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February, 2009
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Actions Taken by Trending Hospitals:
2) Hospitals focused on improving error reporting systems and applying non-punitive/”Just Culture” principles
Educated hospital leaders on making error reporting anonymous, easy, and convenient
Implemented electronic reporting system
Set up a hotline for reporting errors and developed anonymous reporting forms for medical errors
Trained staff to use the new reporting systems
Provided training on “Just Culture”
“Our systems are too complex
to expect merely extraordinary
3) Hospitals engaged staff in identifying solutions to patient safety problems people to perform perfectly
Allocated resources for safety needs identified by staff – for example, buying safer beds 100% of the time. We as
Directly involved staff in designing successful solutions to handoff problems leaders have a responsibility to
Started an employee engagement committee that included senior leaders put in place systems to support
Instituted nursing peer review to promote open communication safe practice.”
Assigned staff to a scheduling team to accommodate staff preferences James Conway
5) Other explanations
Implemented SBAR communication tool for unit-to-unit transfers
Hired a consultant group to work with department directors on specific patient safety problems
Addressed staffing requirements – filled nursing vacancies and improved patient/staff ratios
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