Toolkits/Methodology

American Hospital Association toolkits and methodologies for members and the health care field.

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…