September 2017 eBulletin | Health.mil

September 2017 eBulletin | Health.mil

The Department of Defense Patient Safety Program eBulletin delivers patient safety updates, news, useful tips and resources to help you deliver the highest quality of care to your patients. This month, read words of wisdom from a retiring MHS patient safety champion, learn how the services are bringing innovation to TeamSTEPPS, and learn more about the recent JPSR upgrades and how it impacts you! Contents Announcements/Reminders Feature: Parting Words of Wisdom from Patient Safety Advocate Col. Napolitano Patient Safety in Action: TeamSTEPPS Now and a Look into the Future JPSR Upgrades Reduce Reporting Time, Improve User Experience DoD PSP Treasure Chest: September Edition MHS Patient Safety Data Snapshot MHS Patient Safety Spotlight Upcoming Events In September, the Military Health System’s theme is suicide prevention. Learn more about this theme>> Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination for the Advancement toward High Reliability in Healthcare Awards Program. Announcements on winners and honorable mentions will be made in October. Joint Patient Safety Reporting was updated in mid-August. If you didn’t join our Aug. 9 webinar about these changes, please log into the Patient Safety Learning Center to watch a recording. More information and resources available on the DoD Patient Safety Program web site. Deadline for Institute for Safe Medication Practice’s Annual Cheers Award is Sep. 9. Nominate individuals or groups based on a demonstrated commitment to medication safety. Learn more>> The next eBulletin will publish in November 2017. Do you have questions about the Continuing Education process? We can help! E-mail us. Do you have an update from your facility? We’re always looking for good news stories and would love to hear from you! Let us know via e-mail or Facebook. Feature: Parting Words of Wisdom from Patient Safety Advocate Col. Napolitano Retiring Army colonel leaves behind a legacy of advocacy and shares advice for other health care and patient safety professionals to continue to advance military health.  Read More Patient Safety in Action: TeamSTEPPS® Now and a Look into the Future TeamSTEPPS tools and resources are having a positive impact in both clinical and non-clinical settings in the Military Health System. Read More JPSR Upgrades Reduce Reporting Time, Improve User Experience Joint Patient Safety Reporting improvements enhance the overall user experience, network communication and minimize the burden on reporters submitting patient safety events. Read more.   DoD PSP Treasure Chest: September Edition Welcome to the September edition of the DoD PSP Treasure Chest! Each issue, we share 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 with you – our committed MHS patient safety champions – in mind! Read more MHS Patient Safety Data Snapshot The MHS Patient Safety Data Snapshot is a monthly compilation of two types of patient safety data: 1) Sentinel Event notifications submitted to the Patient Safety Analysis Center 2) Anonymous, voluntarily reported patient safety events via the web-based incident reporting system known as JPSR This publication provides an MHS enterprise-level snapshot of trends in SEs and JPSR 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* to access the latest MHS Patient Safety Data Snapshot, available on the 15th of every month. *Please visit the Patient Safety Analysis Center page 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* to access the latest MHS Patient Safety Spotlight, available on the 15th of every month. *Please visit the Patient Safety Analysis Center page to access and download this publication. 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 Joint Commission There are multiple opportunities to attend accreditation and certification webinars offered by The Joint Commission. Learn more Leading a Culture of Safety: A Blueprint for Healthcare Leadership – National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)** and Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)* Sep. 6, 2017 from 3-4 p.m. EDT Learn more Replacing Old Practices with New Paradigms: Adopting Safe Practices for IV Push Medications – Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Sep. 12, 2017 from 1:30-3 p.m. EDT Learn more Tuning Up Health System Boards for Patient Safety – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Sep. 15, 2017 from 2-3 p.m. EDT Learn more Using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Indicators for Quality Monitoring: Part 1 – ECRI Institute Sep. 28, 2017 from 1-2 p.m. EDT For more information on registering for this webinar, please e-mail TQMC@ECRI.org or call (610) 825-6000, ext. 5800. How to Beat Burnout and Create Joy in Work – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Sep. 28, 2017 from 2-3 p.m. EDT Learn more