A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Patient Safety Event Reporting by Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Residents play a key role in patient care at academic medical centers and have unique insights into safety improvement opportunities. At our institution, <1% of safety events were reported by resident trainees. The primary objective of this quality improvement (QI) initiative was to increase the monthly incidence of event reporting by pediatric residents by 20% from baseline within 12 months.

Methods

A QI team used the model for improvement to identify barriers to submitting safety event reports. The team used multiple intervention cycles to increase knowledge and promote engagement in event reporting. Interventions included educational tip sheets, a hospital-wide Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) conference, peer recognition and acknowledgment by senior leadership

SUBMITTER: Herchline D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8782116 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature