The 100,000 Lives Campaign: setting a goal and a deadline for improving health care quality.

The authors discuss the six interventions proposed by the 100,000 Lives Campaign and how these propose to improve the standard of care nationwide. The six campaign interventions are: Deploy Rapid Response Teams; Deliver Reliable Evidence-Based Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction; Prevent Adverse Drug Events Through Medication Reconciliation; Prevent Central-Line Infections; Prevent Surgical Site Infections; and Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia