This section includes a literature review describing the patient safety issue in greater detail.
Leadership Plan
- This section lists actionable steps that a leadership team can take to begin a foundation for change.
- For example, "The plan should include fundamentals of change outlined in the National Quality Forum (NQF) safe practices, including awareness, accountability, ability, and action".
Practice Plan
- This section lists actionable steps that employees, staff, team, etc. can use in their everyday practice.
- For example. "Formalize transfer protocols from surgery and intensive care unit to postoperative general floor unit."
Technology Plan
- This section lists the more applicable technologies to help support patient safety efforts. Ideally every technology mentioned in this list should be supported by research.
Patient & Family Engagement
- This section includes actionable steps that a leadership team can take to begin a foundation for change and/or actionable steps that employees, staff, team, etc. can use in their everyday practice.
Metrics
Topic
Include a brief description of metric integrity.
Topic Name
Topic description
Outcome Measure Formula
Numerator:
Denominator:
*Rate is typically
Metric Recommendations
Direct Impact:
Lives Spared Harm:
\(Lives\ =\ \left(Compliance\ Rate_{measurement}\ -\ Compliance\ Rate_{baseline}\right)\ x\ Healthcare-associated\ Infection\ Rate\ _{baseline}\)
Data Collection: