Improving Safety through a Virtual Learning Collaborative.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frontline healthcare safety leaders require expertise and confidence to manage local safety programs effectively yet are confronted with substantial challenges in identifying risk and reducing harm.

Methods

We convened a multidisciplinary safety learning collaborative in a children's hospital pediatric department and used the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Breakthrough Series model. Participants attended four virtual education sessions over 13 months (September 2020-September 2021) focused on identifying harm and using tools to improve safety. We analyzed departmental safety data monthly throughout the collaborative. The primary outcome was the development of improvement projects using direct application of the session content. The secondary outcome was pa

SUBMITTER: Durney JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11259400 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature