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Explaining Michigan

June 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Social scientists describe what worked and why in a successful initiative to reduce central line infections in Michigan ICUs.

Improving the Safety of Patient Care by Looking at the Airline Industry

December 1, 2011 | Program Results Report

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine applied a step-by-step approach used to dramatically reduce aviation fatalities to improve the use of two devices that account for a disproportionate share of medical errors in hospitals.

ETU Report Form

February 4, 2011 | Toolkit

Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital improved patient throughput rates by improving communication between the emergency department (ED) and the receiving inpatient units.

The Published Literature on Handoffs in Hospitals

December 1, 2010 | Journal Article

A review of existing research on handoffs in order to inform the improvement and standardization of the handoff process in hospitals found that in existing literature, key concepts remain poorly defined and that patient safety is not analyzed against handoffs' other functions.

Supporting Regional Response Team Learning Networks

June 3, 2010 | Program Results Report

In December 2005 RWJF funded nine hospital associations and health care systems with grants of up to $150,000 apiece for each to work with at least 25 of their member hospitals to establish rapid response teams.

Transforming Care at the Bedside

January 1, 2004 | Report

This white paper was published by The Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The paper outlines RWJF's Transforming Care at Bedside initiative, an effort to improve the quality of care in medica ...

TCAB Spread

January 1, 2008 | Issue Brief

Nurses are now called to a ???Vitality Huddle??? between 9:30 and 10:00 a.m. via the unit's call system. The nurses gather in the workroom near the nurses' station for 10-15 minutes to interact and focus on relationship building.

Hendrich Fall Assessment Tool

June 4, 2008 | Video/Toolkit

Staff at Seton Family of Hospitals in Texas developed a risk assessment protocol, identifying populations at risk and using prevention tools such as alerts and patient-care rounding, which has enabled the staff to consistently meet its goal of just two falls per 1,000 patient days.

Revealing and Resolving Patient Safety Defects

December 1, 2008 | Journal Article

A program such as WalkRounds can help hospitals diagnose areas of weakness in patient safety, by encouraging interaction between leadership and front-line caregivers. However, hospitals need the commitment, leadership, and resources to implement them properly.

Heart Failure Encounter Form

June 1, 2008 | Toolkit

An off-site, nurse-led heart failure clinic was created to help heart failure patients better control and self-manage their disease post-hospitalization.

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