WIHI - A Podcast from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Date: June 30, 2016 Featuring: Karen Baldoza, MSW, Executive Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) ​Christina Gunther-Murphy, MBA, Executive Director, IHI Julianna Spranger, University of Wisconsin Health Improvement Coach You have a great idea for an improvement project to reduce infection rates at your organization. You and your team have created a meaningful aim, crafted a useful set of measures, and brainstormed several creative change ideas to test in the coming months. There’s support from leadership, energy from staff, and excitement around every corner. You’re ready to go!   Except for one thing — now you need to successfully manage the project.   Managing a quality improvement project is a critical skill for anyone interested in making care — and systems — better where they work. But for many in health care, project management is not a full-time job. In fact, there’s a sizable gap between coming up with a great idea for a project and guiding a team to successful, meaningful impro