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IHI.org has two types of Improvement Stories:

IHI.org Stories that describe the changes and results in specific organizations.
Improvement Project Reports from IHI.org users that describe improvement projects in their organizations.

We all learn from others' experiences testing and implementing changes in real settings — who should be on the team; what measures were tracked; which changes worked best or didn't work at all; and what lessons were learned.

Improvement Project Reports, submitted by IHI.org users, accelerate our learning. In the spirit of "all teach, all learn," we encourage you to share your Improvement Report with the IHI.org community. Please click the Submit an Improvement Report button below.

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Reducing Obesity with Improved Self-Management Support
UNITE HERE Health Center (New York, New York, USA) redesigned care for low-wage, immigrant patients with obesity by promoting self-management support as the foundation of the patient care plan, created patient registries to document collaborative goals, and spread these changes to address other chronic conditions within the medical home.

Dana Farber Cancer Institute: Where Patients Serve in Leadership Roles
Many providers today are empowering patients to participate in their care through shared decision making and supported self-management. But the Dana Farber Cancer Institute takes patient empowerment to a whole new level.

Profiles in Improvement: Nada Ghandour of Gundersen Lutheran
Who’s improving health care? People are — at hospitals and in office practices all across the US and internationally. IHI decided to share the stories of these individuals. Here is a profile of Nada Ghandour of Gundersen Lutheran.

Self-Care as a Means to Increasing Capacity and Patient Choice in Haemodialysis Units
The Modernisation Initiative (London, England), in partnership with several renal centres, introduced a self-care programme for haemodialysis (HD) patients that resulted in increased capacity and greater patient choice in terms of treatment options, with almost 10 percent of all HD patients now fully independent and a further 50 percent achieving partial independence.

Profiles in Improvement: David Spero of New Health Partnerships
Who’s improving health care? People are — at hospitals and in office practices all across the US and internationally. IHI decided to share the stories of these individuals. Here is a profile of David Spero, Patient Representative and Faculty for New Health Partnerships.

IHI at Forefront of National Program to Advance Patient Self-Management of Care
Patients battling chronic diseases such as asthma, diabetes, hypertension, and HIV have complex and often overlapping medical needs that our health system has struggled to meet. General and family practice groups increasingly tap into new tools and strategies developed to help their patients with chronic conditions stay healthier, avoid hospitalizations, and remain engaged in their family lives, work and communities.



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