Regulatory and Accreditation Compliance Solutions

Toolkits, processes and protocols to streamline improvements leading to enhanced performance on regulatory and accrediting agency surveys.

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	Pediatric Rules and Reminders Developed by Partners HealthCare System Quality Improvement Group, these tools act to improve adherence to clinical guidelines in electronic health record systems. The intention here is to advance health care quality and safety. This tool is available as a PDF, requiring Adobe Reader.
	Pediatric Documentation Templates Developed by Partners Quality Improvement Group, these templates for acute and chronic conditions can assist providers when documenting a visit in an electronic health record by increasing the efficiency with which a visit is documented and enhancing adherence to clinical guidelines for those conditions. The templates are based on national guidelines and may be modified to suit a particular clinical practice's needs. This toolkit is available as a PDF, requiring Adobe Reader.
	White Blood Cell Growth Factors (CSF) Orders and Flow Sheet This flow sheet, derived from the 2006 update of an American Society of Clinical Oncology guideline, provides a tool for documenting the rationale and details for administration of white blood cell growth factors (colony-stimulating factors). The flow sheet is available as a PDF.
	Newborn Screening Coding and Terminology Guide This guide for State health officials and physicians promotes and facilitates the use of electronic health data standards in recording and transmitting newborn screening test results.
	Preventing Wrong-Site Surgery Toolkit This toolkit, developed by the Patient Safety Authority-Commonwealth of PA, includes information to aid health care facilities in preventing wrong-site surgeries. The toolkit is available as PDFs and requires Adobe Reader.
	Patient Safety Primers Patient Safety Primers are web-based guides for health care professionals on safety ideas to put into action in hospitals and health care settings. Each tool refers to a specific topic and provides detailed background information as well as current resources and links. The toolkit was developed by the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. A web browser is required to view this guide.
	ACTS: Advise, Consent, Test, Support (HIV Counseling and Testing Program) The tool was developed by the Adolescent AIDS Program at Montefiore Medical Center; New York/New Jersey AIDS Education and Training Center. ACTS (Advise, Consent, Test, Support) is a user-friendly system of Implementation Guidance for routine HIV testing and Streamlined Counseling that is proven to facilitate significant improvements in HIV testing in both clinical and community-based settings.
	Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) have jointly sponsored the development of this handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality. Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses examines the broad range of issues involved in providing high quality and safe care across health care settings. The handbook is available as several PDFs, requiring Adobe Reader.
	Toolkit for the System Approach to Tracking and Increasing Screening for Public Health Improvement of Colorectal Cancer Intervention These materials enable implementation of the System Approach to Tracking and Increasing Screening for Public Health Improvement of Colorectal Cancer (SATIS-PHI/CRC) intervention. This toolkit includes materials for planning the intervention, identifying a central entity to manage the program, educating medical practices about the program, and communicating with patients. Prepared by the CNA Health ACTION Partnership. This toolkit is available as a PDF, requiring Adobe Reader.
	A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Health Care–Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals The Compendium is a set of strategies designed for acute care hospitals to prevent six of the most common health care–associated infections: Clostridium difficile, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, central line-associated bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and surgical site infections. The strategies of basic infection surveillance, control, and prevention recommendations in hospitals can lead to improved infection rates and patient safety programs.
	Heads Up: Brain Injury in Your Practice, A Tool Kit for Physicians Developed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this toolkit includes information and tools to help physicians diagnose and manage concussions. The toolkit is available as several PDFs, requiring Adobe Reader.
	Pediatric Trigger Toolkit: Measuring Adverse Drug Events in the Children’s Hospital The use of “triggers,” or clues, is an effective method for detecting and preventing adverse events that result in harm to pediatric patients. The Pediatric Trigger Toolkit for Measuring Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) provides a powerful yet simple method to detect medication-related harm in pediatric inpatients. The toolkit can help hospitals implement medication system changes to ensure fewer drug-related injuries to patients. This toolkit was developed by Child Health Corporation of America. This toolkit is available as a PDF, requiring Adobe Reader.