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IHI 5 Million Lives Campaign: Prevent Surgical Site Infections How-to-Guide
A national initiative led by IHI, the 5 Million Lives Campaign aims to dramatically improve the quality of American health care by protecting patients from five million incidents of medical harm between December 2006 and December 2008. The How-to Guides associated with this Campaign are designed to share best practice knowledge on areas of focus for participating organizations. For more information and materials, go to www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/Campaign.

IHI 5 Million Lives Campaign: Reducing Surgical Complications How-to-Guide
A national initiative led by IHI, the 5 Million Lives Campaign aims to dramatically improve the quality of American health care by protecting patients from five million incidents of medical harm between December 2006 and December 2008. The How-to Guides associated with this Campaign are designed to share best practice knowledge on areas of focus for participating organizations. For more information and materials, go to www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/Campaign.

SCIP Change Package
Document summarizing SCIP Best Practices.

Safecoms.org
This toolkit is part of the ongoing work to improve communication and patient safety at Denver Health Medical Center. Health care providers and health care organizations will be able to use the techniques included in this toolkit to improve patient safety and team communication in their own settings.

TeamSTEPPS
TeamSTEPPS is a teamwork system designed for health care professionals that is:
- A powerful solution to improving patient safety within your organization.
- An evidence-based teamwork system to improve communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals.
- A source for ready-to-use materials and a training curriculum to successfully integrate teamwork principles into all areas of your health care system.
- Scientifically rooted in more than 20 years of research and lessons from the application of teamwork principles.
- Developed by Department of Defense's Patient Safety Program in collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

HIT Services Toolkits

Assessment - "Computer Skills Evaluation and Assessment"

Assessment - "IPA EHR Assessment and Readiness Starter Assessment"

Assessment - "Practice EHR Assessment and Readiness Starter Assessment"

DOQ-IT: A Systems Approach to Operational Redesign

Nursing Home Services Toolkits

A Systems Approach to Quality Improvement in Long Term Care: Safe Medication Practices Workbook - updated August 2007. (Please note that this is a 7MB file and may take some time to download).

A Systems Approach to Quality Improvement in Long-Term Care: Depression Screening and Treatment
Note: This is a large file and may take a moment to open.

A Systems Approach to Quality Improvement in Long-Term Care: Increasing Immunizations

A Systems Approach to Quality Improvement in Long-Term Care: Pain Management (November 2006)
Note: This is a large file and may take a moment to open.

A Systems Approach to Quality Improvement in Long-Term Care: Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
Note: This is a large file and may take a moment to open.

AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
As part of its goal to support a culture of patient safety and quality improvement in the Nation's health care system, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sponsored the development of patient safety culture assessment tools for hospitals, nursing homes, and ambulatory outpatient medical offices.

California Healthcare Foundation
Fast Facts for Administrators on various topics including restraints and culture change.

INTERACT II
The INTERACT II Program is designed to improve the quality of nursing home care by providing tools and resources to staff that will help to Reduce Avoidable Acute Care Transfers.

Indiana State Department of Health Pressure Ulcer Initiative
The Indiana Pressure Ulcer Initiative began in June 2008. As part of the Initiative, participants were provided with resources and tools to assist in improving their pressure ulcer prevention system. The following are resources and tools provided to participants as part of the Indiana Pressure Ulcer Initiative.

Iowa Geriatric Education Center
Info-Connect pamphlets provide succinct, practical information for long-term care providers on key clinical topics.

NDNQI Pressure Ulcer Training Module
The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators® (NDNQI®) is a
proprietary database of the American Nurses Association. The database
collects and evaluates unit-specific nurse-sensitive data from hospitals in
the United States.

National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP)
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) serves as the authoritative voice for improved patient outcomes in pressure ulcer prevention and treatment through public policy, education and research.

Untie the Elderly
An initiative to provide conditions that will foster independence, health and security for older individuals.

Home Health Services Toolkits

A Systems Approach to Quality Improvement in Home Health: Planned Care: Self-Management Support in Home Healthcare (toolkit support documents)

OBQI Web-based Training

Staff Education Workbook

Physician Office Services Toolkits

How to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in Practice, a Primary Care Clinician’s Evidence-based Toolbox and Guide

MedQIC
The Medicare Quality Improvement Community (MedQIC) Web site provides easy access to quality improvement resources including multi-lingual patient education materials, interventions, tools, literature, and success stories.

Screen for Life Fact Sheets, Brochures and Posters Materials on CDC website

Immunization Services Toolkits

Adult Inpatient Vaccination for Influenza and Pneumococcal Disease. A nursing education tool.

Planning Your Annual Influenza Immunization Clinics Manual
Masspro

Updated for 2006! Employee Flu Immunization Campaign Kit
Protect your patients. Protect your staff. Protect yourself. This newly revised kit provides the information necessary to conduct a successful immunization campaign.

Info For Patients and Families Toolkits

Important Message From Medicare: Your Rights as a Hospital Patient
(English)

Medicare Appeals Forms

Medicare Appeals and Grievances

Medicare Plan Choices

Medicare Publications Catalog

Mensaje Importante De Medicare:
Sus Derechos Como Paciente En Un Hospital
Important Message from Medicare: Your Rights as a Hospital Patient (Spanish)

Mensaje Importante De Medicare: Sus Derechos Como Paciente En Un Hospital
Important Message from Medicare: Your Rights as a Hospital Patient (Spanish)

MRSA Toolkits

CDC Guidelines for Isolation Precautions
This guideline is designed for use by individuals who are charged with administering infection control programs in hospitals and other healthcare settings. The information also will be useful for other healthcare personnel, healthcare administrators, and anyone needing information about infection control measures to prevent transmission of infectious agents.

CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines
Interactive on-line course on “Hand Hygiene and Other Standard Precautions to Prevent Healthcare Associated Infections. This course reviews key concepts of both hand hygiene and Standard Precautions including: What are Standard Precautions? Why is hand hygiene important? Why are Standard Precautions important? What are some other concerns surrounding Standard Precautions?

IHI 5 Million Lives Campaign: How-to-Guide for Improving Hand-Hygiene
The purpose of this How-to Guide is to help organizations reduce health-care-associated infections, including infections due to antibiotic-resistant organisms, by improving hand hygiene practices and use of gloves among health care workers.

IHI 5 Million Lives Campaign: MRSA Reduction How-to-Guide
A national initiative led by IHI, the 5 Million Lives Campaign aims to dramatically improve the quality of American health care by protecting patients from five million incidents of medical harm between December 2006 and December 2008. The How-to Guides associated with this Campaign are designed to share best practice knowledge on areas of focus for participating organizations. For more information and materials, go to www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/Campaign.

MRSA Change Package
Change package document summarizing MRSA best practices.

SHEA Guidelines for Antibiotic Stewardship
Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Guidelines for Developing an Institutional Program to Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship.

SHEA Guidelines for Preventing Antibiotic Resistance in Hospitals
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and Infectious Disease Society of America Joint Committee on the Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance: Guidelines for the Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance on Hospitals.

WHO Hand Hygiene Guidelines
Hand hygiene, a very simple action, reduces infections and enhances patient safety across all settings, from advanced health-care systems in industrialized countries to local dispensaries in developing countries. In order to provide health-care workers, hospital administrators and health authorities with the best scientific evidence and recommendations to improve practices and reduce health care-associated infections, WHO has developed Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care (Advanced
Draft).

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