Leading Practices Library
Welcome to the Leading Practices Library! This collection showcases innovative and transformative practices from across the health care landscape, both nationally and internationally. Use the search and filter functions to refine results by topic, health care sector, region, and more to find the practices most relevant to you. Explore the library to discover innovative solutions to inspire and drive health care quality improvements in your organization.
Search Results (page 11 of 11)
Results: 108
A Culture Shift from Clinical to Academic Practice: Building a Platform of Inquiry among Health Professionals
Research and innovation is a key component of health professions academic practice and involves the generation and application of new knowledge into the way care is delivered. Typically this type of inquiry is considered practice based research and innovation (PBRI)...
Read MorePreparing Pharmacy Technicians to Complete the BPMH during Medication Reconciliation on Admission in the Emergency Department
Despite numerous strategies to complete the best possible medication history (BPMH), a verified BPMH was documented on only approximately 50% of patients admitted via the Emergency Department (ED) at Richmond Hospital. This finding was corroborated by the surveyors...
Read MoreBreastfeeding Innovation
The Maternal Newborn and Childcare Program (MNCC) are in the initial stages of working toward Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) designation. There is a disconnect between our patients desire to exclusively breastfeed on admission (95%) and the rate of exclusive...
Read MoreOntario Shores’ Recovery College
Ontario Shores specializes in comprehensive mental health services for those with complex, serious and persistent mental illness. One of our goals is to provide patients with opportunities and experiences that are empowering and meaningful and enhance individual...
Read MoreInvolving Patient Partners in Improving Flow of Surgery Process
Over the past two years, Montfort Hospital has harnessed the concept of patients as partners to overhaul its surgical program flow. After receiving a complaint concerning the pre-admission procedure, the hospital invited the patient to tell her story to the members of...
Read MoreReal Nonconformity Management through an Intelligent Platform
Biomedical Laboratory Services (29.13) Transfusion Services (26.5, 26.6) Point-of-Care Testing Standards (10.11) Nonconformities are adverse events that increase laboratory workloads, pose a risk to user safety (sample loss, test result delays, unperformed tests,...
Read MorePatient-Centered Wellness Check: Tightening the safety net at discharge through a partnership approach between Hôpital Montfort and the community
In 2002, the Champlain District Mental Health Implementation Task Force focused on creating partnerships that would make people's transition between the hospital and the community easier. It found that roughly three quarters of emergency room visits resulted in the...
Read MoreA High Quality Care Pathway for Patients Requesting Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
With the introduction of Bill C‐14 on June 17, 2016, medical assistance in dying (MAID) became legal in Canada. This followed over a year of debate about this ethically contentious issue after the Supreme Court of Canada ruling in Carter v. Canada (February 2015),...
Read MoreLeading Practices are submitted by health organizations from around the world. The contents of the Leading Practices library do not reflect opinions or views of HSO or its affiliates. If you have questions, concerns or suggestions please email us at leadingpractices@healthstandards.org
Submit a Leading Practice
CLICK to learn more about submitting your application.
Expert Reviewers
We deeply value the expertise and dedication of our expert reviewers in the Leading Practices Program. Their insights and rigorous evaluations ensure that innovative, high-impact practices are recognized and shared, driving continuous improvement in health care excellence.
Contact Us
Subscribe
Subscribe for the latest resources, success stories, news and more.