An evaluation of Datix implementation for incident reporting at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
Hayat Mushcab ◽  
David Bunting ◽  
Saeed Yami ◽  
Ali Abandi ◽  
Catherine Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Incident Reporting ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Incident Reporting Systems ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Survey Responses

Background Incident-reporting systems are designed to obtain information about events and situations affecting patient safety. These incidents can be used to inform individual and organizational learning and improvement opportunities for quality and patient safety. Aim This study aims to evaluate incident reporting at the Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) since the implementation of Datix and the staff’s behavior towards incident reporting. Methods This is a prospective, mixed methods study. Incident-reporting system reports are used to evaluate the volume of incident reporting before and after implementing the new software. A questionnaire was developed to assess the attitude of hospital staff members to reporting incidents in general and the use of Datix in particular. Results Incident reporting increased in 2017 and 2018 by 51% and 57%, respectively, using Datix compared with the previously implemented software. JHAH has 3812 active employees, with nearly 60% of them using Datix. The study received 377 survey responses (response rate approximately 10%). We received a majority of positive responses about the workplace safety culture and the value of the system. Conclusion Implementation of the Datix reporting system resulted in an increased number of incident reports. An action plan was put in place that may improve incident reporting by further increasing awareness regarding the importance of reporting and supporting more training.

scholarly journals Reflections on patient safety incident reporting systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (suppl 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria de Jesus Castro Sousa Harada ◽  
Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo Silva ◽  
Liliane Bauer Feldman ◽  
Sheilla Siedler Tavares ◽  
Luiza Maria Gerhardt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Incident Reporting ◽  
Incident Reporting Systems ◽  
System Method ◽  
Safety Incident ◽  
Reporting Systems ◽  
Patient Safety Incident ◽  
National Patient

ABSTRACT Objective: To reflect on the main characteristics and recommendations of Incident Reporting Systems, discuss the population’s participation in reporting, and point out challenges in the Brazilian system. Method: Reflection study, based on Ordinance No. 529/13, which instituted the National Patient Safety Program, under Collegiate Board Resolution (CBR) No. 36/13; reflections by experts were added. Results: Reporting systems are a source for learning and monitoring, allow early detection of incidents, investigations and, mainly, the generation of recommendations prior to recurrences, in addition to raising information for patients and relatives. There is little participation of the population in the reporting, regardless of the type of system and characteristics such as confidentiality, anonymity, and mandatory nature. Final Considerations: In Brazil, although reporting is mandatory, there is an urgency to advance the involvement and participation of the population, professionals, and institutions. To simplify data entry by improving the interface and importing data from the reporting system is an objective to be achieved.

Traditional Lectures Actually Improve the Body of Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Health Care Professional for Health Incident Reporting System

2020 ◽  
pp. 001857872091855
Author(s):  
Marcus Vinicius de Souza Joao Luiz ◽  
Fabiana Rossi Varallo ◽  
Celsa Raquel Villaverde Melgarejo ◽  
Tales Rubens de Nadai ◽  
Patricia de Carvalho Mastroianni
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Health Care Professional ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Incident Reporting ◽  
Event Reporting ◽  
Incident Reporting System ◽  
Traditional Lectures

Introduction: A solid patient safety culture lies at the core of an effective event reporting system in a health care setting requiring a professional commitment for event reporting identification. Therefore, health care settings should provide strategies in which continuous health care education comes up as a good alternative. Traditional lectures are usually more convenient in terms of costs, and they allow us to disseminate data, information, and knowledge through a large number of people in the same room. Taking in consideration the tight money budgets in Brazil and other countries, it is relevant to investigate the impact of traditional lectures on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to incident reporting system and patient safety culture. Objective: The study aim was to assess the traditional lecture impact on the improvement of health care professional competency dimensions (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) and on the number of health care incident reports for better patient safety culture. Participants and Methods: An open-label, nonrandomized trial was conducted in ninety-nine health care professionals who were assessed in terms of their competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) related to the health incident reporting system, before and after education intervention (traditional lectures given over 3 months). Results: All dimensions of professional competencies were improved after traditional lectures ( P < .05, 95% confidence interval). Conclusions: traditional lectures are helpful strategy for the improvement of the competencies for health care incident reporting system and patient safety.

Eat Smart! Workplace Cafeteria Program Evaluation of the Nutrition Component

2006 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jody Dawson ◽  
John J. M. Dwyer ◽  
Susan Evers ◽  
Judy Sheeshka
Keyword(s):  
Program Implementation ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Nutrition Component

Purpose: The nutrition component of the Eat Smart! Workplace Cafeteria Program (ESWCP) in a hospital was evaluated. We assessed staff’s frequency of visits to and purchases in the hospital cafeteria, attitudes about the program, short-term eating behaviour change, and suggestions to improve the ESWCP. Methods: Questionnaires were sent to hospital staff members who were not on leave (n=504). Dillman’s Tailored Design Method was used to design and implement the survey. Four mail-outs were used and yielded a 51% response rate. Results: Eighty-seven percent of respondents visited the hospital cafeteria at least once a week in an average seven-day week, and 69% purchased one to five meals or snacks there each week. Eighty-six percent of respondents said that they were aware of the hospital’s program. Notices on cafeteria tables were the primary method of learning about the program (67%). Reported program benefits included increased knowledge about healthy eating, convenience of having healthy foods in the cafeteria, and increased energy. Conclusion: Many respondents were aware of the program, provided positive comments about it, and reported positive changes in eating habits. However, future observational research is warranted to note foods served and sold before and after program implementation, as well as to examine whether results can be generalized to other settings.

scholarly journals A Nonpunitive, Computerized System For Improved Reporting of Medical Occurrences

2007 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
Dale A. Arroyo
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
Error Reporting ◽  
Safety Program ◽  
Culture Of Safety ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Anonymous Reporting ◽  
Naval Hospital ◽  
Computerized System

ABSTRACT To improve the patient safety program at the Naval Hospital at Oak Harbor, the facility instituted a new computerized system of reporting errors, incorporating a nonpunitive approach. The new “Culture of Safety” led to a paradigm shift in assessing an individual’s performance, event occurrences and error reporting. Prior to the patient safety initiative, under the then-existing error reporting system, staff members at the Naval Hospital at Oak Harbor were held personally accountable and subject to discipline for errors they committed. Under the Culture of Safety program, most errors are considered preventable and attributable to systems issues. The new reporting system is used to assess systems failures, not individual performance. Staff may input errors and occurrences directly into the computerized database or submit paper reports. Although anonymous reporting is allowed, staff members are encouraged to identify themselves. Reviewers comment on the errors and occurrences reported to help identify trends and develop baselines for quality improvement activities. Ultimately, the appointed physician advisor for performance improvement summarizes what actions are needed to remediate the problem. The new system provides up-to-the-minute information for review, dissemination and action, replacing paper trails and time-consuming meetings that failed to resolve occurrences. Data collected provides feedback to department heads, allowing for monitoring, systems improvement or environmental changes. Aggregate data are tracked, trended and fully disseminated.

Comparison of Patient Safety Incident Reporting Systems in Taiwan, Malaysia, and Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Inge Dhamanti ◽  
Sandra Leggat ◽  
Simon Barraclough ◽  
Hsun-Hsiang Liao ◽  
Nor'Aishah Abu Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Incident Reporting ◽  
Incident Reporting Systems ◽  
Safety Incident ◽  
Reporting Systems ◽  
Patient Safety Incident ◽  
Safety Incident Reporting

HAZARD RECOGNITION AND ASSESSMENT—A CASE STUDY

1994 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Phillip R. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Reporting System ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Incident Reporting ◽  
Potential Hazard ◽  
Incident Reporting System ◽  
Incident Reporting Systems ◽  
Industry Response ◽  
Accident Data ◽  
Hazard Recognition

Hazard recognition and the assessment of associated risk should be considered as an integral part of a company's safety management system. Whilst this is generally accepted, the systems for handling hazard data such as a 'Hazards Register' are often separate from other incident reporting systems, eg. the accident data base.Accidents and potential hazards, however, may pose the same level of risk to an organisation. Philosophically, after an accident occurs it reverts to being a potential hazard, albeit with a greater understanding of its actual causes and outcomes; yet it is often treated differently from other hazards of equal potential. Only at the point in time of occurrence can an accident be considered anything but a potential hazard. There is no logical reason to create separate systems for handling these data yet typical industry response is to do just that. The reporting of hazards should not be separated from the normal incident reporting system within an organisation.The development and implementation of an integrated risk classification method and incident reporting system is discussed in this paper as a case study.

Blockchain-based Incident Reporting System for Patient Safety and Quality in Healthcare

2021 ◽  
pp. 167-190
Author(s):  
Dounia Marbouh ◽  
Mecit Can Emre Simsekler ◽  
Khaled Salah ◽  
Raja Jayaraman ◽  
Samer Ellahham
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Incident Reporting ◽  
Incident Reporting System ◽  
Quality In Healthcare
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