Management of Diabetes in Long-term Care and Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Position Statement of the American Diabetes Association
Tools and Guidelines – Opioid Use, Abuse and Misuse Resource Center
Adverse Drug Event Tools
A list of collected ADE tools provided by the Partnership for Patients
In Plain Words
Creating easy-to-read handouts
The Harvard School of Public Health: Health Literacy Studies
Information and tools on developing and assessing innovative materials
CDC Toolkit for Long-Term Care Employers: Seasonal Flu
Provides resources to help long-term care facility, agency or corporation owners and administrators provide access to influenza vaccination for their workforce and to help any employer of workers in long-term care understand the importance of influenza vaccination for their employees
HHS/Healthy People 2020: Social Determinants of Health
Resource offers an overview of Healthy People 2020 objectives, as well as national and local resources and data on key determinants of health.
AHRQ Quality Indicators™ Toolkit for Hospitals
This toolkit is designed to help hospitals understand the Quality Indicators (QIs) from AHRQ and use them to successfully improve quality and patient safety.
Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) commissioned this guide to identify ways evidence-based strategies to reduce readmissions can be adapted or expanded to better address the transitional care needs of the adult Medicaid population.
Next Step in Care
Provides easy to use guides to help caregivers and healthcare providers work closely to plan and implement smooth transitions for chronically or seriously ill patients
Kentucky Department for Aging and Independent Living
The National Consumer Voice
INTERACT 3.0
National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention

Tools to Improve Medication Safety Transcript (.docx)
Tools to Improve Medication Safety Video Presentation (Youtube)

Figaro: Donna, Nicki & Bill – Caregiver Assistance
AARP’s contest-winning video tells the story of family caregiving through a short film.
KATS: Kentucky Appalachian Transition Services
See how one community of healthcare providers in Kentucky is focused on reducing hospital readmissions for patients with Medicare and is succeeding in improving patient care.
What Is Palliative Care?
CDC Grand Rounds: How Pharmacists Can Improve Our Nation’s Health
Beyond the Data—How Pharmacists Can Improve Our Nation’s Health

atom Alliance Pinterest Board: Hospital Readmissions & Care Coordination
atom Alliance Pinterest Board: Medication Safety
Infographic: Walter’s Story: A Readmission Timeline

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infographic: ADEs

Logic Models
The QIO Program helps you embrace data in your healthcare setting
Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA)
The QIO Program shares 5 steps in the Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to anticipate potential problems before they occur
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
The QIO Program demonstrates how to identify the root cause of a problem using The 5 Whys
An Illustrated Look at QI in Healthcare
QIO Documentary
Learn about the history of the QIO Program, from 1966 through today.
IHI Whiteboard: Model for Improvement, Clip 1
IHI Whiteboard: Model for Improvement, Clip 2
IHI Whiteboard: PDSA Cycles, Part 1
IHI Whiteboard: PDSA Cycles, Part 2
IHI Whiteboard: Cause & Effect Diagrams