Unit-based teams

Format:
PDF

Size:
8.5” x 11”

Intended audience:
Frontline employees, managers and physicians

Best used:
This poster highlights unit assistants who worked to reduce costly and stressful patient readmissions by increasing the percentage of follow-up appointments within seven days of discharge. Post on bulletin boards, in break rooms and other staff areas.

Format:
PDF (color and black and white)

Size:
8.5” x 11”

Intended audience:
Frontline employees, managers and physicians

Best used:
Posted on bulletin boards, in break rooms and other staff areas, this poster features information on how to use an icebreaker during a meeting to get to know your team members better.

Format:
PPT

Size:
24 slides

Intended audience:
UBT sponsors, co-leads and consultants

Best used:
Allowing patients to help teams with performance improvement projects. Presentations from three UBTs that successfully involved patients in improving quality and service.

Format:
PDF (color and black and white)

Size:
8.5” x 11”

Intended audience:
Frontline employees, managers and physicians

Best used:
Hang this poster highlighting a UBT that reduced linen costs while maintaining a proper supply on bulletin boards, in break rooms and other staff areas. Share with teams to spark ideas about how they can save.

Format:
PDF

Size:
"Nine-slide deck" 

Intended audience:
Total Health champions; UBT sponsors, consultants and co-leads

Best used:
This is the presentation the Total Health leader from the South Bay Medical Center gave at the Total Health virtual fair. Review information about this team's success in meeting Total Health goals and adapt to your team.

Format:
PDF

Size:
8.5” x 11”

Intended audience:
Frontline employees, managers and physicians

Best used:
Use this checklist in team meetings to track action items.

Format:
XLS (spreadsheet)

Size:
1 page

Intended audience:
UBT co-leads or team members

Best used:
Use this spreadsheet to track and determine the economic benefits of your team's performance improvement projects—you can easily see the impact of your efforts on the bottom line.

Note: Entries are placeholders; delete them and add your own information.

Format:
DOC

Size:
8.5” x 11” (1 sheet, 2-sided, four categories per side)

Intended audience:
Level 2 and higher unit-based teams 

Best used:
Good introduction to performance improvement. Team members can use the sheets to capture notes under each waste category for further discussion and problem solving.

Use with:

• 8 Types of Waste

Format:
PDF

Size:
8.5” x 11”

Intended audience:
Level 2 and higher unit-based teams

Best used:
UBT consultants and UPRs can use these instructions to guide teams on finding projects that solve for affordability. Allow 1½ to 2 hours for the full exercise.

Use with:

• 8 Types of Waste
• Waste Walk Observation Sheets

Format:
PDF (color and black and white)

Size:
8.5” x 11” (two-sided)

Intended audience:
Level 2 and higher unit-based teams

Best used: Download and share this introduction to performance improvement with team members as a guide to the common types of wasted resources that diminish care and service. 

Use with:

• Waste Walk Instructions
• Waste Walk Observation Sheets