No Pass Zones are patient care areas where the expectation has been explicitly established that all staff will respond to call lights – as opposed to that responsibility being relegated to individuals in a specific role. This ten-question self-assessment to helps teams evaluate whether implementation of a No Pass Zone initiative is well

    Compassionate interactions establish the basis for trusting partnerships that encourage patient and family engagement. Indeed, the presence of compassion in healthcare organizations is tied to improved outcomes, faster recovery, a decrease in medical errors, improved patient experiences and enhanced well-being and vitality of healthcare professionals. In order to address organizational performance of compassion,

    Today, burnout within the healthcare profession is rampant. This burnout affects the quality of life of healthcare personnel and the quality of care for patients and families. That is why person-centered organizations strive to not only meet the full range of patient and family needs, but also those of the healthcare professionals. Instituting

  This 10-question Quality Checking Tool was developed by Planetree to support organizations in assessing the quality of their shared medical record policy and execution of the practice, and to help identify opportunities for strengthening the ways you partner with patients and family members to maximize access to information and patient and family engagement in

  Creating a new PCC steering committee? Have an existing group that is stuck in a rut? Unsure whether your group satisfies the requirements for Person-Centered Designation? This brief document provides guidance in structuring the group for success.        

  This 13-question Quality Checking Tool was developed by Planetree to support organizations in assessing how patient-centered their approach to visiting really is, and to identify opportunities for better aligning structures, practices and culture around welcoming the presence of family and maximizing their potential as integral members of the patient’s care team.      

  This ten-question self-assessment is designed to support organizations in gauging the current state of their efforts to partner with patient and family advisors.        

  This 13-question Quality Checking Tool was developed by Planetree to support organizations in assessing the quality of their care partner program, and to help identify opportunities for strengthening the ways you partner with family members to deliver optimal patient care.        

  A tool nurse managers can use when rounding on patients to assess patients’ experience with bedside shift report.        

  This 13-question Quality Checking Tool was developed by Planetree to support organizations in assessing the quality of their bedside shift report practices, and to help identify opportunities for strengthening the ways you partner with patients and family members to maximize access to information and patient and family engagement in their care.