Fanning the Flame
January 1, 2010 | Toolkit
This product was provided to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation by the grantee organization, Pitt Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc.
Inpatient Care
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Section 5: How-To Guides
February 4, 2009 | Toolkit
How-to guides supported through TCAB, a national program of RWJF and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, offer detailed steps to implement select aspects of the program.
Expecting Success Toolkit
June 5, 2008 | Toolkit/Video
Ten hospitals with racially and ethnically diverse patient populations participated in Expecting Success: Excellence in Cardiac Care, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation aimed at improving quality of cardiac care while reducing racial, ethnic and language disparities. All 10 hospitals improved the quality of care being provided to their heart failure and heart attack patients.
Implementing Shift-to-Shift Walking Rounds for Nurses
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit/Story
Staff replaced the organization's standard shift-to-shift nurse report meetings with a five-minute huddle, followed by two-person, nurse-led rounds.
Rapid Response Teams to Respond to Critical Care Situations
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit/Story
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Hospital instituted rapid response teams to "rescue" patients before a crisis occurs.
Redesigning Equipment to Reduce Time Wasted and Increase Time Spent at Bedside
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
Speaking Together Toolkit
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit
This toolkit provides advice to hospitals on improving quality and accessibility of language services.