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September 8, 2008 | Journal Article
The first prospective study on hospital "sign-outs," the transfer of responsibility for patient care during shift changes, finds poor communication causes delayed and inefficient care and occasional patient harm.
May 7, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Transforming Care At the Bedside gave nurses at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center the courage to imagine what their jobs would be like without wasted time and unnecessary workarounds.
March 5, 2012 | News Release
Goal is to Identify, Share Workforce Practices that Make Primary Care Accessible and Effective for More Patients.
Grantee
The LEAP project identified 30 primary care practices that use health professionals and other staff in ways that maximize access to their services, so these workforce models can be replicated and adopted more widely.
March 31, 2011 | Story
Read a profile of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow Joyce A. Batcheller, D.N.P., R.N., N.E.A.-B.C., F.A.A.N., learn more about the Initiative on the Future of Nursing's Campaign for Action Web site, and more.
National Program
Program to support the development and implementation of best practices to relieve emergency department overcrowding, and help communities understand the interdependence between the health care safety net and the rest of the delivery system.
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
The nursing staff schedule was adjusted to have different staffing levels during different times of the day and week, according to demand in the emergency department (ED).
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The mission of EM Xpress is to eliminate ambulance gridlock at hospitals by speeding patient offloads. Borrowing from a car racing model, EM Xpress uses “pit crews” to expedite the transfer of patient care be ...
November 29, 2012 | Story
Hidden flaws in procedures during hospital handoffs endanger patients, RWJF grantee says.
January 27, 2009 | Journal Article
In this paper the authors examine the challenge of reforming the health care delivery system and focus on three areas: Stronger organizational capabilities and supports opportunities to align payment and capital investment systems with value and a focused policy agenda to help cultivate these new supports and structures.