Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Quality Reporting in the Cardiothoracic ICU

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: "Quality Reporting in the Cardiothoracic ICU"— Presentation transcript:

1 Quality Reporting in the Cardiothoracic ICU
Quality Improvement Project June 6, 2016 Justin Schulte, MD, Leah Webb, MD, Peter Ritchie, MD Breandan Sullivan, MD, Thomas Notides, MD

2 Medical Error Medical errors are common and have serious consequences
1999 IOM report estimated 44,000-98,000 deaths annually in the US as a result of medical error (1) 2016 analysis estimate even higher – 251,000 deaths annually in the US from medical error (2) 3rd leading cause of death behind heart disease & cancer Morbidity, mortality, cost Kohn LT, Corrigan JM, Donaldson MS. To err is human: building a safer health system. National Academies Press Makary M, Daniel M. Medical error – the third leading cause of death in the US. British Medical Journal

3 Tracking Errors UCH uses a system called Safety Intelligence for reporting and tracking adverse events, near misses, and staff concerns regarding quality and safety Utilization of this system, specifically in the CTICU, is quite low Just 2 reports filed over a 6 mo. period in 2015

4 Why Underreporting? 32 anesthesiology resident polled
62% familiar with the hospital reporting system 3% knew the name of the system 16% had used the system to file a report Barriers to reporting Poor education on what/how to report Report is time consuming to access and complete Fear of repercussion from reporting errors Perceived lack of change resulting from reporting

5 Improving Reporting New, simplified, easy to use, readily available, less burdensome

6 CTICU Safety Card New card designed for QI reporting in CTICU
Staff educated on new reporting option Cards readily available throughout the CTICU System established for collection and review of submitted cards Requires participation of many departments involved in caring for CTICU patients Institute change to address reported issues

7 Result First 2 months of the new system 12 cards submitted
improvement over old system

8 Room for Improvement Our new system resulted in increased reporting
However, majority of events still go unreported Need increased attention to review process This is what ultimately institutes change Need improved feedback to our reporters to encourage future reporting and foster culture of safety and quality improvement

9 References 1. Kohn LT, Corrigan JM, Donaldson MS. To err is human: building a safer health system. National Academies Press 2. Makary M, Daniel M. Medical error – the third leading cause of death in the US.  British Medical Journal 3. Donchin Y, Gopher D, Olin M, et al.  A look into the nature and causes of human errors in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med

10 Thanks to Dr. Donnelly QI Team Dr. Sullivan & Dr. Notides CTICU Staff


Download ppt "Quality Reporting in the Cardiothoracic ICU"

Similar presentations


Ads by Google