Title

Improving Bedside Procedural Safety through Optimizing Timeout Documentation and a Pre-procedure Checklist

Authors

Jennifer Harris, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
R. Benson Jones, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
Kristin Lohr, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Grant Turner, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Drew Kotler, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Justine Blum, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Megan Margiotta, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Matthew Bokhari, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Erica Li, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Riti Kanesa-thasan, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Bracken Babula, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Rebecca Jaffe, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Description

Aim

GOAL: Improve the safety of patients undergoing bedside procedures while maintaining the full spectrum of graduated autonomy in procedure training for residents.

SMART Aim: Increase the rate of timeouts documented for bedside procedures from 29% to 50% by June 2018.

Publication Date

12-10-2018

Keywords

quality improvement, checklist, procedure documentation, patient safety

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Patient Safety

Comments

Presented at the 2018 Institute for Healthcare Improvement National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care

Recommended Citation

Harris, MD, Jennifer; Jones, MD, R. Benson; Lohr, MD, Kristin; Turner, MD, Grant; Kotler, MD, Drew; Blum, MD, Justine; Margiotta, MD, Megan; Bokhari, MD, Matthew; Li, MD, Erica; Kanesa-thasan, MD, Riti; Babula, MD, Bracken; and Jaffe, MD, Rebecca, "Improving Bedside Procedural Safety through Optimizing Timeout Documentation and a Pre-procedure Checklist" (2018). Department of Medicine Posters. 14.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/medposters/14