Patient safety and quality are the core fundamentals of our business. That being said, we are constantly trying to find new and better ways to keep ourselves focused on those things that matter the most. We have developed multi-disciplinary service line teams with physicians and staff, have numerous committees dedicated to quality and safety improvement, we make safety rounds, have education fairs, and many other activities dedicated to improving our quality and safety. That being said, we know that we still have opportunities to improve upon as I have wrote upon in the
past - there are still things that happen within the hospital that we wish didn't happen.
In reading Paul Levy's blog last night, he shared a
great idea that was suggested by Timothy Babineau, President and CEO of Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence. Check out his
post and let me know what you think. I believe this can work in our hospital as well and plan to try it out!
Patient Safety Idea
1 comment:
As they say in the management world, steal (ideas) from the best with pride and in this case anytime you raise the awareness level in your departments and overall facility it is a great strategy.
Why stop with just harming patients or treating patients better. How about being "Green." Not Wasting Supplies. Stop to direct wandering patients or family members. Smile. Be Nice.
One hospital that I worked with puts out a set agenda and prayer (catholic hospital)that each department of their hospital starts their day off with. But the most important thing I get out of that is that they actually get everyone in at 8:15 in the morning and Kick of their Day with a positive message and an agenda partially set by Senior Management and the rest set by the department head but it only takes 10 to 15 minutes so by 8:30 they are rolling!
They do do this for each of their three shifts as well.
Communication is powerful!
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