Donald M. Berwick (born in 1946 in New York City, and raised in Moodus, Connecticut) is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)[1], an independent not-for-profit organization helping to lead the improvement of health care throughout the world.

Dr. Berwick is Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Health Care Policy in the Department of Pediatrics at the Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is currently ranked first among American research medical schools by U.S. News and World Report and Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health The Harvard School of Public Health is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill, next to Harvard Medical School and Cambridge, Massachusetts, HSPH is considered one of the most prestigious schools focusing on health in the United States. It is[2]. He is also a pediatrician, Adjunct Staff in the Department of Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston Children's Hospital Boston is a children's hospital located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts, and a Consultant in Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital is a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and a biomedical research facility in Boston, Massachusetts. It is ranked as one of the top five hospitals in the USA.

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Biography

Berwick graduated with a B.A. Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both. Bachelor of Arts degree programs generally last three to four years depending upon the country, academic institution, and specific majors or minors from Harvard College Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees. Founded in 1636, it is also Harvard's oldest school. Instruction of its students is the responsibility of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and received a M.P.P. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government and an M.D. It is a professional doctorate / first professional degree in some countries, including the United States and Canada, although training is entered after obtaining from 90 to 120 credit hours of university level work (see second entry degree) and in most cases after having obtained a Bachelors Degree. In other countries, such as United Kingdom and from the Harvard Medical School. He completed his medical residency in pediatrics at Children's Hospital Boston Children's Hospital Boston is a children's hospital located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts.

Berwick began his career as a pediatrician at Harvard Community Health Plan; in 1983 he became the plan's first Vice President of Quality-of-Care Measurement[3]. In that position, Berwick investigated quality control measures in other industries such as aeronautics and manufacturing and considered their application in health care settings. From 1987-1991, Berwick was co-founder and Co-Principal Investigator for the National Demonstration Project on Quality Improvement in Health Care, designed to explore opportunities for quality improvement in health care. Based on this work, Berwick left Harvard Community Health Plan in 1989 and co-founded the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).

Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, IHI works to accelerate improvement by building the will for change, cultivating promising concepts for improving patient care, and helping health care systems put those ideas into action. Employing a staff of approximately 100 people and maintaining partnerships with hundreds of faculty members, IHI offers comprehensive programs that aim to improve the lives of patients, the health of communities, and the joy of the health care workforce. IHI’s work is funded primarily through fee-based programs and services, and also through the generous support of a distinguished group of foundations, companies, and individuals. These sources enable IHI to provide community benefits such as program scholarships, research and development, work in professional education, and initiatives in developing countries.

Dr. Berwick has published over 130 scientific articles in numerous professional journals on subjects relating to health care policy, decision analysis, technology assessment, and health care quality management. He is the co-author of several books, notably Cholesterol, Children, and Heart Disease: an Analysis of Alternatives (1980), Curing Health Care (1990), and New Rules: Regulation, Markets and the Quality of American Health Care (1996).

Berwick's vision for health care is an adaptation from the Institute of Medicine The Institute of Medicine is a not-for-profit, non-governmental American organization founded in 1970, under the congressional charter of the United States National Academy of Sciences. The IOM is part of the United States National Academies, which also includes:'s six improvement aims for the health care system – care that is safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. IHI calls this the “No Needless List”:

Awards and honors

Quotations

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ Galewitz P. Local hospitals and doctors join forces to improve health care, restrain costs. Kaiser Health News. 2009 Jul 22. Accessed 2009 Jul 25.
  2. ^ Talk of the Nation, National Public Radio. 2006 Jul 28. Accessed 2009 Jul 25.
  3. ^ Feder BJ. Thomas Pyle, 67, innovator in 1980s health care plans. New York Times. 2007 Jul 21. Accessed 2009 Jul 25.
  4. ^ Civic Ventures. Five social innovators over age 60 receive $100,000 Purpose Prize (news release). 2007 Sep 4. Accessed 2009 Jul 25.
  5. ^ The Heinz Awards, Donald Berwick profile

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