Among hospital inpatient stays without COVID-19 in 2021, the median length of stay with a healthcare-associated infection (HAI) was up to six times as long as stays without an HAI. Patients with ...

Many organizations are interested in assessing and improving patient experience with behavioral health, mental health, and/or substance use disorder services. Three CAHPS products are available to ...

Considering the evidence on the efficacy of different care management interventions is important for States as they plan and design a care management program. States should use the evidence base for ...

This module will provide an overview of the interventions required for early mobility in mechanically ventilated patients and ways to establish and sustain a nurse-driven early mobility protocol.

TAKEheart training materials and related resources are designed to provide actionable guidance to hospitals wishing to implement evidence-based strategies for expanding patient participation in ...

Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care ...

The aim of this module is to support your efforts to use best practices as outlined in the Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Toolkit in this hospital’s Pressure Injury Prevention Program. The ...

Many organizations are uncertain about how to proceed with designing a workable solution for medication reconciliation. This chapter provides helpful information and tools for designing or redesigning ...

Because pressure ulcer care is complex, efforts to improve pressure ulcer prevention require a system approach that will involve organizational change. Bringing about organizational change of any type ...

The Role of the Nurse Manager module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (or CUSP) Toolkit addresses the role of nursing leaders for your quality improvement initiative. This module ...

Once you have determined that you are ready for change, the Implementation Team and Unit-Based Teams should demonstrate a clear understanding of where they are headed in terms of implementing best ...

A basic principle of quality measurement is: If you can't measure it, you can't improve it. Therefore, pressure ulcer performance must be counted and tracked as one component of a quality improvement ...