Quality Improvement (4)


The best health care ensures that every aspect of every process is in the best interest of patients. At Virginia Mason, we know that by empowering teams to remove the waste from our processes, we are providing higher-quality care, reducing the burden of work on our staff and lowering costs. Looking at quality in a new way We provide higher-quality care for our patients by removing the waste out of our processes. In our lean...
How Lean Health Care Improves Quality, Values...
Recent Blog Posts
How Can Standardizing Surgery Tools Prevent...

An interview with Rosemary King, faculty member at Virginia Mason Institute In your career as the first director of the Kaizen Promotion Office at Virginia Mason,...

The Best Way to Approach Never Events

An interview with Ellen Noel, faculty member at Virginia Mason Institute When you think of never events, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? EN: I look at...

Is It Possible to Fix Broken Systems and...

For health care organizations everywhere, patient safety is a top concern. But how can an organization go from being vigilant about safety to actually fixing the...

Pain Huddle Leads to Less Medication, Lower...

From the front line to the boardroom, nurses are a valuable resource in solution-oriented health care. Their unique professional training and their role as...

Implementing a Real-Time Visual Monitoring System...

Problem Like so many other hospitals and medical groups, Virginia Mason grappled with how to help clinicians improve their performance. Typically, physicians...

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Healthcare Improvement Insights

Explore articles, case studies, and research that help healthcare leaders drive sustainable improvement.

Mistake Proofing in Ambulatory, Procedural, and ...

Mistake Proofing in Ambulatory, Procedural, and ...

Welcome to our blog miniseries: Transforming Healthcare, featuring some of the biggest takeaways ...

Mistake Proofing in Ambulatory, Procedural, and Inpatient Care

Welcome to our blog miniseries: Transforming Healthcare, featuring some of the biggest takeaways ...

Culture of Care

Culture of Care

Explore how equity-focused improvement, coaching and lived experience can strengthen staff ...

Culture of Care

Explore how equity-focused improvement, coaching and lived experience can strengthen staff ...

Bridge to Excellence with Three Rivers Hospital

Bridge to Excellence with Three Rivers Hospital

Join host Brenda McLeod in conversation with Jamie Boyer, German Meza, and Karen Gifford about ...

Bridge to Excellence with Three Rivers Hospital

Join host Brenda McLeod in conversation with Jamie Boyer, German Meza, and Karen Gifford about ...