The Cliff Hanger Version of High Reliability
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Transforming Healthcare Quality Outcomes with High-Reliability and a Relentless Focus for Excellence
Between 2022 and 2033, there was an increase in wrong-site surgeries reported by The Joint Commission and an increase in unintended retained foreign objects by 11%. Additionally, there are more than 3 million healthcare-associated infections each year. The major factors involved have not changed over the last two decades and yet the United States health systems still struggle in achieving the highest quality healthcare outcomes.
The gaps include:
Communication is the number one failure point in healthcare delivery systems. Often team members are distracted, utilize poor communication skills, and are afraid to speak up. To prevent adverse events, the communication should be standardized using tools such as SBAR, and Repeat Back which clarifies understanding. These tools should be taught upon hire and practiced regularly to ensure effective use in improving quality. Simulation-based training programs and real-time observations are great ways to improve communication skills in the workplace. The TeamSTEPPS program also offers valuable training on ways to enhance team communication and reduce adverse events. TeamSTEPPS training encourages team members to speak up for safety and showcases the importance of having a Just Culture.
In procedural areas teams must work effectively together, using standardized checklists, initiating briefings, timeouts, and debriefings. When a deviation in the process occurs, the team members must feel empowered to speak up for safety and consistently look for potential safety issues. Visual boards, color coding, and categorizing equipment are also helpful in standardizing and sorting vital equipment to support patient and caregiver safety. Utilizing Lean Methods in the work environment creates efficiency, and safety and improves productivity. When caregivers work in an environment that promotes their safety, and efficiency, they feel more valued and contribute more productively to the organization.
High Reliability exists in healthcare organizations that are passionate about preventing harm, they are rigorous in their approach to safety, crazy relentless about empowering the front lines in safety, and they leverage transparency. They share openly about the opportunities for improvement and learn collectively about the root cause and how to keep the next person or patient safe.
The Healthcare Restoration Design Model is a scientific evidenced-based model that creates high reliability in healthcare. It provides a standardized approach to healthcare quality in evaluating people, processes, systems, and outcomes, with an in-depth forensic analysis.
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