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LUHS Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Priorities for FY 2008

 

Create a Culture of Safety

  Continue educational program on patient safety for the LUHS Board
  Implement system-wide basic patient safety education
  Implement patient safety presentation during new employee orientation
  Implement Pilot Team Training
  Patient Safety Culture Survey
  Complete 2007 Leapfrog Survey
   
Improve Adverse Event and Near Miss Reporting and Analysis System
  Implement electronic adverse event reporting system
  Educate LUHS about new reporting system
  Complete FMEA on Product Recalls and Chemotherapy
   
Improve Medication Safety
  Enhance medication reconciliation process, especially at care transitions in hospital
  Implement electronic adverse event reporting system
  Additional safety strategies for high-alert medications
  Improve safety of inpatient anticoagulation therapy
  Implement automated dispensing devices throughout LUMC
   
Reduce Healthcare Acquired Infections
  Improve hand washing
  Surgical Infection Prevention Project processes
  Improve processes to prevent ventilator associated pneumonia
  Selective expansion of MRSA screening
  Additional reduction in central line related blood stream infections
   
Patient Safety Projects
  National Patient Safety Goals
  Surgical Care Improvement Project
  Expand Implementation of Rapid Response Team
  Decubitus Ulcer Prevention
  Inpatient Pediatric Asthma Care

 

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