IHI Leadership Alliance: Community Health Centers Engaged in Collective Voice for Change - RECOMMENDED FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Leadership Alliance (LA) is a dynamic collaboration of leaders united by a common mission — to work with one another and in partnership with our patients, workforces, and communities to deliver the full promise of the IHI Quad Aim. IHI believes the pursuit of the Quad Aim continues to be the True North for health care organizations. However, the engagement of staff is a key strategy to achieve this goal. Leaders play a pivotal role in building a future in which our health care workforce will thrive. The LA is a learning community characterized by courage, creativity, and curiosity. Four community health center-related organizations are current members of IHI LA based on principles crafted in the collective voice such as assume abundance; move knowledge, not people; create joy in work; and return the money. This session will introduce the LA to participants and share the aims of the three workgroups of the LA: Health Equity, Workforce Safety, and Waste. We will discuss the ways in which the LA has impacted operations and enhanced innovation for these CHC organizations.