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This case study focuses on enhancing patient care by optimizing systems and providing training to reduce medication errors and complications. The approach includes performance analysis, interventions, and evaluation plans within a six-month timeframe.
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Case StudyIDPT620 Presented by: Jeff Zoller, Lindsey Kegler, & Barbara Kelly
Introduction • Team Introduction • -Jeff Zoller • -Lindsey Kegler • -Barbara Kelly
Introduction Problem Statement: Who benefits from solving this problem: • Administrators • Unit Directors & Department Heads • Nurses & Nurse Supervisors • Patients • Pyfer General Hospital has identified two low performing units who have partially implemented the mobile tracking system. These two units have experienced higher than normal patient complications and fatalities as a result of medication errors.
Methodology • Organizational & Environmental Analysis • Gap Analysis • Cause Analysis • Selected intervention to measure effectiveness
Recommended Interventions • Documentation Standards Intervention • Information Systems Intervention
Recommended Interventions • Documentation Standards Intervention • Information Systems Intervention • Competencies/Competency Testing, Performance Support Tools / Job Aids Interventions
Recommended Interventions • Documentation Standards Intervention • Information Systems Intervention • Competencies/Competency Testing, Performance Support Tools / Job Aids Interventions • Employee Development and Performance Management
Recommended Interventions • Documentation Standards Intervention • Information Systems Intervention • Competencies/Competency Testing, Performance Support Tools / Job Aids Interventions • Employee Development and Performance Management • Emotional Intelligence, Mentoring, and Coaching Interventions
Evaluation Plan Within six months: • 100% of patient information is in the new system • Audits indicate proper usage and documentation in the mobile system • All paper documents are archived within 6 months
Evaluation Plan Within six months: • 100% of patient information is in the new system • Audits indicate proper usage and documentation in the mobile system • All paper documents are archived within 6 months • 100% of medication administered as prescribed • All errors reported within 5 minutes
Evaluation Plan Within six months: • 100% of patient information is in the new system • Audits indicate proper usage and documentation in the mobile system • All paper documents are archived within 6 months • 100% of medication administered as prescribed • All errors reported within 5 minutes • Staff turnover of the hospital reducedto no more than 20%
Change Management Plan • IT and Educational Specialist directly involved • Merging of all documents into new systems • Educational Specialists available to all staff • Formal training throughout all units • Super Users on floor for peer support • Develop a Communication Plan
References • Van Tiem, D. M., Moseley, J. L., & Dessinger, J. C. (2012). Fundamentals of performance improvement: Optimizing results through people, process, and organizations. San Francisco: Wiley