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	Dabigatran: A Review of Clinical and Pharmacoeconomic Evidence Created by Partners HealthCare’s Center for Drug Policy and Pharmacy Cost Management Committee, the article, provided by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, addresses dabigatran. Dabigatran etexilate is a commercially available oral direct thrombin inhibitor. This article covers its clinical evidence along with pharmacoeconomic evidence. The full article is available as a PDF, requiring Adobe Reader. This guideline may be available to you through your medical library access. If no access is available, there may be a subscription fee through the provider website.
	Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI) Toolkit This toolkit was prepared by the staff of the Baylor College of Medicine International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI) at Texas Children's Hospital. The toolkit provides guidance for planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs for the treatment and care of children and their families affected by HIV/AIDS and living in resource-limited settings. BIPAI can provide toolkit users with additional assistance, upon request. The toolkit is available as several PDFs. Adobe Reader is required to view the document.
	Fall T.I.P.S. (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) Toolkit The Fall T.I.P.S. Toolkit (FTTK) is a web-based program for integrating documentation and communication of fall risk assessment. The purpose of the toolkit is to help nurses and others communicate fall risk status and planned interventions and to make alerts accessible to all care team members. The toolkit was developed by The Center for Nursing Excellence at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. The toolkit is available as several PDFs, requiring Adobe Reader to view the document.
	Patient Safety Program - Patient Falls Reduction Toolkit Developed by the U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System, the Patient Falls Reduction Toolkit addresses four aspects of a Patient Falls Reduction Program; assessment and reassessment of patients at risk for falls, interventions to prevent falls, patient and family education, and data collection supporting continuous improvement. The toolkit is available as a PDF, requiring Adobe Reader to view the document.
	National Center for Patient Safety 2004 Falls Toolkit The VA National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) developed the NCPS Falls Toolkit with the Patient Safety Center of Inquiry in Tampa, Florida, and others. The toolkit helps facilities develop a comprehensive falls prevention program. The toolkit resources are available as a PDFs, PowerPoint files, and Word files, requiring Adobe Reader, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word to view the files.
	Medication Management Improvement System (MMIS) Toolkits These toolkits, developed by Partners in Care Foundation, were designed to improve medication use among the elderly patients in home health agencies and community-based care management agencies. The toolkits provide information on how to implement a medication management intervention within these organizations. They also offer practical advice on the scope of the potential medication-related problems among the elderly and suggest how agencies can address this issue. The toolkit is available as several PDFs, requiring Adobe Reader.
	Hospice-Veteran Partnership Toolkit Many veterans could benefit from hospice care. Hospice care involves a patient-centered, team-oriented approach to expert medical care, pain management and emotional and spiritual support. Care can be provided in a number of settings, including patients’ homes, inpatient hospice units, hospitals, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities. Support is even more crucial for veterans who do not have a strong support network of family and friends.VA facilities are often unfamiliar with the services community hospices can offer and how to work with them.
	The Health Information Technology Toolkit for Home Health Agencies The Health Information Technology Toolkit for Home Health Agencies was designed to help home health agencies, private duty nursing services, and home-based hospices, and other organizations providing health care services in the home; assess their abilities to plan, select, implement, effectively use and exchange important information about patient care. The toolkit contains numerous resources, including tools for hospice, telehealth, health information exchange, and personal health records.
	Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense (VA/DoD) Management of Dyslipidemia: Algorithms This guideline describes the critical decision points in the Management of Dyslipidemia (LIPIDS) and provides clear and complete evidence-based recommendations derived from the evidence-based clinical practices developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense. These algorithms will assist clinicians in screening, treating, and providing follow up care to improve patient outcomes and management of patients with dyslipidemia.The toolkit is available as web pages and PDFs and requires a web browser and Adobe Reader to view them.
	Chronic Disease Self-Management Program: A Toolkit for Hospitals This toolkit provides information on the benefits of starting and sustaining a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) for people with chronic conditions. The CDSMP is a low cost, well-established program with proven best practices in improving exercise compliance, symptom management, communication skills and health‐related quality of life. The information in this toolkit outlines cost savings, reduction in days spent in the hospital, and reduction in readmissions. The toolkit is available as a PDF and requires Adobe Reader to view it.
	Caregivers Count Too!: A Toolkit to Help Practitioners Assess the Needs of Family Caregivers This toolkit is a caregiver assessment guide for healthcare professionals who treat older people and adults with disabilities. It’s a step-by-step resource filled with practical information and resources designed to: Sharpen the awareness of family caregivers to determine their own physical, emotional and financial problems; as well as provide the knowledge and skills to create and use a caregiver assessment that works in a particular practice setting. The toolkit is available as group of several web pages and requires a web browser to view it.
	Partnering with Patients and Families to Enhance Safety and Quality: A Mini Toolkit Health care leaders, clinicians and staff that can support their efforts to partner with patients and families to enhance quality and safety with the resources contained in this toolkit. It provides tools and resources to ensure patient care is safe and responsive to the needs, priorities, goals and values of patients and their families. The toolkit is available as a PDF and requires Adobe Reader to view it.