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Task Force Update

Task Force Update. Children Hospitals Taskforce April 2008. Update on Taskforce Effort. 13 Safe Practices to be reported through the LFG Survey Leap #4 14 Safe Practices available for voluntary public reporting through TMIT’s “High Performer Program”

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Task Force Update

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  1. Task Force Update Children Hospitals Taskforce April 2008

  2. Update on Taskforce Effort • 13 Safe Practices to be reported through the LFG Survey Leap #4 • 14 Safe Practices available for voluntary public reporting through TMIT’s “High Performer Program” • Submitters to TMIT’s “High Performer Program will be recognized by LFG in the Transparency Index • TMIT Simulator will still be available

  3. Update on LFG/ TMIT - 2008 Public Reporting Of 13 SPs LFG Targeted Hospitals Required H Transparency Index LFG 13 Safe Practices H Data Public TMIT High Performer 27 SPs Voluntary H 14 or 27 Safe Practices H Confidential Practice & Research Feedback H

  4. Taskforce Effort Timeline - Survey • 02/11/08 - Final Edits of 13 SPs Submitted to LFG • 02/15/08 – TMIT online Simulator available for Testing • 03/15/08 – Final Edits of 14 SPs Submitted to TMIT • 04/1/08 – Release of LFG and TMIT surveys for public reporting • 6/30/08 – First deadline for LFG and TMIT survey submission • 7/15/08 (Approx) – Initial public reporting of Results on LFG and TMIT Site • Last Quarter ’08 – Development of Draft for LFG and TMIT 2009 Survey

  5. ‘08 LFG Survey Changes 13 Safe Practices Publicly reported by LFG • Safe Practice 1 (elements 1, 2, 3, and 4) - Culture of Safety; • Safe Practice 2 - Informed Consent; • Safe Practice 3 - Life Sustaining Treatment; • Safe Practice 5 - Nursing Workforce; • Safe Practice 8 - Communication of Critical Information; • Safe Practice 10 - Labeling of Diagnostic Studies; • Safe Practice 11 - Discharge Systems;

  6. ’08 LFG Survey Changes (Cont’d) 13 Safe Practices Publicly reported by LFG • Safe Practice 14 - Medication Reconciliation; • Safe Practice 19 - Prevention of Aspiration and Ventilator Associated Pneumonia; • Safe Practice 20 - Central Venous Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection Prevention; • Safe Practice 22 - Hand Hygiene; • Safe Practice 28 - DVT/VTE Prevention* • Safe Practice 29 - Anticoagulation Therapy* * Exemption approved based on Taskforce Feedback

  7. Changes to TMIT Survey • 14 Safe Practices for ‘08 TMIT voluntary report Survey* • Focus on Performance Improvement Activities • Potential Targets for Exemption • SP# 26, Periop MI prevention** • SP# 27 Pressure Ulcer – Pending Discussion with Taskforce * Compulsory if organization wants to be considered for “Top Hospitals” **Exemption Approved based on Current NQF SP report

  8. Taskforce Effort Timeline – Safe Practices • 02/15/08 – Pediatric Workgroups form for 2009 NQF Safe Practices Revisions • 3/1/08 – Call for New Practices Deadline • 4/15/08 – Taskforce review workgroup recommendations • 5/1/08 – Recommendations for Safe Practices changes to Steering Committee • 6/1/08 – Submission of the 2009 Safe Practices Revision to NQF • 6/30/08 to 12/31/08 – Consensus process, Public review and Board voting • Approx February ‘09 for Publication of NQF Report

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