It is supplemented with barcode access points that eliminate the need for math or memorization at the critical areas of acute ordering, drug preparation and delivery.
Whenever possible, it is in the native language of your healthcare providers and patients.
It is integrated into your systemic response to acute drug shortages
The Performance Gap
This section includes a literature review describing the patient safety issue in greater detail.
Leadership Plan
- This section lists actionable steps that a leadership team can take to begin a foundation for change.
- For example, "The plan should include fundamentals of change outlined in the National Quality Forum (NQF) safe practices, including awareness, accountability, ability, and action".
Practice Plan
- This section lists actionable steps that employees, staff, team, etc. can use in their everyday practice.
- For example. "Formalize transfer protocols from surgery and intensive care unit to postoperative general floor unit."
Technology Plan
- This section lists the more applicable technologies to help support patient safety efforts. Ideally every technology mentioned in this list should be supported by research.
Patient & Family Engagement
- This section includes actionable steps that a leadership team can take to begin a foundation for change and/or actionable steps that employees, staff, team, etc. can use in their everyday practice.
Metrics
Topic
Include a brief description of metric integrity.
Topic Name
Topic description
Outcome Measure Formula
Numerator:
Denominator:
*Rate is typically
Metric Recommendations
Direct Impact:
Lives Spared Harm:
\(Lives\ =\ \left(Compliance\ Rate_{measurement}\ -\ Compliance\ Rate_{baseline}\right)\ x\ Healthcare-associated\ Infection\ Rate\ _{baseline}\)
Data Collection: