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Effectiveness of key indicators as instrument in detecting risks in healthcare Ine Borghans. Methods of Supervision. Risk Indicators. Thematic. Quality system. Suspicions criminal offenses. Incidences. Methods of Supervision. Risk Indicators. Thematic. Quality system.
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Effectiveness of key indicatorsas instrument in detecting risks in healthcare Ine Borghans
Methods of Supervision Risk Indicators Thematic Quality system Suspicionscriminaloffenses Incidences
Methods of Supervision Risk Indicators Thematic Quality system Suspicionscriminaloffenses Incidences
Risk indicators Used in ‘Risk-based' supervision To render the risk of healthcare services measurable and transparent. Developed in cooperationwith the health care providers.
Hospital adverse events often result in a longer length of stay(seereferencesonnextslide)We developed a new indicator that uses the unexpectedly long length of stay (UL-LOS) as a potential risk factor for unsafe care.
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Indicator: Percentage of patientswithanunexpectedly long length of stay (UL-LOS) Methods: • Based on a prolonged length of stay of more than 50% • Standardisation for patients’ age, primary diagnosis and main procedure • Three strata of hospitals: • 31 general hospitals • 24 tertiary teaching hospitals • 8 university medical centres
Why based on a prolonged length of stayof more than 50%? • to include patients that stayed longer because of complications and adverse events • and not patients that just stayed a little bit longer because of variations in the treatment, such as in logistics
Example - patient of 18 yearsold - appendicitis - appendectomy Expected LOS 3,4 dagen 3,4 + 1,7 = 5,1 days Actual LOS 6 daysor more: UL-LOS
How does the Inspectorateusethis indicator? Most important problem: hospitals without UL-LOS percentage Otherhospitals: High percentage is an important signal Inspectorsask to inspectdetailedinformation per specialism Patientswith UL-LOS: record reviewing to learnwhat went wrong
PRO’s and CON’s of workingwithonekey indicator Pro: Les administrativeburdenforcaregivers Mucheasierfor the inspector Contra: High demandsregarding to thisspecific indicator: validity reliability comparability Outcomes are notcompensatedbyother indicators!