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How does an organization mobilize and engage staff to participate in quality improvement and implement best practice guidelines (BPGs) amid a global pandemic?
Day 1 of Canada’s Virtual Forum on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, the past, the present and, most importantly, the future of Safer Healthcare Now!
https://infirmiere-canadienne.com/blogs/ic-contenu/2017/07/10/technologies-electroniques-de-la-sante-les-avantag Jul 10, 2017, By: Virginia St-Denis New research into nurses’ use of, access to and understanding of digital health technologies shows some improvements have been made in the past three years but that more work needs to be done
Once those challenges were overcome, they made progress toward the goal of providing internal dashboard and benchmarking reports and of engaging front-line clinicians and leaders to use data to guide quality improvement initiatives, as shown in these examples: A coordinator at one site presented a dashboard report on falls to a regional quality and professionalism committee, which in turn identified the need to focus on falls as a priority quality improvement project
We decided to submit a proposal for a quality improvement project that would improve the accuracy and efficiency of the calculation...Calculation errors had decreased to 22 per cent, and the average time taken for the calculation was 109 seconds
It showcases studies that have resulted in improvements to patient outcomes, care processes or cost reductions
What prompted the need for the Fraser Health Authority ACP team to engage in systems improvement work? Health care has long been stuck in a cycle of response — built to be reactive
After several discussions with managers and directors, team members created its Work on a Page project, a tool to standardize daily work elements and identify areas for improvement. The initial plan was to use the tool to improve patient flow
https://www.infirmiere-canadienne.com/blogs/ic-contenu/2020/07/22/ensemble-contre-le-racisme Jul 22, 2020 unsplash.com/xteemu The Canadian Nurse website is turning its attention to the issue of racism — particularly anti-Black racism — in nursing and health care