1 May 2016

Sustaining Improvement - creating a high-performance management system

Sustaining Improvement
IHI May 2016
  • "The key to sustaining improvement [in health care organizations] is to focus on the daily work of frontline managers , supported by a high-performance management system that prescribes standard tasks and responsibilities for managers at all levels of the organization."
  • This white paper presents 
    • a framework that health care organizations can use to sustain improvements in the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of patient care. 
    • key drivers at the front line 
    • lessons from the field 
    • Case examples that describe three US health care organizations’ approaches to testing and implementing management standard work
    • Appendices with additional guidance for organizations seeking to implement these practices
  • (Free registration required)