Toolkits/Methodology
American Hospital Association toolkits and methodologies for members and the health care field.
An Evidence-informed Case Rate is a budget for a comprehensive episode of medical care within a defined time period. It includes the prices of all covered services, bundled across all providers that would typically treat a patient for a given condition, adjusted for the severity and complexity of…
This toolkit is designed to help your hospital understand the Quality Indicators from AHRQ, and support your use of them to successfully improve quality and patient safety in your hospital. Created by the RAND Corporation and the University HealthSystem Consortium with funding from AHRQ, it is…
The use of 'triggers' or clues to identify adverse events is an effective method for measuring the overall level of harm in a health care organization. The IHI Global Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Events provides instructions for training reviewers in this methodology and conducting a…
The Minnesota Hospital Association's SAFE SKIN program provides hospital leaders with resources of best clinical practices to prevent pressure ulcers, a road map of best practices and a tool kit to implement the road map recommendations. Currently, 93 hospitals are participating in SAFE SKIN,…
The IPAL Project, an initiative of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, is designed to provide a central venue for sharing expertise, evidence, tools and resources essential to the integration and improvement of palliative care in specific health care system venues.
As the use of palliative care grows, so does the diversity of patients who opt for it. A free curriculum for trainers of medical interpreters covers the topic with sensitivity.
The National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2011, updates a series of comprehensive assessments of U.S. population health and health care quality, access, efficiency, and equity. It finds substantial improvement on quality-of-care indicators that have been the focus of public…
Regional Health Improvement Collaborative provides a neutral, trusted mechanism through which all of the key health care stakeholders in the community -- physicians, hospitals, health plans, employers and patients -- can plan, facilitate, and coordinate the many different activities required for…
The TriCentral Palliative Care Program toolkit presents a wide range of educational, technical assistance and other support materials that address every aspect of program development. Based on the materials used in the TCPC Program, the toolkit provides a blueprint for the program, as well as…