The Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) Toolkit

  • Published: 6/4/2008

Ten hospitals participated in phase III of the Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) program to create and pilot test new concepts, develop exemplary care models on medical/surgical units and demonstrate institutional commitment and resources to support and sustain these innovations. TCAB is not a traditional quality improvement program; one primary characteristic that sets it apart is its focus on engaging frontline staff and unit managers. Ideas for transforming the way care is delivered on medical/surgical units come not from the executive suite or a quality improvement department, but from the nurses and other care team members who spend the most time with patients and their families.

The Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) Toolkit

  1. 1 Section 1: About TCAB
    1. 1.1 TCAB's History and Results
    2. 1.2 Understanding TCAB's Four Focus Areas
    3. 1.3 What's Involved in TCAB
    4. 1.4 Frequently Asked Questions about TCAB
  2. 2 Section 2: Getting Started
    1. 2.1 Leadership Guide to Patient Safety
    2. 2.2 Sample TCAB Team Structure
    3. 2.3 Engaging the Frontline Staff and Identifying Peer Leaders
    4. 2.4 Engaging Physicians in a Shared Quality Agenda
    5. 2.5 Setting Goals
    6. 2.6 Generating Ideas
  3. 3 Section 3: Testing Ideas
    1. 3.1 Idea Sorting & Selection
    2. 3.2 TCAB Measures for TCAB Units
    3. 3.3 Principles for Tests of Change
    4. 3.4 Assessing Your Current Spread Activities for TCAB
    5. 3.5 Using Diagnostic Tools
  4. 4 Section 4: Implementing Change
    1. 4.1 How to Hardwire Change
    2. 4.2 Innovations That Work
    3. 4.3 When and How to Spread
  5. 5 Section 5: How-To Guides
  6. 6 Section 6: Additional Resources

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