Week 10 Safety Micro Macro PDF

National Patient Safety Goals Healthcare Micro/Macro Systems COURSE OUTCOME Describe quality improvement measures in healthcare micro and macro systems that impact patient care. COMPETENCY Describe clinical micro and macro systems. Discuss national patient-safety initiativ...

National Patient Safety Goals Healthcare Micro/Macro Systems COURSE OUTCOME Describe quality improvement measures in healthcare micro and macro systems that impact patient care. COMPETENCY Describe clinical micro and macro systems. Discuss national patient-safety initiatives.  CONCEPT Healthcare Systems: The methods of healthcare delivery and management, including financing and coordination of services Safety: Minimizing risk of human harm through both system effectiveness and individual performance.  UNIT OUTCOMES Compare and contrast clinical micro and macro systems Discuss National Patient Safety Goals for the Adult in the Acute Care clinical environment. National Patient Safety Goals  Background The National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) were established in 2002 to help accredited organizations address specific areas of problems in regard to patient safety issues.  Health Care Errors 250,000 deaths related to medical errors a year 9,000 medication 4,000 surgical  See National Patient Safety Guidelines Identify one of the National Patient Safety Goals you observed a nurse using as a guideline for care? Identify possible patient outcomes/risks that could result if the patient safety goals were not followed.  Hand-off Communication Major Safety Requirement Required by Ohio Board of Nursing Rules and Regulations Hand-off Communication A hand-off report provides a LEGAL MANDATORY REQUIREMENT to share essential information to ensure patient safety. Mandatory by the Ohio Board of Nursing for every nurse and student nurse to receive current hand-off communication (report).  Strategies for Effective Nursing Hand-offs A critical time, when nurses collaborate and share important information Focus patient-centered priority problems Ask questions to clarify Use a consistent process/form/tool SBAR NPSG Healthcare Micro and Macro Systems  Healthcare Microsystems Clinical microsystems are the small, functional, front-line units that provide most health care to most people. Essential building blocks of larger organizations and of the health system. The place where patients and providers meet.  Healthcare Microsystem Work to provide superior, cost-effective care and at the same time create a positive and attractive working environment. The health care micro system is comprised of each of these individually; patients, providers, insurers, group purchasers such as employers and public programs like Medicare, medical suppliers, healthcare provider education and research institutions Specific locations: floor, ICU, OR, ED  Examples of a Microsystem Where Patients Receive Healthcare? This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND  Healthcare Macrosystems Macrosystem is the set of all organizations and individuals that strongly interact to accomplish a specified society public purpose includes socioeconomic factors. The health care macro system is comprised of all of these as one massive unit; Hospitals as a whole Hospital systems