1999
A jumbo jet a day
Institute of Medicine Report: 44,000 to 98,000 deaths per year due to adverse events; sometimes analogized as the equivalent of a jumbo jet a day.
2008
IOM Report
IOM Report on Resident Duty Hours concluded that it was unsafe for residents to work more than 16 hours without sleep.
2010
Multisite study at 9 Children's Hospitals
First I-PASS Intervention Bundle for resident physicians.
2011
New ACGME Duty Hours Standard
New ACGME Duty Hour Standards restricted interns to 16 consecutive hours of work and required programs to:
- Ensure and monitor structured handoffs
- Teach resident handoff skills and ensure competence
2012
Honorable mention
I-PASS Study wins the AAMC Readiness For Reform (R4R) Health Care Innovation Challenge - Honorable Mention
2013-2014
Marked Improvement
Study Results Show Marked Improvement from I-PASS
Medical Errors reduced by 23%
Adverse events reduced by 30%
NEJM: The New England Journal of Medicine Academic Medicine
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
2015
Acceleration Challenge
Harvard Medical School Healthcare Acceleration Challenge
I-PASS research project one of only four finalists out of a field of almost 500. Mentors advise group to formalize methodology as a start-up.
2016
Patient Safety Institute
- I-PASS Patient Safety Institute incorporated
- First funding received for company
- I- PASS Training platform development begins
- $1.5M financing completed
- I-PASS Implementation Guide adapted to reflect new tools and services
- I-PASS trademark licensed from Boston Children’s Hospital
2017
I-PASS Institute
- Launch I-PASS Institute rebranding, separating the Institute and Study Group identities
- Commercial launch of new cloud-based tools (Training, Assessment, Implementation Guide)
- I-PASS Study Group awarded prestigious 2017 Eisenberg award
- Equity Crowdfunding Campaign formally launched
2018
I-PASS and CIRCO Partnership
- I-PASS Institute and CRICO Strategies enter into partnership agreement
- Equity Crowdfunding campaign closed at $150k proceeds
- Begin design and development of I-PASS eVIEW platform
2019
Over 10K + completed
- Over 10,000 I-PASS observational assessments completed with I-PASS Assessment Platform
- I-PASS eVIEW Platform initial release
- I-PASS Training Platform adds 20th specialty-specific learning scenario
