Free Quality Improvement Tools

To ensure that all of your doctors and health care providers know what medications you are taking, bring them to your appointments, or if you are hospitalized. This simple strategy can reduce medication errors.

Zone tools are from the HHQI Home Health Campaign and the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ).

The Diabetes Zone Tool will provide your patients with the information they need to stay on the road to recovery at home or in the nursing home. This tool is appropriate for patients leaving the hospital or provider’s office with a diagnosis of diabetes.

A tool for people to log their blood pressure readings between medical visits and share with their physicians.

The physical activity tracker is a great way for you to collaborate with your patients in setting goals for physical activity, and an easy way for patients to track their daily progress.

The goal of reducing the use of antipsychotic medications in the treatment of behavior disorders was developed to improve the quality and safety of care for people with dementia.

This single-page fact sheet discusses the rising incidence of C. diff, the tests available to diagnose it and strategies to prevent the spead of C.diff.

Every time you talk with a doctor, nurse or pharmacist, use the AskMe3 questions to better understand your health.

POLST is a set of physician orders that can be used by any health care provider in the state to carry out the medical components of a person's advance directive. It is a front and back form.

This guide offers step-by-step instructions for physicians completing the POLST, a medical order that aims to enable seriously ill patients to designate the treatments they want and to ensure that those preferences are honored by medical professionals.

The Total Knee Replacement Zone Tool will provide your patients with the information they need to stay on the road to recovery at home or in the nursing home. This tool is appropriate for patients leaving the hospital after a total knee replacement.

Use this easy to follow advice sheet to help educate patients on the safe use of opioid pain medicines.

Ideas for senior adults to be more active, socially connected and healthy.

Learn more about continuing education, employment, volunteer, and recreational opportunities for senior adults in North Carolina

Among persons older than 65 years, one in six suffers from depression.

This tip sheet will help patients integrate taking their medications into their daily routine resulting in better medication adherence.

For your diabetic patients who have multiple chronic conditions, this tip sheet will help them to manage multiple medications being prescribed by multiple providers.

Our goal is to provide the best care possible for residents by working with residents and their families.  Quality care includes not over-testing or over-treating with antibiotics.

Discover the overall health and safety impact alcohol can have on older adults.

This document provides a visual to help with the discussion of cost and calories associated with alcohol use.

This guide supports education and understanding of factors related to suicide, with focus on prevention and effective responses to suicide risk in healthcare.