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.
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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.
The Role of the Physical and Social Environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workplace
November 1, 2006 | Report
Recommended Reading Environmental Change Recommendations for Ensuring an Optimal Health Care Workplace This literature review examines the impact of the physical environment, along with other factors such as culture and social support, on the heal ...
Perfecting Patient Flow
January 1, 2005 | Report
Prepared by the RWJF-supported Urgent Matters program,the report was published in May 2005 by the National Association of Public Hospitals. The report describes practical approaches to easing emergency department crowding as implemented in three mem ...
Evidence-Based Hospital Design Can Reduce Stress and Improve Outcomes for Patients and Caregivers
December 4, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Center for Health Design and the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Architecture developed an Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification program, to accredit design professionals who use evidence-based design for new hospitals.
Recent Research About Nursing, November 2009
November 24, 2009 | Story
New studies examine the impact of lack of sleep on ICU nurses, and highlight the impact of nurse-devised solutions to the problem of medical errors.
The Health Information Technology Landscape
November 7, 2009 | Book/Video
The capacity to store information electronically and exchange it with other institutions is an essential step toward realizing the benefits of PHRs.
Getting the Board on Board
April 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Interviews with hospital chief executive officers (CEOs) and board members were conducted to obtain their views on how governance and leadership relate to quality improvement (QI) efforts at hospitals. Leaders from 30 hospitals across 14 states were ...
A 36-Hospital Time and Motion Study
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article examines the methodology and findings of a time and motion study to measure how nurses spend their time at work. The study suggests areas for improvement in terms of efficiencies and reveals the arduous nature of nursing practice.
Nursing's Rx for Health Care Reform
April 23, 2009 | Story
A newly released policy brief is giving federal and state policy-makers new information on the many ways nurses are poised to transform our health care system.