New IHI campaign will target medical harm in U.S. hospitals.
Volunteer "nodes" and mentor facilities will offer guidance to participating hospitals. "Getting boards on board" may be most challenging of six new initiatives. Measurement of complications may be more difficult than measurement of mortality.
D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States