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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.
December 4, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Center for Health Design and the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Architecture developed an Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification program, to accredit design professionals who use evidence-based design for new hospitals.
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit/Video/Story
The goal of this intervention is to reduce the amount of staff time spent hunting for and gathering supplies and equipment and increase the amount of time spent at the bedside with patients
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.
February 25, 2011 | Program Result Report
Urgent Matters was a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that aimed to relieve emergency department overcrowding, improve patient care and increase patient satisfaction.
June 24, 2010 | Story
After a childhood spent in and out of hospitals, where she was treated for asthma, Burnes Bolton understands better than most that nurses are healers.
May 6, 2010 | Story
Mary Viney, RN, MSN, NEA, vice president of Nursing Systems and Network Accreditation at the Austin, Texas-based Seton Family of Hospitals, wanted to improve nursing practices at Seton, and she wanted nurses to lead the way.
April 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Interviews with hospital chief executive officers (CEOs) and board members were conducted to obtain their views on how governance and leadership relate to quality improvement (QI) efforts at hospitals. Leaders from 30 hospitals across 14 states were ...
October 6, 2008 | Program Result Report
Investigators led a multisite study designed to explore how nurses use their time and whether the design of their workplace has an impact on patient care.
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).