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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ACCESS Health International and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Launch Quality Improvement Professional Development Program in India
Ten month program will create trained professionals to lead quality improvement
HYDERABAD, INDIA – April 30, 2015– ACCESS Health International launched
the Improvement Advisor Professional Development Program last week, in partnership
with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Children’s Investment Fund
Foundation. The ten month program will create professionally trained advisors to lead
quality improvement in healthcare facilities across India.
“We have seen major improvements in access to healthcare in several states in India. It is
critical to improve the quality of care, at all levels,” said Sofi Bergkvist, Executive
Director, ACCESS Health International. “This improvement advisor course is an
important step in that direction. The program will provide a learning laboratory for how
we can improve quality on a large scale, across the country.”
Over a period of four days, the first program workshop introduced participants to the
science of healthcare improvement. The workshop engaged trainees in interactive
sessions, group work sessions, and games.
Each participant will develop an improvement project for their organization. The projects
will focus on improving quality of care and services, reducing costs while improving
quality, and expanding patient or customer satisfaction.
“Healthcare systems around the world have been working to improve performance,
reduce costs, and ensure high quality care using modern improvement methods,” said Dr.
Kedar S. Mate, Senior Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement. “We are
pleased to be part of a partnership that focuses on bringing these methods and ideas to
India.”
The program will begin with twenty three professionals of institutions, the National
Health Systems Resource Center; the Aarogyasri Health Care Trust; the University
Research Co.; the National Neonatology Forum; the Commissioner of Health and Family
Welfare, Andhra Pradesh; ACCESS Health International; and several public and private
hospitals.
The improvement advisor program is based on a curriculum first developed by the
Associates in Process Improvement and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The Improvement Advisor Professional Development Program is funded by the
Children’s Investment Fund Foundation of the United Kingdom.
About ACCESS Health International
ACCESS Health International, Inc. is a nonprofit think tank and advisory group with a
mission to improve access to high quality, affordable healthcare for people everywhere.
ACCESS Health partners across sectors in low, middle, and high income countries to
drive innovation in healthcare delivery, financing, technology and training. For more
information about ACCESS Health International, go to www.accessh.org.
About The Institute for Healthcare Improvement
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a leading innovator in health and
healthcare improvement worldwide. For more than twenty five years, the Institute has
partnered with visionaries, leaders, and frontline practitioners around the globe to spark
bold, inventive ways to improve the health of individuals and populations. Recognized as
an innovator, convener, trustworthy partner, and driver of results, the Institute is the first
place to turn for expertise, help, and encouragement for anyone, anywhere who wants to
change health and healthcare profoundly for the better. To advance their mission, the
Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s work is focused in five key areas: Improvement
Capability; Person and Family Centered Care; Patient Safety; Quality, Cost, and Value;
and Triple Aim for Populations. Learn more at ihi.org.
About the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation
The Children's Investment Fund Foundation is an independent philanthropic
organization, headquartered in London, with offices in Nairobi and New Delhi. The
Foundation works with a wide range of partners to transform the lives of poor and
vulnerable children in developing countries. To learn more, go to http://ciff.org.
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