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Toolkits
Several areas of the IHC 2006 Work Plan will be addressed through the development of toolkits. These toolkits will be built to have a physical model deployed to each hospital in the state. Distribution to physicians and physician groups will vary with the toolkit. Most of these resources will also be available on the IHC website.
Though each toolkit varies in configuration, they will have the following basic components:
- A Case for Change - This will answer the following questions: What is the problem? What should we do to address it? What is available to help?
- National Guidance and Parameters - IHC will be working toward convergence, application of national initiatives, and the best evidence-based medicine.
- Tools - Provide specific techniques, processes, definitions, etc. that create a positive change in health care delivery. (For example, a standardized statewide model for Med Cards, techniques to implement a Culture of Safety, or the IHI monograph on applications of Lean to healthcare.)
- Success Stories and Mentors - Who is doing this in Iowa? How is it working? How can we learn from each other?
- Resources - Supporting articles and information.
IHC hopes to deploy toolkits in August and September of 2006. Toolkits under construction include:
- Anticoagulation
- Medication Reconciliation
- Health Literacy
- Culture of Safety
- Healthcare-Associated Infections
- Lean in Healthcare
View the toolkits IHC will deploy in 2006 and their contents.
Resources for providers to ensure safe and effective long-term anticoagulation therapy in all care settings.
Information on how to deploy the NQF 30 Safe Practices.
Information that discusses how to better communicate medical information to patients.
Information on the monitoring and reporting of HAIs.
This process improvement method can help providers deliver more efficient care that saves resources and improves quality.
Resources for providers to avoid adverse drug events.
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