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New Orleans Healthcare Improvement Group (NOHIG)

New Orleans Healthcare Improvement Group (NOHIG)
A community of health care professionals, academic faculty, and students committed to advancing education and quality improvement in health care in New Orleans, Louisiana. Regional chapter of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School for Health Professions. For more information on joining a project at TUHC contact Dr. Geraldine Menard at GMenard@tulane.edu
IHI Open School
Offers students, residents, and faculty free online courses that teach the foundations of improvement, safety, system design, and leadership. From the Institute for Healtcare Improvement.

Start here - Introduction to PS/QI

Recommended reading for resident and students interested in quality and safety. 30+ curated articles provide a well-rounded introduction to the field, including root cause analysis, systems analysis, patient safety culture and change management.

To Err Is Human: building a safer health system by Linda T. Kohn; Janet Corrigan; Molla S. Donaldson
Call Number: WB 100 T627 2000 (Matas Library)
ISBN: 0585212732
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
This landmark 2000 Institute of Medicine study highlights the extent of medical errors in the United States.