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Our quality improvement products are uniquely designed to improve health outcomes in a variety of settings. Our professional staff carefully researches each product to assure that Primaris' quality standards are met. The product must be proven effective, practical and easy to implement before we offer it to our providers. And, products are constantly being added or revised to assure that you receive the most up-to-date tools. Please select a health care setting and condition from the menu below. 

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Sample Transition Coaching Charting Form

Checklist to document areas covered during a home health visit.

Patient Transfer / HHC / Public Health Referral

Sample home health referral form developed as part of a hospital discharge planning package.

Daily Weight Chart

Hospital Readmission Inventory

Publication #: MO-05-26-HH

Documents information about a patient's readmission to the hospital.

ACH / Emergent Care Monthly Audit Tool

Publication #: MO-05-152-HH

Use this tool to audit patient hospitalization transfers.

Immunization Toolkit: 2007-2008

This immunization toolkit updated for 2007-2008 includes information regarding influenza and pneumonia as well as sample documents to help implement an effective immunization program. Primary changes and additions to the 2006 tool kit include: updated forms, updated Web links, patient and staff education materials, pandemic influenza information and avian influenza vaccine information.

View the PDF at right to read the Table of Contents. Fill out the form below to order the CD.

New Hire Orientation Checklist

Publication #: MO-05-158-HH

The purpose of this form is to serve as a checklist to orient new clinical staff members to Q-MAP.

Home Health Aide Staff Education

Publication #: MO-05-162-HH

The purpose of this form is to serve as a reminder guide for Q-MAP interventions for home health aides.

Medication List and Log

Patients can use this log as a form of independent monitoring.

Medication Discrepancy Tool (MDT)

MDT is designed to facilitate reconciliation of medication regimen across settings and prescribers.

Noncompliance Worksheet

Identifies patients who are at risk for medication noncompliance.

Be An Active Member of You Health Care Team

A 7-page guide about medication safety that also emphasizes the patient's need to be actively involved in medication management.

Guide to Using Your Pill Planner

Provides instructions for using a 7-day multicompartment pill planner.

Medicine and You: Guide for Older Adults

A 15-page booklet that addresses strategies for improving communication between patient and provider and has information on prescription and over-the-counter medications and tips for safe medication use.

Safe Use of Medicines

A 14-page booklet with practical tips regarding medication safety.

Strategies for Promoting Independent Function (Medication)

Provides a standardized approach to providing the lowest level of ADL assistance that a patient requires to safely complete a task, using a hierarchy of assistance strategies.

Drug Regimen Review Worksheet - Patient Assessment

Assesses the patient's medication knowledge and compliance.

Medication Teaching Strategies

Publication #: MO-05-68-HH

Promotes a consistent approach to assessing, teaching, and evaluating the patient's knowledge and ability related to the Improvement in Management of Oral Medications outcome measure.

Medication Simplification Protocol

Publication #: MO-05-63-HH

Encourages a standardized and collaborative approach to simplify complex medication regimes.

Medication Nonadherence Staff Education Tool

Publication #: MO-05-64-HH

Evaluates the presence and possibly underlying causes of medication nonadherence.