Service Line Management Solutions

Solutions focused on the development and effectiveness of service line management to improve the value of care and enhance the delivery of services.

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	Health Care Transition - Toolkit for Families of YSHCN The purpose of this toolkit is to ensure that Youth with Special Health Care Needs (YSHCN) have a smooth transition into adult health care systems. This toolkit contains information to support the goal to increase the number of medical providers who have knowledge and expertise in providing quality medical services to YSHCN and who are able to support the transition from pediatric to adult health care systems within a medical home. The toolkit is available as a PDF, requiring Adobe Reader to view the document
	Health IT for Children Toolbox The Health Resources and Services Administration's Health Information Technology (IT) for Children Toolbox promotes children's health and well-being through health IT. The toolbox for health IT for children is a compilation of health IT information targeted to help health centers, safety net providers, and ambulatory care providers with electronic and online resources and technical assistance to improve patient care. This toolbox is designed to be a "one-stop" resource in applying health IT to improve child health and well-being.
	Heart Failure (HF) Toolkit for Providers The CHF QUERI Center has developed the Heart Failure (HF) Toolkit, which offers a comprehensive set of resources to assist providers in managing heart failure (HF). It focuses on several key areas in the management of HF with downloadable documents. The toolkit is available as web pages and PDFs and requires a web browser and Adobe Reader to view them.
	HIMSS Privacy and Security Toolkit The privacy and security of sensitive personal health information has become a major public concern. Patients are concerned about confidentiality or Healthcare providers may not be confident with an organization’s ability to be responsible for the record. This could limit the amount of information added to the patient’s record and possibly result in inferior healthcare. The online HIMSS Privacy and Security Toolkit outlines general principles and provides best practice and examples of how health care providers should manage privacy and security.
	Home Health Medications Management in Home Health Care Toolkit Introduction This toolkit, developed by HomeMeds, includes procedures for dealing with four broad medication problems - unnecessary therapeutic duplication, cardiovascular medication problems, use of psychotropic drugs in patients with possible adverse psychomotor effects, and; use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) in patients at high risk of peptic ulcer complications. The toolkit is available as a group of web pages and PDFs and requires a web browser and Adobe Reader to view them.
	Home Is Where the Hearth Is: New Models for Nursing Homes The California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) provides information on new way to approach the nursing home model. The new model features significant changes to the physical environment, making the "home" more efficient and appealing for residents. This document highlights the changes in nursing home design, and a trend to convert small homes into nursing home living space for the elderly. The document is available as a PDF and requires 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.
	I-TECH TB Prevention Toolkit This toolkit has been developed to provide guidance for health care leaders and workers in communities with a high prevalence of both TB and HIV by implementing the “Three I’s” framework into the care and treatment provided to persons living with HIV. TB is the leading cause of death among PLHIV worldwide and HIV infection significantly increases susceptibility to tuberculosis. This toolkit contains clear objectives to help leaders and clinicians implement, monitor and improve TB infection prevention and control measures.
	Idealized Design of Perinatal Care Idealized Design of Perinatal Care is an innovation project based on the principles of reliability science and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI’s) model for applying these principles to improve care. The Idealized Design model focuses on comprehensive redesign to enable a care system to perform substantially better in the future than
	Implementing The Joint Commission Perinatal Care Core Measure on Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding This toolkit, published by the United States Breastfeeding Committee, addresses the Perinatal Care Core Measure on Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding. The toolkit is available as a PDF and requires Adobe Reader.
	Improving Blood Pressure Management for Patients with Diabetes This toolkit is a Performance Improvement Project (PIP) to improve the management of blood pressure in patients with diabetes. This toolkit focuses on two predominant themes: Increasing patient self management and medication adherence and Increasing management of hypertension. The guidelines are: Quality, Quality Improvement Principles, Continuous Quality Improvement Activities, and the PDSA process. The toolkit is available as a PDF and several web pages and requires Adobe Reader and a web browser to view them.
	Investing in Maternal and Child Health: A Business Imperative A toolkit developed by the National Business Group on Health presenting tools and strategies to improve the health of children, adolescents, and women, before, during, and after pregnancy. This toolkit includes education materials and case studies. This toolkit is available in PDF format (requiring Adobe Reader).