Toolkits/Methodology

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

The Employee Flu Immunization Campaign Kit is designed to help hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care settings protect staff and patients from influenza by increasing health care worker immunization rates. The kit includes facts, worksheets, promotional materials, tips, and step-by-step…
The United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration office released a set of resources to assist hospital leaders in developing a safety and health management system--a proactive, collaborative process to find and fix workplace hazards before employees are injured…
The Community Health Systems Development Team at the Georgia Health Policy Center has developed a return on investment calculator designed especially for rural health grantees. The calculator is a tool for estimating the economic benefits to a community nd the money that is invested in that work…
Use this tool to assess whether your health-related organization or system, or coalition of organizations working to improve health and health care, is ready to pursue the Triple Aim.
This how-to guide describes the essentials elements of preventing obstetrical adverse events, including the safe use of oxytocin and key evidence-based care components in the IHI Perinatal Bundles: IHI Elective Induction Bundle (Oxytocin), IHI Augmentation Bundle (Oxytocin) and the IHI Vacuum…
Northwestern Memorial Hospital developed a comprehensive toolkit focused on the prevalence and impact of adverse events, medication safety, medication reconciliation and the implementation of the electronic medical record.Over the past several years, Northwestern Memorial Hospital has addressed…
The Evaluation and Research on Antimicrobial Stewardship's Effect on Clostridium difficile (ERASE C. difficile) Project
An Alliance for Health Reform toolkit produced with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation In the move to increase access and coverage while enhancing the value of the health care dollar, the direct care workforce provides an important contribution to coordinated care in a high quality…
An Alliance for Health Reform Toolkit, produced with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health care providers are scrambling to find their way in the fast-paced world of technology, and the federal government is making billions of dollars available to help them do it. But while cost…
The IHI Improvement Capability Self‐Assessment Tool is designed to assist organizations in assessing their capability in six key areas that support improvement: Leadership for Improvement Results Resources Workforce and Human Resources Data Infrastructure and Management Improvement…