NICU

Inventing Better Care

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VID_143_Inventing_Better_Care
Long Teaser

This short video explains what unit-based teams are and shows how they're making Kaiser Permanente a better place to work and receive care.

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Non-LMP
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Tyra Ferlatte
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VID-143_Inventing_Better_Care%2FVID-143_Inventing_Better_Care.mp4.zip
Running Time
2:19
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Imagine a workplace where every member of every team has a say in how the work gets done. That is the goal of the more than 3,500 unit-based teams now up and running  across Kaiser Permanente. Watch this short video for a quick explanation of what a unit-based team is, and to see how UBT members are working together to make KP a better place to work and receive care.

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Team Makes Parent-Pleasing Improvements
  • Creating more space for storing breast milk
  • Forming a parent support group
  • Installing video cameras so families could see their babies from home 

What can your team do to include the voice of the patient in your improvement work? 

 

Laureen Lazarovici Fri, 07/08/2016 - 17:56

Giving Patients a Voice

Request Number
VID-105_giving_patients_a_voice
Long Teaser

In this short video, the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit at Kaiser Permanente's Downey Medical Center shows how its incorporating the patient voice into it's performance improvement efforts.

Communicator (reporters)
Non-LMP
Editor (if known, reporters)
Tyra Ferlatte
Video Media (reporters)
Download File URL
VID-105_giving_patients_a_voice/VID-105_giving_patients_a_voice_4.zip
Running Time
3:28
Status
Released
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Flash
Date of publication

In this short video, see how the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit at Kaiser Permanente's Downey Medical Center is turning parents' ideas for improvements into reality.

 

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Powerpoint: Neonatal Unit's "3 C's" for Outstanding Service

Submitted by Kellie Applen on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 18:14
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This Powerpoint slide spotlights a Neonatal Intesive Care Unit that improved families' understanding and perception of their infant's pain management.

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Powerpoint: Neonatal unit's '3 C's' for oustanding service

Format:
PPT

Size:
1 Slide

Intended audience:
LMP staff, UBT consultants, improvement advisers

Best used:
This Powerpoint slide spotlights a Neonatal Intesive Care Unit that improved families' understanding and perception of their infant's pain management. Use in presentations to show some of the methods used and the measurable results being achieved by unit-based teams across Kaiser Permanente.

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Powerpoint: Easing the Pain for Babies and Families

Submitted by Kellie Applen on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 16:24
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pp_easing_pain_babies_families

This Powerpoint slide spotlights a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that improved families' understanding and perception of their infant's pain management.

Non-LMP
Tool landing page copy (reporters)

Format:
PPT

Size:
1 slide

Intended audience:
LMP staff, UBT consultants, improvement advisers

Best used:
This Powerpoint slide spotlights a Neonatal Intesive Care Unit that improved families' understanding and perception of their infant's pain management. Use in presentations to show some of the methods used and the measurable results being achieved by unit-based teams across Kaiser Permanente.

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NICU Teaching Points

Submitted by tyra.l.ferlatte on Tue, 03/01/2011 - 11:16
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tool_nicu checklist

By using this checklist to consistently go over information with parents about how to take care of their new infant when they get home, the NICU UBT at Panorama City Medical Center has greatly improved parental understanding--and the department's service scores.

Laureen Lazarovici
Tyra Ferlatte
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NICU Teaching Points

Format:
PDF and Word DOC

Size:
8.5" x 11"

Intended Audience:
NICUs and maternity wards

Best used:
Use this checklist to ensure that information about how to take care of a new infant is gone over consistently with parents of newborns. 

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