Mobility Action Group: Using Quality Improvement Methods to Create a Culture of Hospital Mobility.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

To describe the Mobility Action Group (MACT), an innovative process to enhance implementation of hospital mobility programs and create a culture of mobility in acute care.

Design

Continuous quality improvement intervention with episodic data review.

Setting

Inpatient units including medical, surgical, and intensive care settings.

Participants

A total of 42 hospitals of varying sizes across the United States.

Interventions

The MACT and Change Package were developed to provide a conceptual framework, road map, and step-by-step guide to enable mobility teams to implement mobility programs successfully and meet their mobilization goals. Participants were encouraged to select two to three change tactics to pursue during the first action

SUBMITTER: Lorgunpai SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7718401 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature