National Patient Safety GoalsNational Patient Safety GoalsSummits andSummits and
Patient Safety SolutionsPatient Safety Solutions
Peter B. Angood MD FRCS(C) FACS FCCMPeter B. Angood MD FRCS(C) FACS FCCMVP & Chief Patient Safety OfficerVP & Chief Patient Safety Officer
The Joint CommissionThe Joint Commission
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Things Going Bump in the Night…
• StandardsLeadershipMedical StaffEmergency Management
• Standards Improvement Initiative
• Strategic Surveillance System
• Performance Measures – NQF
• Champions for Patient Safety
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Standards
Requirements that define performance expectations with respect to structure, process, and outcomes that must be substantially in place in an organization to enhance the safety and quality for patient care
Performance Expectations – the moving targetPerformance Expectations – the moving target
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The Joint Commission’s Sentinel Event Policy
• Established in January 1996 with the following goals:To have a positive impact in improving careTo focus attention on underlying causes and risk
reductionTo increase the general knowledge about sentinel
events, their causes and preventionTo maintain public confidence in the accreditation
process
Type of Sentinel Event # %
Wrong-site surgery 625 13.0%
Suicide 596 12.4%
Op/post-op complication 568 11.8%
Medication error 446 9.3%
Delay in treatment 360 7.5%
Patient fall 281 5.8%
Assault/rape/homicide 177 3.7%
Patient death/injury in restraints 176 3.7%
Perinatal death/loss of function 143 3.0%
Unintended retention of foreign body** 141 2.9%
Transfusion error 113 2.3%
Infection-related event 100 2.1%
Medical equipment-related 82 1.7%
Anesthesia-related event 81 1.7%
Patient elopement 76 1.6%
Fire 72 1.5%
Maternal death 70 1.5%
Ventilator death/injury 50 1.0%
Abduction 28 0.6%
Utility systems-related event 24 0.5%
Infant discharge to wrong family 7 0.1%
Other less frequent types 601 12.5%
4817 total4817 total
Sentinel Events Reviewed*:
Total & Self-reported
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500
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800
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
# of non-self-reported events# of self- reportedevents
*This graph represents all RCAs reviewed and accepted in a particular calendar year.
**Unintended retention of a foreign object was added to the definition of reviewable events June 2005. This data represents events reviewed since that date, not 1995-2007.
*This graph represents all RCAs reviewed and accepted in a particular calendar year.
**Unintended retention of a foreign object was added to the definition of reviewable events June 2005. This data represents events reviewed since that date, not 1995-2007.
Sentinel Event Setting # %
General hospital 3250 67.5%
Psychiatric hospital 520 10.8%
Psych unit in general hospital 239 5.0%
Behavioral health facility 221 4.6%
Emergency department 206 4.3%
Long term care facility 145 3.0%
Ambulatory care 126 2.6%
Home care 88 1.8%
Office-based surgery 11 0.2%
Clinical laboratory 9 0.2%
Health care network 2 0.0%
Sentinel Event Outcomes # %
Patient death 3478 70%
Loss of Function 465 9%
Other 1002 20%
Total patients impacted 4945 100%
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Root Causes of Sentinel Events
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Organization culture
Care planning
Continuum of care
Leadership
Environ. safety / security
Procedural compliance
Competency/credentialing
Availability of info
Staffing
Patient assessment
Orientation/training
Communication
(All categories; 1995-2004)
Percent of 2966 events
Average number of root causes cited
per RCA = 3.1
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Root Causes of Sentinel Events
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Organization culture
Care planning
Continuum of care
Leadership
Environ. safety / security
Procedural compliance
Competency/credentialing
Availability of info
Staffing
Patient assessment
Orientation/training
Communication
(All categories; 2006)
Percent of 516 events
Average number of root causes cited
per RCA = 5.3
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The Sentinel Event Advisory Group
• Assess data from the Sentinel Event Database• Advise on future topics for Sentinel Event Alert• Reach consensus on candidate NPSGs• Assess practicality and cost of implementing each of
identified evidence-based NPSG recommendations• Assess comparability of alternatives to NPSG
requirements that are implemented by individual organizations
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The Joint Commission 2008National Patient Safety Goals
• 2008 Goals and associated requirements approved by Board of Commissioners June 1, 2007
• Keep the focus—Limit expansion of new requirements in 2008 and beyondHigh impactEvidence-basedCost-effective
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Moving from 2007 to 2008
• One NEW requirement under Goal #3:3E—Management of anticoagulant therapy
• One NEW goal:Goal #16—Rapid response to changes in patient
condition [Hospitals & critical access hospitals]• One-year phase-in period for 3E and 16A• Retire requirement 3B (see MM.2.20, EP #10)• Compliance with WHO Hand Hygiene Guidelines will
be acceptable for meeting requirement 7A
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2008 National Patient Safety Goals1. Patient identification
2. Communication among caregivers
3. Medication safety
7. Health care-associated infections
8. Medication reconciliation
9. Patient falls
10. Flu & pneumonia immunization
11. Surgical fires
13. Patient involvement
14. Pressure ulcers
15. Focused risk assessment (suicide; home fires)
16. Rapid response to changes in patient condition
Universal Protocol for Preventing WSS
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Goal #3: Improve safety of using medications
• Requirement #3E [AHC, HAP, CAH, LTC, OBS, OME]
Reduce likelihood of patient harm associated with use of anticoagulation therapy
NEW
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Managing Anticoagulant Therapy (1-5)
1. Defined anticoagulant management program
2. Unit dose (oral) and pre-mixed parenteral preparations
3. Dispense warfarin based on established monitoring procedures
4. Use protocols for anticoagulant therapy
5. Baseline and current INR monitoring
Continued on next slide…
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Managing Anticoagulant Therapy (6-11)
6. Notify dietary service about patients on anticoagulants
7. Use programmable infusion pumps for continuous IV heparin
8. Policy for baseline & ongoing testing for management of heparin therapy
9. Anticoagulant education to staff & patients
10. Education includes …
11. Evaluate anticoagulant safety practices
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Requirement #16A
The organization selects a suitable method that enables health care staff members to directly request additional assistance from a specially trained individual(s) when patient’s condition appears to be worsening
Goal #16: Improve recognition and response to changes in a patient’s condition
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1. Select a suitable method
2. Develop criteria for summoning help
3. Empower staff, patients, families
4. Educate requesters and responders
5. Measure utility and effectiveness
6. Measure arrest and mortality rates
Goal #16, Requirement #16A
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At 3 months—Assign responsibility
At 6 months—Work plan in place
At 9 months—Pilot testing under way
At 12 months—Fully implemented
Phase-in Milestones for 3E &16A:
Year
NPSG Full surveys
1A Two patient identifiers
1B "Time-out" before surgery (U.P.)
2A Read back verbal orders
2B "Do not use" abbreviations
2C Reporting critical test results
2E Hand-off communication
3A Concentrated electrolytes
3B Standardize drug concentrations
3C Look-alike/sound-alike drugs
3D Label meds and solutions
4A Pre-op verification process (U.P.)
4B Surgical site marking (U.P.)
5A Free-flow protection on pumps
6A Alarm maintenance & testing
6B Alarm settings & audibility
7A CDC hand hygiene guidelines
7B HC-associated infection & RCA
8A Medication list & reconciliation
8B Transfer/discharge reconciliation
9A Fall risk assessment
9B Fall prevention program
13A Patient involvement
15A Suicide risk assessment
Hospitals
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
1249 1528 1,573 1429 958
3.8% 4.1% 4.7% 8.1% 2.9%
8.9% 8.0% 17.3% 25.8% 21.6%
7.4% 8.2% 12.3% 15.7% 4.4%
23.5% 24.8% 38.6% 36.9% 28.3%
9.5% 26.9% 35.4%
6.1% 2.1%
3.0% 1.9% 1.4%
0.6% 0.9% 1.5% 1.7% 0.4%
2.4% 7.4% 4.5%
8.9% 18.0%
1.5% 5.4% 4.5% 2.9% 1.0%
6.2% 4.6% 3.3% 6.6% 5.0%
0.3% 0.1% 0.1%
1.4% 0.1%
2.1% 1.7%
1.2% 3.6% 8.8% 8.9%
0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
0.1% 33.9% 19.1%
0.3% 27.5% 11.4%
4.5%
6.5% 5.7%
0.6%
2.2%
Non-Compliance Data for 2003—07
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Sentinel Event Trends:Wrong-site Surgeries Reported by Year
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S. E. Alert # 6August 1998
W.S.S. Summit IMay 2003
S. E. Alert #24December 2001
NPSGsJanuary 2003 U.P.
W.S.S. Summit IIFebruary 2007
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Wrong-Site Surgery Summit #2
• Results: Tentative consensus on
- Universal Protocol is sound but does not go far enough
- U.P. should be more prescriptive- U.P. should address “upstream” factors- Employ technology, where possible- Emphasize applicability to anesthesia procedures
and non-OR settingsDiscussion of “zero tolerance” & “campaign” strategy
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Medication Reconciliation Summit
• Sept. 25, 2007 - 85 organizations invited• NPSG 8 is important but needs clarification
• Accuracy & reliability of the list vs reconciliation• Next Provider issues• Minimal-Use scenarios• Inpatient & Outpatient• Focus on systems & processes• Focus on leadership and inter-professional teams• Patient engagement and education
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2009 National Patient Safety Goals1. Patient identification
2. Communication among caregivers
3. Medication safety
7. Health care-associated infections
8. Medication reconciliation
9. Patient falls
10. Flu & pneumonia immunization
11. Surgical fires
13. Patient involvement
14. Pressure ulcers
15. Focused risk assessment (suicide; home fires)
16. Rapid response to changes in patient condition
Universal Protocol for Preventing WSS
NO NEW NO NEW NPSGs !NPSGs !
BUT…BUT…
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There are a few There are a few DRAFTDRAFT Requirements & IEs… Requirements & IEs…
• Requirement 1A; IE 7 (Patient Identification)• Requirement 1C; IEs 1-3(Patient Identification)• Requirement 7C; IEs 1-16 (Reduce HAIs - MDRO)• Requirement 7D; IEs 1-13 (Reduce HAIs - CABSI)
Requirement 7E; IEs 1-7 (Reduce HAIs - SSI)• Requirements 8A-D + IEs (Med’n. Reconciliation)• Requirement 13A; IEs 3-4 (Patient Involvement)
• Universal Protocol; Requirements 1A-1C
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Surveying and Scoring theNational Patient Safety Goals
• All applicable Goals & Requirements, or acceptable alternative approach(es), must be implemented
• Evaluated in PPR and during all full accreditation surveys and “for-cause” surveys
• Surveyors evaluate actual performance, not just intentEmphasis is on interviews with direct caregivers
and direct observation of care delivery
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Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety: Mission and Vision
Mission• The mission of the Joint Commission International
Center for Patient Safety is to continuously improve patient safety in all health care settings.
Vision• To become the trusted resource for improving health
care worldwide by providing pre-eminent solutions and expertise in patient safety.
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International Advisory Structure• International Steering Committee
• European Advisory Group• Middle East Advisory Group• Asia Pacific Advisory Group• Input from Latin America and Africa through WHO
Focal Points
• Communications Expert Panel• Medication Safety Expert Panel• Patient and Family Advisory Group
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Definition of Solution
• Any system design or intervention that has demonstrated the ability to prevent or mitigate patient harm stemming from the processes of health care.
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2007 Solution topics (inaugural set)
• Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Medication Names• Patient Identification• Hand-Over Communications• Wrong Site, Wrong Person, Wrong Procedure
Surgery• Concentrated Electrolyte Solutions• Medication Reconciliation• Catheter and Tubing Misconnections• Single Use Devices• Hand Hygiene
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Topics for Next Round of Solution Development
• Follow-up on Critical Test Results • Patient Falls • Healthcare Associated Infections – Central Lines• Pressure Ulcers• Response to the Deteriorating Patient• Patient and Family Involvement• Apology and Disclosure• Look-alike Sound-alike Medication Packaging
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Action on Patient Safety:High 5s Project Goals
• To achieve significant, sustained, and measurable reduction in the occurrence of 5 patient safety problems over 5 years in at least 7 countries and build an international, collaborative learning network that fosters the sharing of knowledge and experience in implementing innovative, standardized, safety operating protocols.
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High 5s Solution Topics
• Hand-over communications• Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person
Surgery• Medication Reconciliation• Concentrated Electrolyte Solutions• Hand Hygiene