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Kids Kicking Cancer
January 1, 2012 | Toolkit
The mission of Kids Kicking Cancer is to ease the pain of very sick children while empowering them to heal physically, spiritually and emotionally. Their goal is to create a replicable template for to children's hospitals and communities throughout the world linking children with support from caring, well trained and motivated professionals and volunteers.
Sensory Processing Difficulties and Autism Spectrum Disorders in Toddlers
March 3, 2011 | Toolkit
This presentation outlines sensory processing difficulties and autism spectrum disorders in toddlers, including: sensitivity and reaction to sensory input; biologic/temperamental disposition; care-giving milieu; autism diagnosis; intervention; and o ...
Stony Brook ED Consult Tracking Form
February 4, 2011 | Toolkit
Stony Brook University Medical Center developed and implemented a standardized process with tracking and accountability for emergency department (ED) consult requests.
Charted Door-to-Bed Process Flow Chart
February 4, 2011 | Toolkit
St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis improved door to bed, length of stay and patient satisfaction by reducing delays in ED triage and registration.
Child FIRST Learning Session 4
September 15, 2010 | Toolkit
This presentation (Learning Session #4) was from the Child FIRST (Child and Family Interagency Resource, Support, and Training) program which took place on September 15-16, 2012. Child FIRST works with the most vulnerable young children (prenatal th ...
Caring Across Communities Briefing Kit
October 8, 2009 | Toolkit
This kit provides an overview of the RWJF national program, the context for its development, fact sheets and stories from the field.
User's Guide to the ROI Forecasting Calculator
April 1, 2009 | Toolkit
Thise guide offers step-by-step instructions for building and analyzing ROI forecasts using the online ROI Calculator to help identify quality improvement programs.
Developing and Implementing Self-Direction Programs and Policies
February 27, 2009 | Toolkit
This handbook explains how states can increase program participants' choice of and control over their services and supports.
Boston Medical Center
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
This strategy improves communication between hospital employees in the emergency department (ED) and patients by using scripts. All hospital employees in the ED were given scripts to use with patients, so that each patient received the same high lev ...
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Unused space in the hospital was converted into a holding unit for patients admitted to the hospital from the emergency department (ED). With admitted patients moved to the holding unit, the ED has more space to see new patients, which improves pati ...