Shifting Nurse Schedules to Match ED Demand
June 4, 2008 | Story
This ensures that at the peak time of the day, the ED has the most nurses, and the number of nurses remains in proportion to the number of patients.
Quality of Care
Americans receive only about half of the recommended care they should receive. Adopting quality improvement strategies, reducing racial and ethnic disparities in care, and changing how care is delivered at the local level can improve the care all Americans receive.
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Scheduled "Peace and Quiet Time" for Pediatric Patients
June 4, 2008 | Story
This provides parents and their children with uninterrupted time to sleep or spend quiet time together.
Emergency Department Nurse Recruitment and Retention
June 4, 2008 | Story
A team was assembled to develop an initiative to improve nurse recruitment and retention, including internal and external recruitment strategies, comprehensive training, and a mentoring program for new ED nurses.
Transforming Care at the Bedside
June 10, 2008 | Story
Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago empowers nurses by having them test and implement changes they think will improve patient care and enhance patient and nursing staff satisfaction.
RWJF Launches Transforming Care at the Bedside Virtual Resource Center
June 10, 2008 | Story
"Nurses are unbelievably appreciative of TCAB. It gives them hope by offering them a mechanism to make their work environment better."
Green Houses Offer Elders an Alternative
June 24, 2008 | Video/Story
Many frail elders seek an alternative to the typical institutional-style nursing home. With more Green Houses taking root across the United States, that alternative is getting closer to home.
Transforming a County Health Department
July 10, 2008 | Story
"Human resources are your most important asset," she says. "You have to treasure them like gold. They are the ones who will lift you up and take you to another level."
New Adolescent Health Research Guidelines Outline Legal and Ethical Issues
May 1, 1998 | Program Result
Starting in 1993, John Santelli, M.D., M.P.H. of the Society for Adolescent Medicine in Blue Springs, Mo., oversaw the creation of "Guidelines for Adolescent Health Research."
Improving Chronic Illness Care's Guide to Tools and Resources
January 1, 1996 | Toolkit
Improving Chronic Illness Care (ICIC) is a national program dedicated to improving the quality of life among the 133 million Americans who suffer from diabetes, depression and other chronic conditions. An evaluation of ICIC was conducted by RAND Corporation, led by Emmett B. Keeler, Ph.D.
How Do Doctors Decide What Care is Necessary for Mental Health Problems?
November 1, 1996 | Program Result
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care documented the implicit criteria used to determine "medical necessity" related to mental health, and the influences of financial incentives and organizational arrangements on medical necessity decisions.