The Department of Defense (DoD) Patient Safety Program (PSP) eBulletin delivers patient safety updates, news, useful tips and resources to help you deliver the highest quality of care to your patients. This month, we bring you the winners of the 2016 Advancement toward High Reliability in Healthcare Awards program, highlights of the DoD PSP resources available to you and information about upcoming PSR log in changes.
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Announcements/Reminders
Feature: Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Award Winners Revealed HRO Corner: Understanding Your Patient Safety Resources Coming Soon: Patient Safety Reporting System Login Changes Announcements/Reminders
Feature: Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Award Winners RevealedThe winners of the 2016 Advancement toward High Reliability in Healthcare Awards program were recognized on Dec. 1 during the 2016 AMSUS Annual Continuing Education Meeting dinner and awards banquet. The awards were presented by Dr. Karen S. Guice, acting assistant secretary... Read moreHRO Corner: Understanding Your Patient Safety ResourcesThe Military Health System (MHS) is a global system of hospitals, clinics and health care teams within the DoD that provides health services to 9.5 million active duty and retired members of the armed forces and their families worldwide. Patient safety remains a central and strategic focus... Read moreComing Soon: Patient Safety Reporting System Login ChangesThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will begin using the Patient Safety Reporting System (PSR) for entering and tracking patient safety reports beginning in mid-December. At that time, users will notice a name change; the PSR will now be referred to as The Joint Patient Safety... Read moreDoD PSP Treasure Chest: December Edition Welcome to the December edition of the DoD PSP Treasure Chest! Every month, we will be sharing resources to help you execute your day-to-day patient safety activities easily and effectively. Please visit us often and get access to tools and information developed...Read moreMHS Patient Safety Data Snapshot The MHS Patient Safety Data Snapshot is a monthly compilation of two types of patient safety data: 1) Sentinel Event (SE) notifications submitted to the Patient Safety Analysis Center (PSAC) 2) Anonymous, voluntarily reported patient safety events via the web-based incident reporting system known as PSR.This publication provides an MHS enterprise-level snapshot of trends in SEs and PSR events so that providers and health care administrators can help identify areas for patient safety improvement in their facility and throughout the MHS. Visit the Patient Safety Learning Center (PSLC)* to access the latest MHS Patient Safety Data Snapshot, available on the 15th of every month. If you do not have a PSLC account, you must request access. *Please visit the Patient Safety Products page of the PSLC to access and download this publication. MHS Patient Safety Spotlight The MHS Patient Safety Spotlight is a resource designed to highlight best practices and interesting initiatives that come from the field and are worthy of being shared across the enterprise. This resource features data-driven examples of improvement and case studies that tackle specific problems with specific solutions.Visit the Patient Safety Learning Center (PSLC)* to access the latest MHS Patient Safety Spotlight, available on the 15th of every month. If you do not have a PSLC account, you must request access. *Please visit the Patient Safety Products page of the PSLC to access and download this publication. Upcoming Events
Patient Safety Learning Circles:
In-person or web-based forums focused on a specific topic
 TeamSTEPPS Webinar – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)Please check our Calendar of Events for updates on this webinar. The Overlap between Organizational Contributions to Burnout and Workplace Violence* – National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)**Dec. 7, 2016 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM (ET) This webinar will explore the effects of burnout and  workplace violence on health care workers. Dr. Michael Privitera of the University of Rochester Medical Center will offer recommendations for leadership and management style interventions to implement a strategy to prevent workplace violence while preventing burnout.Note: Cost is $99 per connection, however, Stand Up for Patient Safety member organizations receive complimentary registration for an unlimited number of participants, but those seeking continuing education must register individually. ASPPS members receive special $20 registration pricing for their individual participation. Learn more and register here. Health IT Webinar Series: (Part I) Leveraging Health IT to Improve Safety and Reduce Harm – National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)**Dec. 13, 2016 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM (ET) A two-part webinar series jointly sponsored by the Health Information Management Systems Society and NPSF. In the fast-paced, team-focused, critical environment of health care delivery, having the right tools and processes in place to ensure patient safety is of tantamount importance. This webinar explores the role that health IT can play to support your organization’s patient safety initiatives. Learn how thought leading health care organizations utilize their people, processes and technologies to combat hospital-acquired conditions, sepsis and more.Speakers:
Learning Circle: Overview of the Leadership Daily Safety Briefing & Coaching OpportunitiesDec. 13, 2016 from 4:00 to 5:00 PM (ET) This learning circle provides an overview of the Leadership  Daily Safety Briefing (DSB) Best Practice highlighted in the MHS Leadership Engagement Toolkit published in August 2016. DSBs have shown to foster a culture of safety, create a high level of situational awareness of safety issues for leaders and staff and to promote early identification and resolution of safety issues. After attending, you will understand what a DSB is, how it is used, and learn tips on how to develop and execute an implementation plan. You will also hear about targeted coaching offered by the DoD PSP, including individual coaching and learning action networks.MHS leaders, providers and staff who oversee or are responsible for implementing leader best practices should attend. Learn more and register here. Implementing a Robust Quality Program – ECRI Institute Dec. 22, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (ET) This webinar focuses on the key elements of developing a quality program. Participants will gain an understanding of the structure and methods of an effective quality program, and they will learn how an organization’s quality program is closely integrated with its patient safety and risk management activities. Health care executive leadership, nursing leadership, physician leadership, quality directors, patient safety officers, risk managers, clinical department leaders and nurses are encouraged to attend. This session will be led by Barb Rebold, (RN, BSN, MS, CPHQ) director of engagement and improvement at the ECRI Institute. For more information on registering for this webinar, please e-mail TQMC@ECRI.org or call (610) 825-6000, ext. 5800.
Patient Safety Workshops:
On-Demand eLearning: Patient Safety Reporting System v1.01 eLearning CourseInstructor-led or self-paced online learning sessions focused on a specific product This course introduces basic navigation and functionality features of the PSR system and the roles of system users, such as event reporters, event handlers and investigators. Access the course through MHS Learn. Register now On-Demand eLearning: Patient Safety Reporting: Intermediate Course* Targeted to Patient Safety Managers and other Military Treatment Facility (MTF) staff already familiar with basic functionalities of the Patient Safety Reporting System, this course will help learners hone the decision-making skills needed to effectively manage patient safety event data in PSR, as part of the ongoing effort to eliminate preventable harm at MTFs. Register now On-Demand eLearning: Root Cause Analysis* This self-paced module outlines the DoD Patient Safety Program's suggested practices for conducting a root cause analysis (RCA), from the initial reporting of a patient safety event through the formation of the RCA Team to the identification of contributing factors and root causes and the recommendation of corrective actions. Register now *Denotes that activity is eligible for Continuing Education (CE) credit. All CE credits are managed by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM). **Did you know? As an NPSF Stand Up for Patient Safety member, DoD PSP receives complimentary access to webinars as a benefit of program membership. Check with your facility POC for more information. |
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