Heart Failure Encounter Form
June 1, 2008 | Toolkit
An off-site, nurse-led heart failure clinic was created to help heart failure patients better control and self-manage their disease post-hospitalization.
Benchmarks and Best Practices
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Time to Turn Prototype
June 4, 2008 | Video
To improve the frequency and consistency of turning patients, a visual indicator was developed that could easily and immediately be seen by all front-line staff.
Cardiology Admission Orders Physician's Order Sheet
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit
Staff combined information from three existing order sets into a single, comprehensive cardiology admission order set to reduce provider confusion and help the hospital reach regular compliance rates of 90 to 100% for evidence-based cardiac measures.
Patient Discharge Instruction Record
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit
Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit, Mich., developed a systemwide universal discharge instruction form, merging general discharge instructions with cardiac-specific discharge instructions for patients with acute myocardial infarction or heart failure.
Bursting at the Seams: Improving Patient Flow to Help America's Emergency Departments
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit/Story
The Urgent Matters program, a national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, works intensively to try to find solutions to this problem that could be applicable nationwide.
Implementing Shift-to-Shift Walking Rounds for Nurses
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit/Story
Staff replaced the organization's standard shift-to-shift nurse report meetings with a five-minute huddle, followed by two-person, nurse-led rounds.
Initial and Ongoing Evaluation of Interpreters
June 4, 2008 | Story
The program places strong emphasis on integrating evaluation into the hiring and ongoing job performance reviews of all interpreters.
Rapid Response Teams to Respond to Critical Care Situations
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit/Story
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Hospital instituted rapid response teams to "rescue" patients before a crisis occurs.
HealthPartners Clinic Questionnaire
September 1, 2008 | Toolkit
Health plans have become more aware that the collection of race and ethnicity data is an activity that falls within their legal purview.
What Categories of Race/Ethnicity to Use?
September 5, 2008 | Toolkit
The Health Research Educational Trust recommends using a single race and ethnicity question that includes a Hispanic or Latino option.