DoD Patient Safety Program eBulletin - July 2017 [HTML]
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The Department of Defense Patient Safety Program eBulletin delivers patient safety updates, news, useful tips and resources to help you deliver the highest quality of care to your patients. This month, learn how to submit for the Advancement toward High Reliability in Healthcare Awards, and read more about the surgical quality learning partnerships! Contents Feature: Deadline for High Reliability Awards Fast Approaching Patient Safety in Action: Cutting through Challenges to Improve Surgical Quality Outcomes in the MHS DoD PSP Treasure Chest: July Edition MHS Patient Safety Data Snapshot ![]()
Feature: Deadline for High Reliability Awards Fast ApproachingSubmissions for the Advancement toward High Reliability in Healthcare Awards are being accepted in three disciplines. Read More
Patient Safety in Action: Cutting through Challenges to Improve Surgical Quality Outcomes in the MHSSelect MTFs are participating in a surgical quality learning partnership with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to identify processes to improve surgical outcomes that can be standardized across the MHS. Read More DoD PSP Treasure Chest: July EditionWelcome to the July edition of the DoD PSP Treasure Chest! Each issue, we share resources to help you execute your day-to-day patient safety activities easily and effectively. Please visit us often and get access to tools and information developed with you – our committed MHS patient safety champions – in mind! Read more
MHS Patient Safety Data Snapshot
This publication provides an MHS enterprise-level snapshot of trends in SEs and JPSR events so that providers and health care administrators can help identify areas for patient safety improvement in their facility and throughout the MHS. Visit the Patient Safety Learning Center* to access the latest MHS Patient Safety Data Snapshot, available on the 15th of every month. *Please visit the Patient Safety Analysis Center page to access and download this publication. MHS Patient Safety SpotlightThe MHS Patient Safety Spotlight is a resource designed to highlight best practices and interesting initiatives that come from the field and are worthy of being shared across the enterprise. This resource features data-driven examples of improvement and case studies that tackle specific problems with specific solutions. Visit the Patient Safety Learning Center* to access the latest MHS Patient Safety Spotlight, available on the 15th of every month. *Please visit the Patient Safety Analysis Center page to access and download this publication.
Patient Safety Learning Circles: In-person or web-based forums focused on a specific topic
TeamSTEPPS® Webinar – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Please check our Calendar of Events for updates on this webinar.
The Joint Commission There are multiple opportunities to attend accreditation and certification webinars offered by The Joint Commission.
Opioids in the Acute Care Setting: Safety is Within Our Reach – Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) July 11, 2017 from 1:30-3 p.m. EDT This free webinar will explore the latest trends in opioid therapy, barriers to optimal therapy and safety, and preventable errors that involve opioids. Expert speakers will discuss the latest safety considerations for these commonly-used agents, including a surprising discussion regarding the safe use of HYDROmorphone. Nurses, pharmacists, clinical educators, pain teams, pharmacy and nursing managers and administrators, medication safety and patient safety officers, risk and quality managers, and hospital and health system leadership are encouraged to attend. Speakers:
Greater Satisfaction, Outcomes, and Savings with Self-Administered Care – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Speakers:
The Business Case for Patient Safety – National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)** and Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)* The Institute for Healthcare Improvement/National Patient Safety Foundation (IHI/NPSF) called upon the IHI/NPSF Patient Safety Coalition, a diverse group of stakeholders from across the continuum of care, to develop the toolkit, “Optimizing a Business Case for Safe Health Care: An Integrated Approach to Safety and Finance,” for helping patient safety leaders optimize a business case for safe care. This toolkit specifically emphasizes the need for collaboration among safety and financial leaders to demonstrate the value and return on investment for safer, quality care. The project co-chairs, Mr. Doug Beighle and Dr. Jane Englebright, will provide an overview of the toolkit components, including a close look at the recommendations and resources for preparing and presenting successful business cases. The toolkit will be available June 26, 2017, on www.ihi.org. Speakers:
Leveraging Best Practices to Prevent WSS Events in Ambulatory and Outpatient Procedures and Procedural Areas – DoD Patient Safety Program Join our discussion about reducing surgical and procedural harm with specific emphasis on outpatient, ambulatory and office based procedures. Gain insight from service subject matter experts and representatives on their successes and lessons learned from current efforts to eliminate WSS events in ambulatory settings across the MHS.
Patient Safety and Quality Tools for Outpatient Settings – ECRI Institute Speaker:
For more information on registering for this webinar, please e-mail TQMC@ECRI.org or call (610) 825-6000, ext. 5800.
Patient Safety Workshops: Instructor-led or self-paced online learning sessions focused on a specific product
On-Demand eLearning: Patient Safety Reporting System v1.01 eLearning Course This course introduces basic navigation and functionality features of the JPSR system and the roles of system users, such as event reporters, event handlers and investigators. The course can be accessed through MHS Learn.
On-Demand eLearning: Root Cause Analysis* This self-paced module outlines the DoD Patient Safety Program’s suggested practices for conducting a root cause analysis, from the initial reporting of a patient safety event through the formation of the RCA Team to the identification of contributing factors and root causes and the recommendation of corrective actions.
*Denotes that activity is eligible for Continuing Education credit. All CE credits are managed by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine. **Did you know? As an NPSF Stand Up for Patient Safety member, DoD PSP receives complimentary access to webinars as a benefit of program membership. Check with your facility POC to obtain the member coupon code.
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