Because content in this area is still being developed, it is posted in "document" form — and these documents will be updated as the innovation work progresses.

Promising new models of care for medical-surgical patients are emerging from collaborative projects such as Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) and IHI's Taking Action to Transform Care at the Bedside Learning and Innovation Community. 

The Taking Action to Transform Care at the Bedside Community, which began in November 2005, focuses on the following areas:

• Making care safe and effective: Examples include reducing medication errors and adverse drug events, establishing rapid response teams, and preventing inpatient falls.
• Promoting care team effectiveness and vitality: Examples include optimizing communication among team members, engaging front-line staff, and incorporating talent management and professional development programs for staff.
• Supporting and involving patients and families: Examples include support and involvement of patients and families and creating patient-centered healing environments.
• Increasing the value of care and care processes: Examples include reducing waste through application of “lean” approaches, and improving work environments through space redesign.

The content in this section includes material that is emerging from both the TCAB project and the Taking Action to Transform Care at the Bedside Community.