1. Put Key Foundations in Place for [Target]

Other change package pages: [Target] Change Package Home; Manage [Target] Better Hospital-wide; Help Care Teams Manage [Target] Better with Individual Patients; Case Studies

Below are foundational activities helpful for improving performance on [Target], and tools that can help with this work. See also the strategies and tools for hospital-wide activities on the Manage [Target] Better Hospital-wide page, and for interactions with individual patients on the Help Care Teams Manage [Target] Better with Individual Patients page. For examples of how hospitals have systematically improved [Target], see the Case Studies page.

Make [Target] a Hospital Priority

• Charter a [Target]-focused QI project involving quality, safety, clinical, operational, informatics, IT and other areas as appropriate
  • [Tools]
• Ensure engagement by full care team and other stakeholders in the QI work.
  • [Tools]

Systematically Use Evidence-based Guidelines, Protocols, and Policies for [Target]

• Identify current evidence-based guidelines and best practices related to [Target]
  • [Tools]
• Develop and use protocols and policies for managing [Target] that put best practices into action
  • [Tools]
• Implement mechanisms to ensure compliance with policies
  • [Tools]

Train and Evaluate Care Team on Key Skills for [Target]

• Train care team on [key patient-related activities, documentation, and other essential skills related to Target]
  • [Tools]
• Evaluate care team members to ensure they can successfully perform [key activities] related to [Target]
  • [Tools]

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