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Turning Point Performance Management Self-Assessment Tool - Public Health Foundations (PHF)
—PDF, free
This tool aims to help public health organizations identify where they need to improve their overall performance through evaluating their level of readiness and accountability, the standards, indicators, and data that are collected/used to monitor processes, the reporting of progress and the quality improvement. Complementary resources and tools are available on the Public Health Foundation (PHF) website at www.phf.org.
http://www.phf.org/resourcestools/Documents/PM_Self_Assess_Tool.pdfThe Cultural Competence Self Assessment Protocol for Health Care Organizations and Systems
—Website, free
"This offline tool is to be used by health care providers, including hospitals and clinics, to conduct organizational assessments of their cultural competence. It is particularly useful for services involving racially and ethnically diverse populations. The protocol's questions are organized according to four cornerstones of cultural competence: a health care organization's relationship with its community; the administration and management's relationship with staff; inter-staff relationships at all levels; and the patient/enrollee-provider encounter.
http://erc.msh.org/mainpage.cfm?file=9.1g.htm&module=provider&language=EnglishProvincial Health Services Authority - Telehealth Readiness Assessment Protocol
—Website, free
"Telehealth is the use of communications and information technology - often videoconferencing - to deliver health and health care services, information and education where participants are separated." This short protocol help communities who use telehealth to verify their level of preparedness in using the technologies and communications tools to provide health services. This assessment tool could also be useful to other organisations who use videoconferencing in remote areas.
http://www.phsa.ca/NR/rdonlyres/93E2CE88-13DA-47BC-91A9-1F3D95D8FB9A/0/MFNHO_Readiness_Assessment_Protocol_FINAL_Nov051.pdfHealthcare: Pollution Prevention & Best Management Practices - US Environmental Protection Agency
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The EPA Compliance Assistance & Pollution Prevention program provides hospital with an Environmental Assessment Template, an offline questionnaire to evaluate performance with regard to the management of water, air, wastes, etc. within healthcare organizations.
http://www.epa.gov/region1/healthcare/pdfs/EPAHospitalTool.pdfNational Bioterrorism Civilian Medical Response Center (CIMERC) Hospital Self-Assessment Tool (HSAT)
—Website, free
This 14 questions online survey is specifically designated to measure the level of preparedness of hospitals' emergency departments in case of casualties due to a biological or chemical event from a policy perspective. For each given answer, you get access to some experts recommendations and links in case more information is wanted. At the end of the questionnaire, you get a report with all your answers and expert advices, with a percentage of preparedness appearing at bottom of report.
http://www.cimerc.org/hsat_welcome.phpCenter for the Advancement of Collaborative Strategies in Health (CACSH) Partnership Self-Assessment Tool
—Website, free
This website direct you to a short offline questionnaire (approx. 15 minutes to fill) regarding the efficiency of your partnerships. The questionnaire is to be distributed to each participant of the partnership, including the coordinator. It evaluate the synergy, leadership, efficiency, administration and management, non-financial and financial resources, decision-making, and the benefits and drawbacks of each one's participation. A partnership Tool Report is thereafter available to analyze everyone results together.
http://partnershiptool.net/
