Shorter Lives and Poorer Health on the Campaign Trail

U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health.

On the Spam Campaign Trail

Over the last decade, unsolicited bulk email, or spam, has transitioned from a minor nuisance to a major scourge, adversely affecting virtually every Internet user. Industry estimates suggest that the total daily volume of spam now exceeds 120 billion messages per day [10]; even if the actual figure is 10 times smaller, this means thousands of unwanted messages annually for every Internet user ...

The 1,000,000 lives campaign.

T he Institute of Medicine’s report ‘‘Crossing the Quality Chasm’’ estimated that as many as 98,000 lives are lost each year in hospitals in the United States due to medical errors. In response, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has developed an ambitious ‘‘100,000 Lives’’ campaign, aimed at saving 100,000 lives each year in the US. The IHI is a non-profit organization that is seek...

Update on IHI's 100k Lives Campaign

In 2004 IHI's 100k lives campaign to improve patient care identified 6 changes to be put in place voluntarily by U.S. hospitals to save 100,000 lives by June 2006. Over 3,000 hospitals have taken part and IHI estimates that their goal has been surpassed. IHI seeks to continue this work in future, attracting new hospitals and strengthening compliance. The wider importance of the Campaign in crys...

The 100,000 lives campaign: saving lives in Wisconsin and the nation.

It is well known that some lifesaving medical interventions remain underused. If such practices were employed whenever they were indicated, many lives could be saved. MetaStar has worked for years with Wisconsin physicians and health care professionals to increase the rates at which some of these interventions are offered. However, making changes 1 person or 1 hospital at a time is slow and fra...