What’s the connection to IHI?
The Partnership is a separately chartered 501(c)3 organization. I represent IHI on the Partnership board, and IHI is also a member of the Leadership Council, represented by our director, Laurel Simmons. We’re also very interested in natural synergies between the Partnership for Healthcare Excellence and some of IHI’s existing patient- and family-centered care initiatives, including New Health Partnerships, a national program with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and key patient- and family-centered care organizations focused on self-management support. And we’re hoping to benefit from and learn from IHI and other organizations in the Leadership Council who’ve spent years working with highly engaged patients and families. Q: Is Massachusetts really unique? Are other states forming groups like this one? A: Not that we’ve been able to determine, but we certainly want to find out about similar initiatives going on elsewhere that can help us. That’s a goal in spreading the word through IH
