About | I-Pass Institute

OUR MISSION

Improve patient safety through the reduction of communication failures during patient handoffs and transitions in care

Our Story

In 2010 we created the first I-PASS Intervention Bundle for resident physicians and completed a multisite study at nine Children's Hospitals. Following that study, I-PASS received honorable mention at the AAMC Readiness for Reform Health Care Innovation Challenge.

From there, we began enrolling hospitals in studies to highlight the importance of using a standardized hand-off process to reduce patient harm. This led to a study that highlighted I-PASS as reducing Medical Errors by 23% as well as a 30 reduction in Adverse Events.

Today, our I-PASS Bundle is implemented in hundreds of hospitals as their go-to method for reducing patient harm.

We look forward to helping you reduce patient harm in your institution.

Our Values

Patient Centeredness
Collaboration & Team Focus
Innovation
Fundamental & Transformational System Changes
Rigorous Measurement
Scholarship
Evidence-Based Improvement
Rapid Dissemination into Common Practice

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

PATIENT SAFETY IS A PRIORITY

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