Outlook: Building a Patient Safety Program Based on Trust

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve S. Kraman
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Program

Unit-Based Patient Safety Program Gets a Tool Kit

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 28-29
Author(s):  
SHARON WORCESTER
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Program

scholarly journals Implementation of the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program to Improve Hand Hygiene in Four NICUs in Pune, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s8-s10
Author(s):  
Julia Johnson ◽  
Asad Latif ◽  
Bharat Randive ◽  
Abhay Kadam ◽  
Uday Rajput ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Improvement Strategy ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Safety Program

Background: In low- and middle-income country (LMIC) healthcare facilities, gaps in infection prevention and control (IPC) practices increase risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and mortality among hospitalized neonates. Method: In this quasi-experimental study, we implemented the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to improve adherence to evidence-based IPC practices in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in 4 tertiary-care facilities in Pune, India. CUSP is a validated strategy to empower staff to improve unit-level patient safety. Baseline safety culture was measured using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS). Baseline IPC assessments using the Infection Control Assessment Tool (ICAT) were completed to describe existing IPC practices to identify focus areas, the first of which was hand hygiene (HH). Sites received training in CUSP methodology and formed multidisciplinary CUSP teams, which met monthly and were supported by monthly coaching calls. Staff safety assessments (SSAs) guided selection of multimodal interventions. HH compliance was measured by direct observation using trained external observers. The primary outcome was HH compliance, evaluated monthly during the implementation and maintenance phases. Secondary outcomes included CUSP meeting frequency and HH compliance by healthcare worker (HCW) role. Result: In March 2018, 144 HCWs and administrators participated in CUSP training. Site meetings occurred monthly. During the implementation phase (June 2018–January 2019), HH monitoring commenced, sites formed their teams, completed the SSA, and selected interventions to improve HH based on the WHO’s IPC multimodal improvement strategy: (1) system change; (2) training and education; (3) monitoring and feedback; (4) reminders and communication; and (5) a culture of safety (Fig. 1). During the maintenance phase (February–September 2019), HH was monitored monthly and sites adapted interventions as needed. HH compliance improved from 58% to 70% at participant sites from implementation to maintenance phases (Fig. 2), with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.66 (95% CI, 1.50–1.84; P < .001). HH compliance improved across all HCW roles: (1) physician compliance improved from 55% to 67% (OR, 1.69; 95% CI, 1.42–2.01; P < .001); (2) nurse compliance from 61% to 73% (OR, 1.68; 95% CI, 1.46–1.93; P < .001); and (3) other HCW compliance from 52% to 62% (OR, 1.48; 95% CI, 1.10–1.99; P = .010). Conclusion: CUSP was successfully adapted by 4 diverse tertiary-care NICUs in Pune, India, and it resulted in increased HH compliance at all sites. This multimodal strategy is a promising framework for LMIC healthcare facilities to sustainably address IPC gaps and reduce HAI and mortality in neonates.Funding: NoneDisclosures: Aaron Milstone, Johns Hopkins University, BD (consulting)

A comprehensive obstetrics patient safety program improves safety climate and culture

2011 ◽  
Vol 204 (3) ◽  
pp. 216.e1-216.e6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian M. Pettker ◽  
Stephen F. Thung ◽  
Cheryl A. Raab ◽  
Katie P. Donohue ◽  
Joshua A. Copel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Safety Program

543: A comprehensive OB patient safety program improves safety climate and culture

2009 ◽  
Vol 201 (6) ◽  
pp. S202-S203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Pettker ◽  
Stephen Thung ◽  
Cheryl Raab ◽  
Joshua Copel ◽  
Edmund Funai
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Safety Program

scholarly journals Impact of the Norwegian National Patient Safety Program on implementation of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and on perioperative safety culture

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. e000966
Author(s):  
Arvid Steinar Haugen ◽  
Eirik Søfteland ◽  
Nick Sevdalis ◽  
Geir Egil Eide ◽  
Monica Wammen Nortvedt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Operating Theatre ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Safety Program ◽  
Surgical Safety ◽  
Hospital Managers ◽  
Culture Dimensions ◽  
National Patient

ObjectivesOur primary objective was to study the impact of the Norwegian National Patient Safety Campaign and Program on Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) implementation and on safety culture. Secondary objective was associations between SSC fidelity and safety culture. We hypothesised that the programme influenced on SSC use and operating theatre personnel’s safety culture perceptions.SettingA longitudinal cross-sectional study was conducted in a large Norwegian tertiary teaching hospital.ParticipantsWe invited 1754 operating theatre personnel to participate in the study, of which 920 responded to the surveys at three time points in 2009, 2010 and 2017.Primary and secondary outcome measuresPrimary outcome was the results of the patient safety culture measured by the culturally adapted Norwegian version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. Our previously published results from 2009/2010 were compared with new data collected in 2017. Secondary outcome was correlation between SSC fidelity and safety culture. Fidelity was electronically recorded.ResultsSurvey response rates were 61% (349/575), 51% (292/569) and 46% (279/610) in 2009, 2010 and 2017, respectively. Eight of the 12 safety culture dimensions significantly improved over time with the largest increase being ‘Hospital managers’ support to patient safety’ from a mean score of 2.82 at baseline in 2009 to 3.15 in 2017 (mean change: 0.33, 95% CI 0.21 to 0.44). Fidelity in use of the SSC averaged 88% (26 741/30 426) in 2017. Perceptions of safety culture dimensions in 2009 and in 2017 correlated significantly though weakly with fidelity (r=0.07–0.21).ConclusionThe National Patient Safety Program, fostering engagement from trust boards, hospital managers and frontline operating theatre personnel enabled effective implementation of the SSC. As part of a wider strategic safety initiative, implementation of SSC coincided with an improved safety culture.

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