Report on Progress

· HMD Reports

"The Health and Medicine Division (HMD) is a division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that provides independent, objective analysis and advice to the nation. It also conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions related to science, technology, and medicine" (National Academies, 2019). The National Academies have produced many reports with direct impacts on the field of nursing.

As you read the three reports in this activity, think about policy, legislative, political, or payer changes that could advance or have advanced the quality of care you provide.

· Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century

Read "A User's Manual for the IOM's 'Quality Chasm' Report" from the University Library.

Find the Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century report on the Health and Medicine Division's website.

Read the preface on pages ix-x and the executive summary on pp. 1-22.

· To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System

Find the "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System" report on the Health and Medicine Division's website.

Read the preface on pages ix-x and the executive summary on pp. 1-16.

· Find the Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality

Find the "Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality" report on the Health and Medicine Division's website.

Read the executive summary on pp. 1-18.