PSIs
Pressure ulcers.
What is PSI 3?
A, B, C, D or F.
What are the letters used in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade?
An unintended harmful outcome resulting from healthcare interventions.
What is an adverse event?
Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation.
What is SBAR?
The Joint Commission and DNV Healthcare.
What are 2 prominent accrediting bodies for hospitals in the United States?
Retained surgical item.
What is PSI 5?
Twice annually, in the fall and the spring.
What is the number of times safety grades are updated?
A situation where a healthcare worker identifies a potential harm and prevents it from occurring.
What is a 'good catch'?
Identifying issues, analyzing root causes, developing solutions, testing changes, implementing improvements, and sustaining those improvements.
What are the key stages of quality improvement?
Evaluating hospitals and other healthcare organizations against established standards for quality and safety.
What is the main focus of The Joint Commission's accreditation process?
In-hospital fall w/hip fracture.
What is PSI 8?
C.
What is the current letter grade for M&E?
Use at least two patient identifiers to confirm a patient's identity before administering medications or performing procedures.
What is one of The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals?
A framework for quality improvement involving planning, doing, studying, and acting.
What is the PDSA cycle?
One is voluntary and focuses on quality, the other is a legal requirement for operating a healthcare facility.
What is the difference between accreditation and licensure?
Post-operative respiratory failure.
What is PSI 11?
Nearly 3000.
What is approximately how many U.S. general hospitals are assigned a grade twice per year?
An organization with systems in place to minimize errors and consistently deliver safe, high-quality care.
What is a High Reliability Organization?
A payment model where healthcare providers are reimbursed based on the quality and cost-effectiveness of the care they provide.
What is value-based reimbursement?
Through ongoing monitoring, regular surveys, and requiring hospitals to address identified deficiencies.
What is how TJC ensures hospitals are continuously improving?
Post-operative wound dehiscence.
What is PSI 14?
2012.
What is the year Leapfrog Group decided to expand its focus beyond employers to reach consumers directly with the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade?
To prevent medical errors, injuries, and infections, which can cause harm to patients.
What is the main reason for prioritizing patient safety in healthcare?
Safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness, timeliness, efficiency, and equity.
What are the six key areas to assess healthcare quality?
Focuses more on risk-based surveys and integrates ISO 9001 standards.
What is the main difference between TJC and DNV accreditation?