Institute
for Health Improvement
www.ihi.org
The
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) founded by Donald
M. Berwick, MD, MPP, is a Boston-based, independent, non-profit
organization working since 1991 to accelerate improvement in
health care systems in the United States, Canada, and Europe
by fostering collaboration, rather than competition, among health
care organizations.
IHI
connects people and organizations that are committed to real
health care reform and who believe they can accomplish more
by working together than they can separately. Specific goals
include:
- Improved
health status
- Better
clinical outcomes
- Reduced
costs that do not compromise quality
-
Greater access to care
- An
easier-to-use health care system
-
Improved satisfaction for patients and communities