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Intermountain Healthcare Welcomes Visit of Institute for Healthcare ImprovementSALT LAKE CITY --(Business Wire)-- Intermountain Healthcare will host the Fall meeting of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the Massachusetts-based, nonprofit organization that is leading healthcare improvement initiatives around the world. The visit will take place on September 16 and 17 and will provide an opportunity for the leadership of the two organizations to share insights into improving health and healthcare in the United States and abroad. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement is leading initiatives in six regions of the world - North America, Europe, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific - focusing on patient safety; quality, cost, nd value; triple aim for populations; person- and family-centered care; and improvement capability. These topics have long been priorities at Intermountain Healthcare, which has for many years trained healthcare leaders from around the world through the Intermountain Institute for Health Care Delivery Research. The leadership of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and of Intermountain Healthcare have a long history of working together. Brent James, MD, chief quality officer at Intermountain Healthcare, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and has served as IHI faculty at conferences and seminars. Arnold Milstein, MD, MPH, director of the Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center, is on the board of both organizations. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement also recently announced the creation of the IHI Leadership Alliance, of which Intermountain Healthcare is a founding member. The Alliance brings together leading healthcare systems in the United States and abroad to focus on the dual challenge of delivering superior healthcare and high value within their systems today, while simultaneously developing innovative new models of the future. Intermountain Healthcare looks forward to welcoming the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to Utah, which is increasingly renowned for the quality of its healthcare. A recent study by Wallet Hub, the financial analysis company ranked Utah among the top two states (along with Minnesota) for healthcare return on investment. According to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Utah also has the lowest per capita healthcare costs in the nation. About The Institute for Healthcare Improvement IHI is a leading innovator in health and healthcare improvement worldwide. For more than 25 years, it has partnered with visionaries, leaders, and front-line practitioners around the globe to spark bold, inventive ways to improve the health of individuals and populations. Recognized as an innovator, convener, trustworthy partner, and driver of results, IHI is the first place to turn for expertise, help, and encouragement for anyone, anywhere who wants to change health and healthcare profoundly for the better. To advance our mission, IHI's work is focused in five key areas: Improvement Capability; Person- and Family-Centered Care; Patient Safety; Quality, Cost, and Value; and Triple Aim for Populations. Learn more at ihi.org. |
