HI QIOSC Newsletter

Patient Safety QIOSC MedQIC Update July 2009

For your convenience, here is a comprehensive list of items that have been posted recently to QualityNet/MedQIC by the Patient Safety QIOSC, divided by topic. Feel free to send this out to your providers for their reference. If you have questions or comments, please contact Tracy Senat at [email protected] or (405) 302-3286.

DRUG SAFETY

Medication Reconciliation in the Outpatient Dialysis Setting (WebEx): http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=OtherResource&pagename=Medqic %2FOtherResource %2FOtherResourcesTemplate&cid=1228732632947&parentName=Category

Lists of Look-Alike Drug Name Sets with Recommended Tall Man Letters: Several studies have shown that the use of mixed case letters (Tall Man) can help distinguish similar drug names and reduce mix-ups. This is a resource from the FDA and ISMP of lists of recommended Tall Man letters. http://staging.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer? c=OtherResource&pagename=Medqic%2FOtherResource %2FOtherResourcesTemplate&cid=1228732597817

ARMOR: A Tool to Evaluate Polypharmacy in Elderly Persons: The ARMOR tool (Assess, Review, Minimize, Optimize, Reassess) consolidates recommendations into a functional and interactive tool to reduce polypharmacy in the elderly. http://staging.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=MQTools&pagename=Medqic %2FMQTools%2FToolTemplate&cid=1228732598429

Safe Prescribing in the Oklahoma Elderly: A toolkit for healthcare practitioners to reduce the use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) and drug-drug interactions (DDI). http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=MQTools&pagename=Medqic %2FMQTools%2FToolTemplate&cid=1228731644205&parentName=Category

Medication Reconciliation Toolkit: http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=MQTools&pagename=Medqic %2FMQTools%2FToolTemplate&cid=1228732647277&parentName=Category

Medication Safety Card: http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=MQTools&pagename=Medqic %2FMQTools%2FToolTemplate&cid=1228732633180&parentName=Category MRSA

Don't Bug Me Campaign Materials: MRSA prevention and transmission reduction campaign materials for use by healthcare providers and patients. http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=OtherResource&pagename=Medqic %2FOtherResource %2FOtherResourcesTemplate&cid=1228732632508&parentName=Category

Measuring Hand Hygiene Adherence: Overcoming the Challenges: This monograph from The Joint Commission helps healthcare organizations target their efforts in measuring hand hygiene performance. http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=OtherResource&pagename=Medqic %2FOtherResource %2FOtherResourcesTemplate&cid=1228731737495&parentName=Category

Save Lives: Clean Your Hands: “Save Lives: Clean Your Hands” is part of a major global effort led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to support healthcare workers in improving hand hygiene and thus stopping the spread of life-threatening, healthcare-associated infection (HCAI). http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=OtherResource&pagename=Medqic %2FOtherResource %2FOtherResourcesTemplate&cid=1228731748610&parentName=Category

PATIENT SAFETY/QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

Cough Safe - Why Don't We Do It In Our Sleeves: This five-minute video teaches people to cover their coughs with their clothes, not their hands. http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=OtherResource&pagename=Medqic %2FOtherResource %2FOtherResourcesTemplate&cid=1228732603519&parentName=Category

Rapid Response Training Tool: A new team training tool on Rapid Response Systems is now available from the Agency for Healthcare Research Quality and the Department of Defense. Rapid Response Teams are part of the TeamSTEPPS curriculum. http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=MQWeblinks&pagename=Medqic %2FMQWeblinks%2FWeblinkTemplate&cid=1228696160746&parentName=MeasureNSow

IHI WIHI Free Audio Program Series: WIHI is an exciting new "talk show" program from IHI. It’s free, it’s timely, and it’s designed to help dedicated legions of healthcare improvers worldwide keep up with some of the freshest and most robust thinking and strategies for improving patient care. http://staging.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer? c=OtherResource&pagename=Medqic%2FOtherResource %2FOtherResourcesTemplate&cid=1228732612187

Poison Help: A guide to safe medicine use and poison prevention tips for older adults and caregivers. http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=MQTools&pagename=Medqic %2FMQTools%2FToolTemplate&cid=1228731724076&parentName=Category

Partnership for Healthcare Excellence: The Partnership for Healthcare Excellence helps Massachusetts consumers improve the quality of their health care. http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=OtherResource&pagename=Medqic %2FOtherResource %2FOtherResourcesTemplate&cid=1228731708355&parentName=MeasureNSow

PRESSURE ULCERS

Tip the Waiter (Tool): Since this temporary pressure relief method was introduced in February 2009, healthcare providers in Oklahoma have touted its effectiveness as well as its benefits. http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=MQTools&pagename=Medqic %2FMQTools%2FToolTemplate&cid=1228732627494&parentName=Category

Updated Hospital Pressure Ulcer Change Package: http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=OtherResource&pagename=Medqic %2FOtherResource %2FOtherResourcesTemplate&cid=1228695611014&parentName=Category

Pressure Ulcer Poster: This poster details pressure points at risk for developing pressure ulcers. For use in staff education. http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=MQTools&pagename=Medqic %2FMQTools%2FToolTemplate&cid=1228696165866&parentName=Category

Optimizing Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism: This activity is intended for cardiologists, neurologists, internal medicine practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers who manage patients with venous thromboembolism. http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=OtherResource&pagename=Medqic %2FOtherResource %2FOtherResourcesTemplate&cid=1228732603267&parentName=MeasureNSow

This material was prepared by Stratis Health and the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, the Quality Improvement Organization Support Center for Patient Safety, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. PSQIOSC_MQUPDATE-OK-070309