The ABCs of Measurement
October 20, 2010 | Toolkit
How can measures make a difference in the quality of health care? Get an overview of the science of measuring health care in this primer from National Quality Forum.
Performance Standards and Measurement
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Immunization Registries Can be Building Blocks for National Health Information Systems
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Public health information systems such as immunization registries are an essential component of the information infrastructure and will allow assessment of the impact of changes in health care on the population as a whole.
Let's Practice Better Evaluation
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this commentary, Laura C. Leviton, Ph.D., Special Advisor for Evaluation at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), highlights the experience evaluation practice has with engaging a broad array of cross-sector stakeholders.
Understanding the Organization of Public Health Delivery Systems
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article presents an empirical method of classifying and comparing public health delivery systems based on key elements of their organizational structure.
B Resource Guide: Creating an Employee Wellness Program
January 1, 2011 | Toolkit
What’s in this Guide: Definition of employee wellness Why have an employee wellness program? Developing your program Examples from B-Corps Sample employee wellness policy
B Resource Guide
January 1, 2011 | Toolkit
What’s in this Guide: Introduction Best practice steps for minimizing product toxicity Take inventory of chemicals/materials the company purchases Disclose product ingredients to stakeholders Identify potentially harmful components of materials Perf ...
Investing for Good
January 1, 2010 | Commentary
Research and evaluation are critical to decision-making. The authors provide examples from RWJF's work to illustrate the saliency of measuring nonfinancial returns to better understand a program's impact or spread a program model.
Trustees View TCAB from a Business Perspective
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Two trustees of hospitals that have experience with Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB), a nurse-led, quality improvement initiative, cite efficiency, lower staff turnover, and staff and patient satisfaction as reasons why TCAB makes sense from a hospital's business point of view.
Lessons from Nursing Leaders on Implementing TCAB
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
A well-crafted and well-implemented program to engage front-line staff in quality improvement can have an impact on how things are done, according to this qualitative evaluation of pilot phases two and three of the Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) nurse-led, quality improvement initiative.
The Business Case for TCAB
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Implementing Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB), a nurse-led quality initiative which aims to create rapid improvement, resulted in large gains in outcomes and large savings in costs, according to two executives with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, one of the hospitals participating in the TCAB pilot program.