Leveraging Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Initiatives to Enhance Value and Patient-Centered Care in Otolaryngology

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Brenner ◽  
John Cramer ◽  
Samantha Cohen ◽  
Karthik Balakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Patient Centered Care ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Centered Care

scholarly journals Facilitating Team-Based Care Coordination and Collaboration in Myelofibrosis: Findings from a Quality Improvement Study in Three US Community Oncology Systems

Blood ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 136 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 32-33
Author(s):  
Srdan Verstovsek ◽  
Anne Jacobson ◽  
Jeffrey D Carter ◽  
Tamar Sapir
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Care Coordination ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Practice Patterns ◽  
Patient Centered Care ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Community Oncology ◽  
Centered Care

Background Care coordination can be especially challenging in the setting of rare malignancies such as myelofibrosis (MF), where hematology/oncology teams have limited experience working together to implement rapidly evolving standards of care. In this quality improvement (QI) initiative, we assessed barriers to patient-centered MF care in 3 community oncology systems and conducted team-based audit-feedback (AF) sessions within each system to facilitate improved care coordination. Methods Between 1/2020 and 3/2020, 31 hematology/oncology healthcare professionals (HCPs) completed surveys designed to characterize self-reported practice patterns, challenges, and barriers to collaborative MF care in 3 community oncology systems (Table 1). Building on findings from the team-based surveys, 39 HCPs from these centers participated in AF sessions to reflect on their own practice patterns and to prioritize areas for improved MF care delivery. Participants developed team-based action plans to overcome identified challenges, including barriers to effective risk stratification, care coordination, and shared decision-making (SDM) for patients with MF. Surveys conducted before and after the small-group AF sessions evaluated changes in participants' beliefs and confidence in delivering collaborative, patient-centered MF care. Results Team-Based Surveys: HCPs identified managing MF-associated anemia and other disease symptoms (42%), providing individualized care despite highly variable clinical presentations (29%), and developing institutional expertise despite low patient numbers (16%) as the most pressing challenges in MF care. For patients who are candidates for JAK inhibitor therapy, HCPs reported most commonly relying on current guidelines (71%) and clinical evidence (61%) to guide treatment selection. HCPs also considered drug safety/tolerability profiles (55%), personal or institutional experience (13%), and out-of-pocket costs for patients (13%); no participants (0%) reported incorporating patient preference into their decision-making. Teams were underutilizing SDM and patient-centered care resources; fewer than 50% reported providing tools to support adherence (48%), visual aids for patient education (47%), financial toxicity counseling (40%), resources for managing MF-related fatigue (36%), or counseling to reduce risk factors for CVD, bleeding, and thrombosis (26%). Small-Group AF Sessions: Across the 3 oncology centers, teams participating in the AF sessions (Table 1) shared a self-reported caseload of 97 patients with MF per month. HCPs reported a meaningful shift in beliefs regarding the importance of collaborative care: following the AF sessions, 100% of HCPs agreed or strongly agreed that collaboration across the extended oncology care team is essential for achieving MF treatment goals, an increase from 71% prior to the AF sessions (Figure 1). Participants also reported increased confidence in their ability to perform each of 6 aspects of evidence-based, collaborative, patient-centered care (Figure 2). In selecting which aspects of patient-centered care to address with their clinical teams, HCPs most commonly prioritized individualizing treatment decision-making based on patient- and disease-related factors (57%), followed by providing adequate patient education about treatment options and potential side effects (24%) and engaging patients in SDM (18%). To achieve these goals, 73% of HCPs committed to sharing their action plans with additional clinical team members; others committed to creating a quality task force to oversee action-plan implementation (15%) and securing buy-in from leadership and stakeholders (9%). Conclusions As a result of participating in this community-based QI initiative, hematology/oncology HCPs demonstrated increased confidence in their ability to deliver patient-centered MF care and improved commitment to team-based collaboration. Remaining practice gaps and challenges can inform future QI programs. Study Sponsor Statement The study reported in this abstract was funded by an independent educational grant from Incyte Corporation. The grantors had no role in the study design, execution, analysis, or reporting. Disclosures Verstovsek: ItalPharma: Research Funding; CTI Biopharma Corp: Research Funding; Promedior: Research Funding; Gilead: Research Funding; NS Pharma: Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding; Genentech: Research Funding; Sierra Oncology: Consultancy, Research Funding; PharmaEssentia: Research Funding; AstraZeneca: Research Funding; Incyte Corporation: Consultancy, Research Funding; Blueprint Medicines Corp: Research Funding; Protagonist Therapeutics: Research Funding; Roche: Research Funding.

scholarly journals The evolution of quality improvement in healthcare: Patient-centered care and health information technology applications

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Cantiello ◽  
Panagiota Kitsantas ◽  
Shirley Moncada ◽  
Sabiheen Abdul
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Patient Centered Care ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Technology Applications ◽  
Centered Care

Objective: Quality improvement in the healthcare industry has evolved over the past few decades. In recent years, an increased focus on coordination of care efforts and the introduction of health information technology has been of high importance in improving the quality of patient care.Methods: In this review, we present a history of quality improvement efforts, discuss quality improvement in the healthcare industry, and examine quality improvement strategies with a focus on patient-centered care and information technology applications via patient registries.Results: Evidence shows that the key to quality improvement efforts in the healthcare industry is the coordination of patient care efforts through better data evaluation processes. By utilizing patient registries that can be linked to electronic health records (EHRs) and the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) framework, the quality of care provided to patients can be improved.Conclusions: While many healthcare organizations have quality improvement departments or teams in place that may be able to handle these types of efforts, it is important for organizations to be familiar with processes and frameworks that employees at different levels of the organization can be involved in. In order to ensure successful outcomes from quality improvement initiatives, managers and clinicians should work together in identifying problems and developing solutions.

scholarly journals A qualitative study on measuring patient‐centered care: Perspectives from clinician‐scientists and quality improvement experts

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadia Ahmed ◽  
Andrea Djurkovic ◽  
Kimberly Manalili ◽  
Balreen Sahota ◽  
Maria J. Santana
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Patient Centered Care ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Centered Care

scholarly journals MENCIPTAKAN KESADARAN AKAN KESELAMATAN PASIEN DI RUMAH SAKIT

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adelia Devita Sari
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Patient Centered Care ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Centered Care

Dugaan malpraktek yang dilakukan petugas pelayanan kesehatan yang mengakibatkan pasien mengalami kerugian mulai dari materi, cacat fisik bahkan sampai meninggal dunia memperlihatkan masih rendahnya mutu pelayanan kesehatan di rumah sakit. patient safety (keselamatan pasien) belum menjadi budaya yang harus diperhatikan oleh rumah sakit di Indonesia. Perubahan paradigma dalam lembaga pelayanan kesehatan yang saat ini beralih pada patient centered care belum benar-benar dijalankan dengan baik. Masih ada rumah sakit yang berorientasi pada kepentingann manajemen yang pada akhirnya melupakan keselamatan pasien di rumah sakit. Undang-undang Kesehatan no 36 tahun 2009 sudah dengan jelas bahwa rumah sakit saat ini harus mengutamakan keselamatan pasien diatas kepentingan yang lain sehingga sudah seharusnya rumah sakit berkewajiban menerapkan budaya keselamatan pasien. Tidak ada lagi alasan bagi setiap rumah sakit untuk tidak menerapkan budaya keselamatan pasien karena bukan hanya kerugian secara materi yang didapat tetapi juga ancaman terhadap hilangnya nyawa pasien. Apabila masih ada rumah sakit yang mengabaikan keselamatan pasien sudah seharusnya diberi sanksi yang berat baik untuk rumah sakit maupun petugas pelayanan kesehatan. Beberapa kasus yang terjadi di Indonesia, pihak rumah sakit bahkan petugas pelayanan kesehatan tidak mendapat sanksi apapun sehingga menjadikan penegakan hukum kesehatan di Indonesia masih sangat lemah. Sudah seharusnya apabila terjadi kelalaian bahkan kesengajaan dari pihak rumah sakit yang mengakibatkan terancamnya keselamatan pasien maka tidak hanya sanksi internal tetapi juga sudah masuk ke ranah pidana. Inilah yang sampai saat ini belum berjalan sehingga masyarakat yang dirugikan karena lemahnya penegakan hukum yang pada akhirnya kasusnya menguap begitu saja.

Communication science lessons for patient safety and quality care

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 197-204
Author(s):  
Annegret F Hannawa ◽  
Brian H Spitzberg ◽  
Marcia D Childress ◽  
Richard Frankel ◽  
Julius C Pham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Patient Centered Care ◽  
Good Sense ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Centered Care

At a time when patient-centered care is a goal and patient safety is a paramount concern across the spectrum of health care, renewed and rigorous attention to interpersonal communication skills makes good sense. In this interdisciplinary article, we share lessons from communication science that can help clinicians communicate more appropriately and effectively with each other and with their patients in healthcare encounters.

Isotretinoin, Patient Safety, and Patient-Centered Care—Time to Reform iPLEDGE

2020 ◽  
Vol 156 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
John S. Barbieri ◽  
Ilona J. Frieden ◽  
Arielle R. Nagler
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Patient Centered Care ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Centered Care
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