• View the list of hospitals that reported testing the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist during the Sprint.

• The work to spread the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist continues. If you’ve tested it, take a brief survey to get on the Checklist map.

• View the video clip of a surgical checklist being used on the TV show "ER."

• Learn about IHI’s new audio program on cutting-edge health care improvement.

• Wanted! An EMR That Works is the focus of WIHI on May 21 from 2:00-3:00 PM ET.

• Get the most out of WIHI: How to enroll to listen live or download recent programs.  

In the Spotlight

• IHI’s Jim Conway joins a discussion on public radio about decision making and quality practices for patients at the end of life. Listen also to the companion documentary.

• STate Action on Avoidable Rehospitalizations (STAAR) Initiative, a new groundbreaking, multi-state initiative, launches May 1.

• A new monograph identifies effective approaches for hand hygiene practice and measurement of adherence.

• Chronic Care Initiative is improving chronic care management and continuity for Alaska Native and American Indian people.

• Health professions students are becoming the newest improvers on the block. Read the latest article in Healthcare Executive.

• New edition of The Improvement Guide — a practical handbook for using the Model for Improvement to accelerate improvement and spread changes across multiple sites.

• Read about processes hospitals can implement immediately to improve care transitions and reduce rehospitalization rates.

• NEW IHI Innovation Series White Papers: Using Evidence-Based Environmental Design; IHI Global Trigger Tool (2009 Update)

• The Essential Guide for Patient Safety Officers is a new book co-published by IHI and Joint Commission Resources.

• IHI Results Reports: Reducing ALOS on Mechanical Ventilation Using Bundles and Mobility (University of Rochester Medical Center)

In the News

• Selected weekly health care news items.

IHI Strategic Initiatives

• Chronic Care Initiative (Indian Health Service)
• Developing Countries (South Africa, Malawi, and Ghana)
• Safer Patients Initiative
• Scottish Patient Safety Programme
• STate Action on Avoidable Rehospitalizations (STAAR) Initiative
• Transforming Care at the Bedside
• Triple Aim