2. Manage [Target] Better Hospital-wide

Other change package pages: [Target] Change Package Home; Put Key Foundations in Place for [Target]; Help Care Teams Manage [Target] Better with Individual Patients; Case Studies

This section presents hospital-wide activities that support [Target] and tools that can help with this quality improvement (QI) work. For guidance and tools to strengthen foundational practice capabilities (e.g., around evidence-supported [Target] management) see the Foundations page. For guidance and resources on optimizing [Target] via individual patient interactions, see 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.

Use Analytic Tools to Identify, Track, and Manage Patients with [Targeted condition]

• Use unit-based dashboards and related tools to identify and track patients with [Targeted condition]
  • [Tools]
• Standardize responsibility and workflow for monitoring these dashboards/reports and responding appropriately
  • [Tools]

Use Clinician-managed Protocols for [Target-management activities, as appropriate]

• Use protocols that allow all care team members to function at the top of their license to monitor and manage [Target]
  • [Tools]

Use Hospital [Target] Performance Data and National Benchmarks to Drive Improvement

• Maintain a dashboard with key process/outcome measures to track results, and share with staff to drive improvement
  • [Tools]
• Compare local efforts and results with other sites to accelerate QI progress
  • CDS Collaborative for Performance Improvement [website]
  • [Other Tools]

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