The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) started the initiative that was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Transforming Care at the Bedside, in 2003. The IHI has a number of excellent tools to improve care outcomes at http://www.ihi.org/offerings/Initiatives/PastStrategicInitiatives/TCAB/Pages/Materials.aspx
Examples include:
- Transforming Care at the Bedside How-to Guide: Creating an Ideal Transition Home for Patients with Heart Failure
- Transforming Care at the Bedside How-to Guide: Developing Front-Line Nursing Managers to Lead Innovation and Improvement
- Transforming Care at the Bedside How-to Guide: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Innovation and Quality Improvement
- Transforming Care at the Bedside How-to Guide: Increasing Nurses' Time in Direct Patient Care
- Transforming Care at the Bedside How-to Guide: Optimizing Communication and Teamwork
- Transforming Care at the Bedside How-to Guide: Reducing Patient Injuries from Falls
- Transforming Care at the Bedside How-to Guide: Spreading Innovations to Improve Care on Medical and Surgical Units
