IHI 100k Lives Campaign

Tools, Materials and Information to Generate Ideas for Improvement

One of IHI’s main principles is the sharing of information. Hospitals can gain much from the review and understanding of practice models and lessons learned. This page is devoted to providing some of the basic tools. Suggestions for additions should be e-mailed to nlandor@hanys.org.

Related Links

• IHI 100k Lives Campaign
• IPRO’s Joint Effort for New York Web site

General Tools

• Click under specific topics for the IHI “how-to” guides or “getting started” kits and FAQs.
• HANYS Quick Reference Card: Print two to a page and cut out for pocket reference cards
• HANYS’ Quality Profiles – Pinnacle Award for Quality and Patient Safety
• • 2006 includes 92 quality improvement stories
    
    
• Quality improvement initiatives produced by Brian Regan Ph.D., Director of Administration, NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare Network
• • 2006 New York-Presbyterian Healthcare Network Compendium
  • 2005 New York-Presbyterian Healthcare Network Compendium

Specific Topics

• Adverse Drug Events - Medication Reconciliation
• Adverse Drug Events - High-Risk Medications
• Acute Myocardial Infarction
• Board of Trustees Best Practices
• Central Line Infections
• Congestive Heart Failure (CMS)
• Data Management
• Leadership and Change Methods
• Methicillin-Resistant Stapholoccus Aureus Infection
• Pressure Sore Prevention
• Rapid Response Teams
• Surgical Care Improvement Program (CMS-SCIP)
• Surgical Site Infections
• Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia