title: Improving processes of care: making changes that hit and miss.
abstract: This is the 10th in a series of articles from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston describing one general medical unit's experiences with Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB). An initiative begun by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, TCAB was developed as a way to improve care on medical-surgical units, patients' and family members' experience of care, and teamwork among care team members and to increase nurse satisfaction and retention. Mass General is one of 68 hospitals participating in a two-year TCAB initiative led by the American Organization of Nurse Executives and funded with a grant from the RWJF. For more information on TCAB, go to www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=31512.
authors.affiliation: White 10, general medical unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. astefancyk@partners.org
authors.forename: Amanda L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Stefancyk
mesh_terms: D001512:Bedding and Linens / Q000600:supply & distribution; D001900:Boston; D002495:Central Supply, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D004282:Documentation; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009737:Nursing Records; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*