Clinical Practice
Practices that are implemented within Banner, monitored by quarterly assessments through the Quality Improvement team
What are practices that have 3 months of valid data.
This is the most important step and Banners process to submit near misses to serious reportable events.
What is the verge event report
The tool easily helps a unit, team, or system to track progress on their designated process improvement action plan.
What is PIRT
These were established in 2002 to help accredited organizations address specific areas of concern in regards to patient safety
What is the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs)
As a resident, you have one hour to document your response to this alert
What is EWS
This process is where interdisciplinary team is pulled together to discuss and research how the serious reportable event happened and create an action plan to prevent it from happening again.
What is Root Cause Analysis
Process improvement requires a team of these members to help identify the area of opportunity, create an action plan for improvement and follow up with the progress
What is the intrandisciplinary team
Hand Hygiene Contact Precations Cleaning and disinfecting patient care equipment
What are essential strategies for preventing the spread of health care associated infections?
What is three
In the just culture process, the staff member unknowingly contributed to the event and should be consoled.
What is Human Error
If the resident would want to choose some improvement processes, they can contact this team to help them build a PIRT
What is the Quality Team
CAUTI Prevention infection which is a 2018 NPSG regarding the prevention of hospital acquired UTI can be decreased by
What is ordering foley DC asap
These were formally known as care sets and are slowly replacing the care sets in the Cerner system
What is a power plan
Using the just culture algorithm, this person knowingly completed ad action that caused harm to another staff member or patient. The staff member would be punished for this behavior.
What is reckless behavior.
This is the chosen performance improvement model and is used throughout Banner.
What is DMAIC
This monthly written letter updates all staff members on current safety topics, the "Good Catch" (or near miss) winners, NOCO Patient Safety Champions, and other items that encourage patient safety throughout the NOCO region.
What is the Patient Safety Newsletter
On this intranet site, you can see how the banner system or a specific hospital is meeting the strategic initiatives or core measures
What is the executive dashboard
This person made a choice but did not recognize the risk of believe that the action could be justified, If found to be this category, the staff member would be coach for their behavior
What is at-risk behavior
Greet the surveyor Introduce yourself Support your peers Answer only the questions asked If you do not know, state who you would ask If too busy to talk, explain and let the surveyor know when you will have time to spend with them
What are the behaviors to support a successful Joint Commission visit?
This person has been a patient and is a member of the community. They volunteer and share their insight on patient safety matters.
What is the Patient Family Advisor