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title: IHI Releases White Paper - “Sustaining Improvement”
description: IHI Releases White Paper - “Sustaining Improvement”
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# [IHI Releases White Paper - “Sustaining Improvement”](https://blog.centerforpatientsafety.org/2017/01/24/ihi-releases-white-paper-sustaining-improvement)

 Written by [Eunice Halverson, MA, CPPS](https://blog.centerforpatientsafety.org/author/eunice-halverson-ma-cpps) | Jan 24, 2017 9:18:46 PM

IHI recently released a white paper called “Sustaining Improvement”.  A great case study is included in the Appendix from Saskatchewan Health Quality Council, who uses a tool called **SAFER** to help front-line staff consistently improve patient safety:

**Stop: **Stop if staff see anything unsafe.

**Assess: **Assess the situation. Ask for support from other staff, supervisors, or leaders.

**Fix: **Fix the unsafe situation if they can.

**Escalate: **If they cannot fix the situation, escalate the concern to the next person in the chain of command.

**Report: **Report unsafe situations, environments, and practices, including “near misses” and incidents resulting in harm to patients or staff.

[Download white paper here.](http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/IHIWhitePapers/Sustaining-Improvement.aspx)

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