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Toward Standardization and High Reliability: Improved Sepsis Screening in Emergency Department Triage Across an Academic Health System 实现标准化和高可靠性:改进学术医疗系统急诊科分诊中的败血症筛查
IF 2.3 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.07.003

Background

Sepsis is a life-threatening emergency, and early recognition and treatment in the emergency department (ED) is critical to improving outcomes.

Methods

The authors implemented an interdisciplinary quality improvement (QI) project to standardize sepsis screening workflow across an academic health system consisting of a large tertiary care urban hospital, one freestanding ED, and two small rural affiliate hospitals (RA-1 and RA-2). The research team used the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Model for Improvement framework, consisting of iterative Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles. The primary outcome was rates of screening for sepsis at each site. Secondary outcomes included sepsis mortality and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sepsis bundle (SEP-1) compliance at our main medical center. Primary outcome was assessed using electronic dashboards extracting the ratio of ED encounters with electronic health record (EHR)–documented sepsis screening per total ED encounters. The SEP-1 bundle was assessed as percent compliance, and mortality was calculated as average observed to expected (O:E). Averages were compared from preintervention to after initiating improvements using two-tailed t-tests.

Results

This QI project took place from December 2022 to December 2023 across four EDs that experience around 138,000 visits annually. A standardized workflow was established at ED triage with an EHR–based question and an associated nurse and physician defined response. Preintervention (October 2022 to November 2022) triage rates for sepsis were 1.7% (163/9,560), 25.3% (523/2,068), 11.0% (360/3,272), and 36.5% (915/2,506) at our main hospital, freestanding ED, RA-1, and RA-2, respectively. After four PDSA cycles, triage rates rose to 91.9% (4,927/5,360), 97.5% (1,032/1,059), 99.0% (1,845/1,863), and 97.4% (1,328/1,363), respectively (p < 0.005). Sepsis triage rates rose most slowly at the large academic medical center, where progressive PDSA cycles were needed to achieve > 90% screening for sepsis. Mean O:E mortality was 0.99 for the 9 months of available data preintervention and 0.83 in the 17 months postintervention (p = 0.07). CMS sepsis bundle compliance was 28.4% for the 15 months preintervention and 40.5% in the 17 months postintervention, (p = 0.14).

Conclusion

An interdisciplinary QI project leveraged EHR optimization to integrate with human workflows over four PDSA cycles to achieve standardized and improved screening for sepsis in the ED. This resulted in lower sepsis mortality and increased sepsis bundle compliance, though results were not statistically significant.
背景败血症是一种危及生命的急症,急诊科(ED)的早期识别和治疗对改善预后至关重要。方法作者实施了一个跨学科质量改进(QI)项目,以规范一个学术医疗系统的败血症筛查工作流程,该系统由一家大型三级医疗城市医院、一家独立的急诊科和两家小型农村附属医院(RA-1 和 RA-2)组成。研究小组采用了美国医疗保健改进研究所的改进模式框架,包括 "计划-实施-研究-行动"(PDSA)迭代循环。主要结果是各医疗机构的败血症筛查率。次要结果包括脓毒症死亡率和我们主要医疗中心的医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心(CMS)脓毒症捆绑治疗(SEP-1)达标率。主要结果是通过电子仪表盘提取有电子健康记录(EHR)记录的脓毒症筛查的急诊室就诊人次与急诊室就诊总人次的比率来评估的。SEP-1 套件的合规性以百分比进行评估,死亡率则以平均观察值与预期值 (O:E) 进行计算。结果该 QI 项目于 2022 年 12 月至 2023 年 12 月在四家急诊室开展,这四家急诊室每年的就诊量约为 138,000 人次。在急诊室分流时建立了标准化工作流程,其中包括一个基于电子病历的问题以及相关护士和医生定义的回复。干预前(2022 年 10 月至 2022 年 11 月),主医院、独立急诊室、RA-1 和 RA-2 的败血症分诊率分别为 1.7%(163/9,560)、25.3%(523/2,068)、11.0%(360/3,272)和 36.5%(915/2,506)。经过四个 PDSA 循环后,分流率分别上升到 91.9%(4,927/5,360)、97.5%(1,032/1,059)、99.0%(1,845/1,863)和 97.4%(1,328/1,363)(p <0.005)。大型学术医疗中心的败血症分流率上升最慢,该中心需要逐步推进 PDSA 循环,以达到 90% 的败血症筛查率。干预前 9 个月的平均 O:E 死亡率为 0.99,干预后 17 个月的平均 O:E 死亡率为 0.83(p = 0.07)。在干预前的 15 个月和干预后的 17 个月中,CMS 败血症捆绑包合规率分别为 28.4% 和 40.5%(p = 0.14)。结论一个跨学科 QI 项目利用 EHR 优化与人类工作流程的整合,通过四个 PDSA 循环,实现了 ED 败血症筛查的标准化和改进。这降低了脓毒症死亡率,提高了脓毒症捆绑治疗的依从性,但结果并无统计学意义。
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A Half Century of Quality and Safety 半个世纪的质量与安全
IF 2.3 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Pub Date : 2024-07-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.07.001
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Building Statewide Quality Improvement Capacity to Improve Cardiovascular Care and Health Equity: Lessons from the Tennessee Heart Health Network 建设全州质量改进能力,改善心血管护理和健康公平:田纳西心脏健康网络的经验。
IF 2.3 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.02.009
Cori C. Grant PhD, MBA (is Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, and Tennessee Population Health Consortium, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis.) , Fawaz Mzayek MD, PhD (is Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, and Tennessee Population Health Consortium.) , Hadii M. Mamudu PhD, MPA (is Professor, Department of Health Services Management and Policy, and Center for Cardiovascular Risk Research, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University.), Satya Surbhi PhD (is Assistant Professor, Center for Health System Improvement, Department of Medicine, and Tennessee Population Health Consortium, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis.), Umar Kabir PhD, MPH (is Research Leader, Center for Health System Improvement, and Director of Operations, Tennessee Population Health Consortium, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis.), James E. Bailey MD, MPH (is Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, and Director, Center for Health Systems Improvement, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis. Please address correspondence to Cori C. Grant)

Driving Forces

Many states with high rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) lack statewide quality improvement (QI) infrastructure (for example, resources, leadership, community) to address relevant health needs of the population. Academic health centers are well positioned to play a central role in addressing this deficiency. This article describes early experience and lessons learned in building statewide QI infrastructure through the Tennessee Heart Health Network (Network).

Approach

A statewide, multistakeholder network composed of primary care practices (PCPs), health systems, health plans, QI organizations, patients, and academic institutions was led by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), an academic health center, to improve cardiovascular health by supporting dissemination and implementation of patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) evidence-based interventions in primary care. PCPs were required to select and implement at least one of three interventions (health coaching, tailored health-related text messaging, and pharmacist-physician collaboration).

Outcomes and Key Insights

Thirty statewide organizational partners joined the Network in year one, including 18 health systems representing 77 PCPs (30.0% of 257 potentially eligible PCPs identified) with approximately 300,000 patients. The organizational partners share EHRs for the ongoing tracking and reporting of key health metrics, including hypertension control and delivery of tobacco cessation counseling. Of the 77 PCPs, 62 continue participation after year two (80.5% retention). Main barriers to participation and reasons for discontinuing participation included reluctance to share data and changes in leadership at the health system level. These 62 PCPs selected the following interventions to implement: health coaching (41.9%), tailored health-related text messages (48.4%), and pharmacist-physician collaboration (40.3%).

Conclusion and What's Next

Academic health centers have broad reach and high acceptability by diverse stakeholders. Tennessee's experience illustrates how academic health centers can serve as platforms for building a statewide infrastructure for disseminating, implementing, and sustaining QI interventions at the practice level. Assessment of Network impact is ongoing.

推动力:许多心血管疾病(CVD)高发州缺乏全州范围的质量改进(QI)基础设施(如资源、领导力、社区),无法满足人口的相关健康需求。学术健康中心完全有能力在解决这一不足方面发挥核心作用。本文介绍了通过田纳西州心脏健康网络(网络)在全州范围内建立 QI 基础设施的早期经验和教训:方法:田纳西大学健康科学中心(UTHSC)作为一个学术健康中心,领导了一个全州范围的多方利益相关者网络,该网络由初级保健实践(PCP)、医疗系统、医疗计划、QI 组织、患者和学术机构组成,旨在通过支持在初级保健中传播和实施以患者为中心的结果研究(PCOR)循证干预措施来改善心血管健康。要求初级保健医生从三种干预措施(健康指导、量身定制的健康相关短信以及药剂师与医生合作)中选择并实施至少一种:全州范围内有 30 个组织合作伙伴在第一年加入了该网络,其中包括 18 个医疗系统,代表 77 名初级保健医生(占已确定的 257 名潜在合格初级保健医生的 30.0%),约有 30 万名患者。这些组织合作伙伴共享电子病历,以持续跟踪和报告关键健康指标,包括高血压控制和戒烟咨询。在 77 家初级保健医生中,62 家在第二年后继续参与(80.5% 的保留率)。参与的主要障碍和停止参与的原因包括不愿意共享数据和医疗系统领导层的变动。这 62 名初级保健医生选择实施以下干预措施:健康指导(41.9%)、定制健康相关短信(48.4%)和药剂师与医生合作(40.3%):学术健康中心具有广泛的影响力,并能为不同的利益相关者所接受。田纳西州的经验说明,学术健康中心可以作为一个平台,为在实践层面传播、实施和维持 QI 干预措施建立一个全州范围的基础设施。对网络影响的评估正在进行中。
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A Qualitative Study of Systems-Level Factors That Affect Rural Obstetric Nurses’ Work During Clinical Emergencies 影响农村产科护士临床急救工作的系统因素定性研究
IF 2.3 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.12.002
Samantha L. Bernstein PhD, RN (is Registered Nurse–Postpartum Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston.), Maya Picciolo BSN, RN (is Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse, Massachusetts General Hospital.), Elisabeth Grills BSN, RN (is Postpartum Registered Nurse, Massachusetts General Hospital.), Kenneth Catchpole PhD (is Professor, Clinical Practice and Human Factors, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina. Please address correspondence to Samantha L. Bernstein)

Background

Maternal morbidity and mortality is rising in the United States. Previous studies focus on patient attributes, and most of the national data are based on research performed at urban tertiary care centers. Although it is well understood that nurses affect patient outcomes, there is scant evidence to understand the nurse work system, and no studies have specifically studied rural nurses. The authors sought to understand the systems-level factors affecting rural obstetric nurses when their patients experience clinical deterioration.

Methods

The research team used a qualitative descriptive approach, including a modified critical incident technique, in interviews with bedside nurses (n = 7) and physicians (n = 4) to understand what happens when patients experience clinical deterioration. Physicians were included to better understand the systems in which nurses work. Clinicians were interviewed at three rural hospitals in New England, with a mean births per year of 190.

Findings

Six systems-level factors/themes were identified: (1) shortages of resources; (2) need for teamwork; (3) physicians’ multiple conflicting and simultaneous responsibilities, such as seeing patients in the office while women labor on the hospital floor; (4) need for all team members to be at the top of their game; (5) process issues during high-acuity patient transfer, including difficulty finding available beds at tertiary care centers; and (6) insufficient policies that take low-resource contexts into account, such as requiring two registered nurses to remove emergency medications from the medication cabinet.

Conclusion

Rural nurses need policies and protocols that are written with their hospital context in mind. Hospitals may need outside support for content expertise, but policies should be co-created with clinicians with rural practice experience.

背景美国的孕产妇发病率和死亡率呈上升趋势。以往的研究主要集中在患者的属性上,而大多数国家的数据都是基于在城市三级护理中心进行的研究。虽然人们都知道护士会影响患者的治疗效果,但了解护士工作系统的证据却很少,也没有专门研究农村护士的研究。作者试图了解农村产科护士在病人临床病情恶化时受系统层面因素影响的情况。研究小组采用定性描述法,包括修改后的关键事件技术,对床边护士(7 人)和医生(4 人)进行访谈,以了解病人临床病情恶化时发生的情况。采访医生是为了更好地了解护士工作的系统。临床医生在新英格兰地区的三家乡村医院接受了访谈,这些医院的年平均分娩量为 190 例。研究结果确定了六个系统层面的因素/主题:(1) 资源短缺;(2) 团队合作的需要;(3) 医生同时承担多种相互冲突的责任,如在办公室为病人看病,而产妇却在医院分娩;(4) 团队所有成员都需要处于最佳状态;(5) 高危病人转院过程中的流程问题,包括在三级护理中心难以找到可用床位;(6) 未充分考虑低资源环境的政策,如要求两名注册护士从药箱中取出急救药物。结论农村护士需要根据医院的实际情况制定政策和协议。医院可能需要外部专业内容支持,但政策应与具有农村实践经验的临床医生共同制定。
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The Impact of Using Electronic Consents on Documentation of Language-Concordant Surgical Consent for Patients with Limited English Proficiency 使用电子同意书对英语水平有限的患者签署语言一致的手术同意书的影响
IF 2.3 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.03.005
Karen Trang MD (is General Surgery Resident and Resident Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).), Logan Pierce MD (is Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, UCSF.), Elizabeth C. Wick MD (is Professor, and Vice Chair of Quality and Safety, Department of Surgery, UCSF. Please address correspondence to Karen Trang)

Background

Although access to a professional medical interpreter is federally mandated, surgeons report underutilization during informed consent. Improvement requires understanding the extent of the lapses. Adoption of electronic consent (eConsent) has been associated with improvements in documentation and identification of practice improvement opportunities. The authors evaluated the impact of the transition from paper to eConsent on language-concordant surgical consent delivery for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP).

Methods

The study period (February 8, 2023, to June 14, 2023) corresponds to the period immediately following the institutional adoption of eConsents. Inclusion criteria included age > 18 years, documented preferred language other than English, and self-signed eConsent form. The authors assessed documentation of language-concordant interpreter-mediated verbal consent discussion and delivery of the written surgical consent form in a language-concordant template. Performance was compared to a preimplementation baseline derived from monthly random audits of paper consents between January and December 2022.

Results

A total of 1,016 eConsent encounters for patients with LEP were included, with patients speaking 49 different languages, most commonly Spanish (46.5%), Chinese (22.1%), and Russian (6.8%). After the implementation of eConsent, overall documentation of language-concordant interpreter-mediated consents increased from 56.9% to 83.9% (p < 0.001), although there was variation between surgical services and between languages, suggesting that there is still likely room for improvement. Most patients (94.1%) whose preferred language had an associated translated written consent template (Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Arabic), received a language-concordant written consent.

Conclusion

The transition to eConsent was associated with improved documentation of language-concordant informed consent in surgery, both in terms of providing written materials in the patient's preferred language and in the documentation of interpreter use, and allowed for the identification of areas to target for practice improvement with interpreter use.

背景虽然获得专业医疗口译服务是联邦政府的规定,但外科医生报告称在知情同意过程中使用率不足。要改善这种情况,就必须了解失误的程度。电子同意书(eConsent)的采用与文件记录的改进和实践改进机会的识别有关。作者评估了从纸质同意书到电子同意书的过渡对英语水平有限(LEP)的患者提供语言一致的手术同意书的影响。方法研究期间(2023 年 2 月 8 日至 2023 年 6 月 14 日)与机构采用电子同意书之后的时间段相对应。纳入标准包括年龄在 18 周岁以上,有文件证明其首选语言为英语以外的语言,以及自行签署的电子同意书。作者评估了语言一致的口译员中介口头同意讨论记录,以及以语言一致模板提供的书面手术同意书。结果共纳入了 1,016 次针对 LEP 患者的电子同意书会诊,患者使用 49 种不同的语言,其中最常见的是西班牙语(46.5%)、中文(22.1%)和俄语(6.8%)。实施电子同意书后,语言一致的口译员中介同意书的总体记录率从 56.9% 提高到 83.9%(p <0.001),但不同手术服务和不同语言之间存在差异,表明仍有改进的余地。大多数患者(94.1%)的首选语言都有相关的书面同意书翻译模板(西班牙语、中文、俄语、阿拉伯语),他们都收到了语言一致的书面同意书。结论向电子同意书的过渡与手术中语言一致的知情同意书记录的改善有关,无论是在提供患者首选语言的书面材料方面,还是在口译员使用的记录方面,都是如此,而且还可以确定口译员使用方面需要改进的地方。
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The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 50th Anniversary Article Collections: Maternal and Perinatal Care 联合委员会《质量与患者安全杂志》50周年文章集:孕产妇和围产期护理
IF 2.3 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.05.013
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Evaluation of a Structured Review Process for Emergency Department Return Visits with Admission 评估急诊科入院回访的结构化审查流程
IF 2.3 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.03.010
Zoe Grabinski MD (is Assistant Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine.), Kar-mun Woo MD (is Clinical Associate Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine.), Olumide Akindutire MD (is Clinical Associate Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine.), Cassidy Dahn MD (is Clinical Associate Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine.), Lauren Nash PA (is Senior Physician Assistant, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine.), Inna Leybell MD (is Clinical Assistant Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine.), Yelan Wang MS (is Senior Data Analyst, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine.), Danielle Bayer MS (is Senior Data Analyst, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine.), Jordan Swartz MD (is Clinical Associate Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine.), Catherine Jamin MD (is Clinical Associate Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine.), Silas W. Smith MD (is Clinical Associate Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine and Institute for Innovations in Medical Education, New York University Grossman School of Medicine. Please address correspondence to Zoe Grabinski)

Background

Review of emergency department (ED) revisits with admission allows the identification of improvement opportunities. Applying a health equity lens to revisits may highlight potential disparities in care transitions. Universal definitions or practicable frameworks for these assessments are lacking. The authors aimed to develop a structured methodology for this quality assurance (QA) process, with a layered equity analysis.

Methods

The authors developed a classification instrument to identify potentially preventable 72-hour returns with admission (PPRA-72), accounting for directed, unrelated, unanticipated, or disease progression returns. A second review team assessed the instrument reliability. A self-reported race/ethnicity (R/E) and language algorithm was developed to minimize uncategorizable data. Disposition distribution, return rates, and PPRA-72 classifications were analyzed for disparities using Pearson chi-square and Fisher's exact tests.

Results

The PPRA-72 rate was 4.8% for 2022 ED return visits requiring admission. Review teams achieved 93% agreement (κ = 0.51) for the binary determination of PPRA-72 vs. nonpreventable returns. There were significant differences between R/E and language in ED dispositions (p < 0.001), with more frequent admissions for the R/E White at the index visit and Other at the 72-hour return visit. Rates of return visits within 72 hours differed significantly by R/E (p < 0.001) but not by language (p = 0.156), with the R/E Black most frequent to have a 72-hour return. There were no differences between R/E (p = 0.446) or language (p = 0.248) in PPRA-72 rates. The initiative led to system improvements through informatics optimizations, triage protocols, provider feedback, and education.

Conclusion

The authors developed a review methodology for identifying improvement opportunities across ED 72-hour returns. This QA process enabled the identification of areas of disparity, with the continuous aim to develop next steps in ensuring health equity in care transitions.

背景回顾急诊科(ED)入院后的再次就诊情况可以发现改进的机会。将健康公平视角应用于复诊,可以突出护理过渡中的潜在差异。目前还缺乏对这些评估的通用定义或切实可行的框架。作者旨在为这一质量保证(QA)流程开发一种结构化方法,并进行分层公平分析。方法作者开发了一种分类工具,用于识别潜在可预防的入院 72 小时复诊(PPRA-72),包括定向、无关、非预期或疾病进展的复诊。第二个评审小组对该工具的可靠性进行了评估。为了尽量减少无法归类的数据,还开发了一种自我报告种族/民族(R/E)和语言算法。使用皮尔逊卡方检验(Pearson chi-square)和费雪精确检验(Fisher's exact tests)对处置分布、回访率和 PPRA-72 分类进行了差异分析。审查小组在二元判定 PPRA-72 与非可预防性回访方面的一致性达到 93% (κ = 0.51)。在急诊室处置方面,R/E 和语言之间存在明显差异(p < 0.001),R/E 白人在指标就诊时入院的频率更高,而其他白人在 72 小时回访时入院的频率更高。不同种族/族裔的 72 小时内复诊率存在显著差异(p < 0.001),但不同语言的 72 小时内复诊率没有显著差异(p = 0.156),其中黑人 72 小时内复诊率最高。在 PPRA-72 比率方面,R/E(p = 0.446)和语言(p = 0.248)之间没有差异。该倡议通过信息学优化、分诊协议、医疗服务提供者反馈和教育来改进系统。这一质量保证流程能够识别出存在差异的领域,从而不断制定下一步措施,确保护理过渡中的健康公平。
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The Impact of a Novel Syringe Organizational Hub on Operating Room Workflow During a Surgical Case 新型注射器组织枢纽对手术病例中手术室工作流程的影响。
IF 2.3 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.02.008
Harrison Sims (is Human Factors Engineering researcher, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University.), David Neyens PhD, MS, MPH (is Associate Professor, Departments of Industrial Engineering and Bioengineering, Clemson University.), Ken Catchpole PhD (is Professor and S.C. SmartState Endowed Chair in Clinical Practice and Human Factors, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina.), Joshua Biro PhD, MS (is Research Fellow, MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, Washington, DC.), Connor Lusk PhD, MS (is Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina.), James Abernathy III MD, MPH (is Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University. Please send correspondence to Harrison Sims)
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Frontline Providers’ and Patients’ Perspectives on Improving Diagnostic Safety in the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Study 一线医护人员和患者对改善急诊科诊断安全的看法:定性研究
IF 2.3 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.03.003
Courtney W. Mangus MD (is Clinical Assistant Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Michigan.), Tyler G. James PhD (is Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan.), Sarah J. Parker MPH (is Research Area Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan.), Elizabeth Duffy MPH (is Clinical Research Coordinator, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan.), P. Paul Chandanabhumma PhD, MPH (is Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan.), Caitlin M. Cassady LMSW, LCSW (is PhD Candidate, Social Work and Anthropology Doctoral Program, Wayne State University.), Fernanda Bellolio MD, MS (is Emergency Medicine Physician and Health Sciences Researcher, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Health Science Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.), Kalyan S. Pasupathy PhD (is Professor, Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago.), Milisa Manojlovich PhD, RN (is Professor, Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership, School of Nursing, University of Michigan.), Hardeep Singh MD, MPH (is Professor, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA (US Department of Veterans Affairs) Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.), Prashant Mahajan MD, MBA, MPH (is Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Michigan. Please address correspondence to Courtney W. Mangus)

Background

Few studies have described the insights of frontline health care providers and patients on how the diagnostic process can be improved in the emergency department (ED), a setting at high risk for diagnostic errors. The authors aimed to identify the perspectives of providers and patients on the diagnostic process and identify potential interventions to improve diagnostic safety.

Methods

Semistructured interviews were conducted with 10 ED physicians, 15 ED nurses, and 9 patients/caregivers at two separate health systems. Interview questions were guided by the ED–Adapted National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Diagnostic Process Framework and explored participant perspectives on the ED diagnostic process, identified vulnerabilities, and solicited interventions to improve diagnostic safety. The authors performed qualitative thematic analysis on transcribed interviews.

Results

The research team categorized vulnerabilities in the diagnostic process and intervention opportunities based on the ED–Adapted Framework into five domains: (1) team dynamics and communication (for example, suboptimal communication between referring physicians and the ED team); (2) information gathering related to patient presentation (for example, obtaining the history from the patients or their caregivers; (3) ED organization, system, and processes (for example, staff schedules and handoffs); (4) patient education and self-management (for example, patient education at discharge from the ED); and (5) electronic health record and patient portal use (for example, automatic release of test results into the patient portal). The authors identified 33 potential interventions, of which 17 were provider focused and 16 were patient focused.

Conclusion

Frontline providers and patients identified several vulnerabilities and potential interventions to improve ED diagnostic safety. Refining, implementing, and evaluating the efficacy of these interventions are required.

背景很少有研究描述一线医疗服务提供者和患者对如何改进急诊科(ED)诊断流程的见解,而急诊科是诊断错误的高发场所。作者旨在确定医疗服务提供者和患者对诊断过程的看法,并确定潜在的干预措施,以提高诊断安全性。访谈问题以 ED 适应美国国家科学、工程和医学院诊断流程框架为指导,探讨了参与者对 ED 诊断流程的看法,发现了漏洞,并寻求干预措施以提高诊断安全性。作者对转录的访谈进行了定性专题分析。结果研究小组根据 ED 适应框架将诊断过程中的薄弱环节和干预机会分为五个领域:(1) 团队动力和沟通(例如,转诊医生和急诊室团队之间的沟通欠佳);(2) 与患者表现相关的信息收集(例如,从患者或其看护人处获取病史;(3) 急诊室组织、系统和流程(例如,员工日程安排和交接);(4) 患者教育和自我管理(例如,急诊室出院时的患者教育);以及 (5) 电子病历和患者门户网站的使用(例如,自动将检查结果发布到患者门户网站)。作者确定了 33 项潜在干预措施,其中 17 项以医疗服务提供者为重点,16 项以患者为重点。需要对这些干预措施进行改进、实施和效果评估。
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Putting the “Action” in RCA2: An Analysis of Intervention Strength After Adverse Events RCA2 中的 "行动":不良事件后的干预力度分析。
IF 2.3 Q2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.03.012
Jessica A. Zerillo MD, MPH (is Senior Medical Director of Patient Safety, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston.), Sarah A. Tardiff BSN, RN (is Senior Project Manager of Patient Safety, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.), Dorothy Flood BSN, RN (is Director, Patient Safety/Health Care Quality, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.), Lauge Sokol-Hessner MD, CPPS (is Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Washington (UW), and QI Mentor, UW Medicine Center for Scholarship in Patient Care Quality and Safety, Seattle.), Anthony Weiss MD, MBA (is Chief Medical Officer, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School. Please address correspondence to Jessica A. Zerillo)

Background

Safety event reporting and review is well established within US hospitals, but systems to ensure implementation of changes to improve patient safety are less developed.

Methods

Contributing factors and corrective actions for events brought to a tertiary care academic medical center's multidisciplinary hospital-level safety event review meeting were prospectively collected from 2020 to 2021. Corrective actions were tracked to completion through 2023. The authors retrospectively coded corrective actions by category and strength using the US Department of Veterans Affairs/Institute for Healthcare Improvement Action Hierarchy Tool.

Results

In the analysis of 67 events, 15 contributing factor themes were identified and resulted in 148 corrective actions. Of these events, 85.1% (57/67) had more than one corrective action. Of the 148 corrective actions, 84 (56.8%) were rated as weak, 36 (24.3%) as intermediate, 15 (10.1%) strong, and 13 (8.8%) needed more information. The completion rate was 97.6% (for weak corrective actions), 80.6% (intermediate), and 73.3% (strong) (p < 0.0001).

Conclusion

Safety events were often addressed with multiple corrective actions. There was an inverse relationship between intervention strength and completion, the strongest interventions with the lowest rate of completion. By integrating action strength and completion status into corrective action follow-up, health care organizations may more effectively identify and address those barriers to completing the strongest interventions that ultimately achieve high reliability.

背景:安全事件的报告和审查在美国医院中已经非常成熟,但确保实施改进患者安全的系统却不太完善:在美国医院中,安全事件的报告和审查已经非常成熟,但确保实施改革以提高患者安全的系统却不太完善:方法:从 2020 年到 2021 年,对提交给一家三级医疗学术医疗中心的多学科医院级安全事件评审会议的事件的诱因和纠正措施进行了前瞻性收集。对整改措施的完成情况进行了跟踪,直至 2023 年。作者使用美国退伍军人事务部/医疗保健改进研究所的行动层次工具,按类别和力度对纠正措施进行了回顾性编码:在对 67 个事件的分析中,确定了 15 个促成因素主题,并采取了 148 项纠正措施。在这些事件中,85.1%(57/67)有一个以上的纠正措施。在 148 项纠正措施中,84 项(56.8%)被评为弱,36 项(24.3%)为中等,15 项(10.1%)为强,13 项(8.8%)需要更多信息。完成率为 97.6%(弱纠正措施)、80.6%(中等)和 73.3%(强)(p < 0.0001):结论:安全事件通常通过多种纠正措施来解决。干预措施的力度与完成情况之间存在反比关系,力度最大的干预措施完成率最低。通过将行动强度和完成情况整合到纠正措施的跟踪中,医疗机构可以更有效地识别和解决完成最强干预措施的障碍,最终实现高可靠性。
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