Closing - Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Changing health care together
IHI’s programs and activities connect people from around the
world in an ever-evolving learning system based on a philosophy of
“A L L T E A C H , A L L L E A R N . ”
This system enables committed individuals and organizations to collaborate on
the hard, rewarding work of improving health care – because it is far easier to
improve together than it is alone.
DISSEMINATION STRATEGY
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The diagram on the following page depicts IHI’s strategy for transforming health
care. We begin at the core by refining existing solutions and inventing new ones
with a small number of forward-thinking organizations. Then we expand the
learning through strategic relationships and memberships. Next, we create
connections and share knowledge through face-to-face learning opportunities.
Finally, we spread knowledge to the world through campaigns, the web,
professional education, and fellowship programs.
I N N O VAT I O N
At the center of our work is the creation and testing of new ideas – novel concepts
for improving patient care. Here, we work intensely with a handful of cutting-edge
organizations on a project basis to test new solutions to old problems, to “get out
of the box.” This is our research and development function, the innovation engine
that fuels all of our work.
S T R A T E G I C R E L A T I O N S H I P S
Once a promising change concept has been successfully developed in one setting,
it needs to be fully vetted and piloted in other settings. IHI maintains a variety of
closely aligned, strategic relationships with dozens of organizations that work with
us to test and deploy these changes. The most common types of relationships are:
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• Strategic Partnerships
These are high-level relationships focused on transforming entire systems of
care by concentrating on strategic objectives and system-level improvement.
In addition to working closely with several major health care systems in the