Improving Health and Health Care Worldwide
IHI provides millions of people in health care with methods, tools, and resources to make care better, safer, and more equitable; convenes experts to enable knowledge sharing and peer-learning; and advises health systems and hospitals of all sizes in improving their systems and outcomes at scale.
Science of Improvement
Collaborating Worldwide to Improve Health and Health Care
We work in collaboration with the growing IHI community to spark bold, inventive ways to improve the health of individuals and populations.
We generate optimism, harvest fresh ideas, and support anyone, anywhere who wants to profoundly change health and health care for the better.
IHI is proud to have significant work underway with partners in nearly every region of the world, collaborating with visionaries, leaders, and frontline practitioners to seek and achieve science-based improvements in health and health care.
IHI believes that: Health and health care can and must be better. There can be no quality without equity. Improvement science and methods drive results.
Building Local Improvement Capability
We empower and support local change agents to accelerate improvement in vital areas, including patient and workforce safety, health care workforce well-being and joy in work, health equity, maternal and infant health, end-of-life care, care and health for older adults, care and health for people with complex needs, care and health for people living with mental health and substance use disorders, waste and cost reduction, and the spread of the Triple Aim (better care, better health, and lower costs).
We are a global team with global impact and local expertise.
62
Countries in which IHI has worked
19
Global Strategic Partners
4,100+
Recognized Age-Friendly Health Systems
9 million
IHI Open School courses completed
Improvement Knowledge and Expertise
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Careers at IHI
At IHI, we treasure our team members and believe each person in our organization is essential to achieving our mission. Join the IHI team!
Media Inquiries
IHI is proud to have a leadership team with a broad range of expertise and is eager to help reporters with stories, from breaking news to features.
Support IHI's Mission
We are asking for your support in the form of a donation to continue the work that furthers our mission to improve health and health care worldwide.
Learn, Connect, and Grow with IHI
Whether you are looking for new ideas for health care improvement, want to get results in a particular area, or are ready to take your organization to a new level of performance, IHI has trainings and professional development programs to help you.
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