{"id":1322,"date":"2014-10-29T14:59:43","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T18:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2014-10-29T14:59:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T18:59:43","slug":"childrens-hospital-quality-corner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/childrens-hospital-quality-corner\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Hospital Quality Corner"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CH<\/a><\/strong>A New Monthly Feature
\n<\/em><\/strong>In 2014, we started a quarterly Children\u2019s Hospital Quality Newsletter. In order to decrease everyone\u2019s e-mail Inbox and to have all of our CH information in one standardized location, the newsletter will now be published \u201cmonthly\u201d as a component of the Kids Matter e-zine.<\/p>\n

Be Safe Update\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/em>As I am sure that you are well aware by now, Be Safe has officially rolled-out in the Children\u2019s Hospital. If you need a refresher, click this link: (https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/be-safe-what-is-it-and-why-does-it-matter\/) As of October 1st<\/sup>, each of our inpatient units have been meeting individually as a team (medical director, nurse manager, QPI coach and other members of the unit) and then reporting together at 9:30 am in our own \u201cCH Situation Room.\u201d This brief 15 minute meeting allows everyone, including representatives from the Battle Building and the 8th<\/sup> Floor Newborn service (who have not \u201cofficially\u201d started meeting as a Unit-Based Leadership (UBL<\/strong>*) team), to gather together to discuss their MESS<\/strong>* and the six core measures the health system is currently focusing on as a whole (Mortality, CLABSI, CAUTI, Team Member Injury, Falls, Pressure Ulcers). In addition, it is a time for the unit leaders to call on their Help Chain<\/strong>* to help them solve problems that cannot be solved at the unit level. The CH Situation Room is currently in the 7 Central Day Room but look for it to move to 7 West (7805) in the near future! Anyone is welcome to stop by at 9:30 to discuss issues or anytime to see what the CH quality department is up to!<\/p>\n

As an example of Be Safe in action, please check out the recent UVA Connect article on the NICU\u2019s unplanned extubation success story<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Congratulations!!!
\n<\/em><\/strong>Kudos to the team on 7 Acute for breaking their previous record of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection-free days. On October 15th<\/sup>, they bested their previous record of 243 days and are now well on their way towards 300 days!<\/p>\n

Congratulations to the ECMO team for being awarded the ELSO Center of Excellence award for 2014-2016. This award demonstrates the hard work and dedication the ECMO team has put in to improve care for our sickest patients.<\/p>\n

A New Face
\n<\/em><\/strong>Please welcome Stephen Simmers to the Children\u2019s Hospital Quality Department. Stephen joined us on October 27th<\/sup> and is the new CH Project Coordinator for Quality Initiatives. A better introduction will be forth coming but please say hello and introduce yourself. He looks forward to helping you with any and all quality-based projects.<\/p>\n

Good Catch Department
\n<\/em><\/strong>Special thanks to the following individuals for catching issues that could have caused significant issues for our patients:<\/p>\n

Kelsey Rakes \/ Jane Dwyer (NICU) \u2013<\/em> catching TPN that was incorrectly made for a patient in renal failure that contained significant amounts of potassium.<\/p>\n

Tara Lumsden (7 Acute) \u2013<\/em> catching a patient on 7 Acute who was admitted with the wrong ID bracelet.<\/p>\n

Kara McDonald (PICU) \u2013<\/em> catching a teratogenic drug that was sent to the PICU prior to crushing in pharmacy<\/p>\n

Glossary
\n<\/em><\/strong>UBL<\/em> \u2013<\/em> Unit based leadership; Nurse Manager, Medical Director, Improvement expert\/coach and others identified as first responders when a problem is identified and can\u2019t be immediately solved by front line team members.<\/p>\n

MESS \u2013<\/em> Methods, Equipment, Supplies, Staffing. A process of evaluating a unit\u2019s capability of providing optimal care on a given day. Each unit determines if they are \u201cgreen\u201d \u2013 able to move forward \u2013 or \u201cred.\u201d If a unit\u2019s MESS is red, administration is alerted and resources are made available to help solve any issues.<\/p>\n

Help Chain \u2013<\/em> The organizational support system in place for when problem solving cannot be accomplished right away. It is available 24\/7 and is used when problems need to be escalated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Be Safe Update\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As I am sure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":338,"featured_media":1331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-1322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-jrs3yc"],"acf":false,"yoast_head":"\nChildren\u2019s Hospital Quality Corner - Monthly Matters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/childrens-hospital-quality-corner\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Children\u2019s Hospital Quality Corner - Monthly Matters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A New Monthly Feature In 2014, we started a quarterly Children\u2019s Hospital Quality Newsletter. 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