life values and preferences. These efforts contribute to ihi's growing knowledge or responsive and resilient system designs that can dramatically improve patient care and safety.

Professional development programsprofessional development programs, conferences, and other educational offerings support individuals and organizations to develop internal capacity and infrastructure for quality Improvement, patient safety, leadership, joy in work and well-being, and health equity. Ihi's programs offer Healthcare and other professionals many opportunities to learn the latest Improvement ideas, connect with like-minded colleagues, and generate momentum for change in their organizations.ihi patient safety congressthis annual conference brings together people who are passionate about ensuring that safe care is equitably provided for all. The congress is designed for committed Healthcare professionals who continue to shape smarter, safer care for patients wherever it's provided from the hospital to outpatient settings to the home. In may 2021, this program was offered 100% virtually.international forums on quality and safety in healthcareihi partners with organizations in different regions of the world to bring large conferences to Healthcare leaders, clinicians, and improvers. Ihi, sometimes in partnership with local organizations, currently holds forums in africa, europe, the middle east, asia, and latin america. Participants of international forums take part in a multitude of sessions that range from the basic disciplines of quality Improvement to the latest thinking on how to improve quality and safety.during the years ended april 30, 2022 and 2021, all international forums were held virtually.ihi open school for health professionsthe ihi open school is an interprofessional educational community that offers students, trainees, and professionals the skills and support network to become leaders in Healthcare. A growing catalog of 30+ online, self-paced courses in quality Improvement, health equity, patient safety, leadership, population health, and other key topics in Healthcare transformation have been completed more than 5 million times by learners around the world. Select courses have been translated into spanish, portuguese, and french, and have been integrated into more than 1,500 university and Healthcare organizational training programs. Ihi leadership alliance and health Improvement alliance european exclusive leadership initiative for ambitious Healthcare leaders and their teams, the u.s.-based and europe-based alliances aims to deliver great Healthcare and high value today and innovate for the emerging health and Healthcare models of tomorrow.

Ihi maintains a variety of closely aligned, strategic relationships with organizations in regions around the world, including the u.s., the united kingdom, sweden, denmark, qatar, australia, brazil, ghana, and ethiopia. Contracted services are focused on achieving stragtegic objectives, system-level Improvement, and capability building.

National forum:held each december, this major conference on Improvement in Healthcare draws nearly 5,000 participants from around the world who attend hundreds of workshops, spotlight and keynote sessions, and special interest meetings. In december 2021 and 2020, this program was offered 100% virtually.innovation:at the center of ihi's work is the creation and testing of new ideas- novel concepts for improving patient care. Ihi works intensely with cutting-edge organizations to test and prototype unique models and new solutions to old problems. This is the innovation engine that fuels much of ihi's content development work.