Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, is president, CEO, and cofounder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Berwick is a clinical professor of pediatrics and health care policy at the Harvard Medical School, and a pediatrician. An associate in pediatrics at Boston’s Children’s Hospital, he is also a consultant in pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Berwick is the coauthor of the books, Curing Health Care and New Rules, also available from Jossey-Bass.