{"title":"Thank You to Reviewers.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000427","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000427","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":"46 1","pages":"64"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139081018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charles J Paul, Bradley A Erickson, Kenneth G Nepple, Chad R Tracy
{"title":"Does Rounding Order Bias Discharge Efficiency? Predictors of Discharge Timing on an Academic Urology Service.","authors":"Charles J Paul, Bradley A Erickson, Kenneth G Nepple, Chad R Tracy","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000415","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000415","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>No previous works have analyzed whether the order in which surgical teams see patients on morning rounds affects discharge efficiency at teaching hospitals. We obtained perioperative urologic surgery timing data at our academic institution from 2014 to 2019. We limited the analysis to routine postoperative day 1 discharges. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine whether various hospital and patient factors were associated with discharge timing. We analyzed 1,494 patients. Average discharge order time was 11:22 a.m. and hospital discharge 1:24 p.m. Univariate regression revealed earlier discharge order time for patients seen later in rounds by 4 minutes per sequential room cluster (p = .013) and by 12 minutes per cluster when excluding short-stay patients. Multivariate analysis revealed discharge order placement did not vary significantly by rounding order. However, time of hospital discharge did (p < .001), likely due to speed of discharge in the designated short-stay units. Attending physician was the most consistent predictor in variations of discharge timing, with statistical significance across all measured outcomes. Patients seen later in rounding progression received earlier discharge orders, but this relationship does not remain in multivariate modeling or translate to earlier discharge. These findings have helped guide quality improvement efforts focused on discharge efficiency.</p>","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":"46 1","pages":"12-21"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139081016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Batthish, Ayelet Kuper, Claire Fine, Ronald M. Laxer, G. R. Baker
{"title":"Organizational Learning in the Morbidity and Mortality Conference","authors":"M. Batthish, Ayelet Kuper, Claire Fine, Ronald M. Laxer, G. R. Baker","doi":"10.1097/jhq.0000000000000416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/jhq.0000000000000416","url":null,"abstract":"The focus of morbidity and mortality conferences (M&MCs) has shifted to emphasize quality improvement and systems-level care. However, quality improvement initiatives targeting systems-level errors are challenged by learning in M&MCs, which occurs at the individual attendee level and not at the organizational level. Here, we aimed to describe how organizational learning in M&MCs is optimized by particular organizational and team cultures. A prospective, multiple-case study design was used. Using purposive sampling, three cases covering different medical/surgical specialties in North America were chosen. Data collection included direct observations of the M&MC, semistructured interviews with key M&MC members, and documentary information. The role of the M&MC in all cases integrated two key concepts: recognition of system-wide trends and learning from error, at an organizational and team level. All cases provided evidence of double-loop learning and used organizational memory strategies to ensure knowledge was retained within the organization. A patient safety culture was linked to the promotion of open communication, fostering learning from adverse events. This study describes three cases of systems-oriented M&MCs that reflected elements of organizational learning theory. The M&MC can therefore provide a context for organizational learning, allowing optimal learning from adverse events.","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":"112 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139253358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Team-Based Care Model Improves Timely Access to Care and Patient Satisfaction in General Cardiology","authors":"Christa M. Sharpe, Linda Eastham","doi":"10.1097/jhq.0000000000000413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/jhq.0000000000000413","url":null,"abstract":"Appointment wait times have increased nationally since 2014, especially in cardiology. At a mid-Atlantic academic medical center, access to care in the general cardiology clinic was below national standards, which can negatively affect patient outcomes and satisfaction. Adopting a team-based care (TBC) model, advanced practice providers (APPs) were added to care teams with general cardiologists to provide timely outpatient management of cardiac conditions. This aimed to increase access to care and, consequently, patient satisfaction. A formative program evaluation using the Agency for Clinical Innovation framework assessed TBC's impact on these outcomes. Access to care and patient satisfaction measures for TBC and nonteam providers were compared with one another and national benchmarks. Nine months after implementation, the average time to new patient appointment for TBC providers was 31 days (47% decrease) and for nonteam providers was 41 days (20% decrease). TBC had a higher percentage of new patient appointments within 14 days than nonteam providers (39% and 20%, respectively). Patient satisfaction improved to the 98th percentile nationally for TBC but decreased to the 71st percentile for nonteam. These findings suggest that a TBC model using APPs can improve access to care and patient satisfaction in the outpatient general cardiology setting.","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":"115 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139252858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erik C. Brown, Samantha Fay, Ahmed M. Raslan, Christina M. Sayama
{"title":"Improving Quality Care and Patient Safety With Implementation of an Oversew Stitch in Lumbar Drains","authors":"Erik C. Brown, Samantha Fay, Ahmed M. Raslan, Christina M. Sayama","doi":"10.1097/jhq.0000000000000414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/jhq.0000000000000414","url":null,"abstract":"The lumbar drain exit site purse string oversew stitch is a well-described bedside intervention to stop or prevent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. It is not routinely placed at the time of lumbar drain placement. Via four plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycles, we test the effect of prophylactic utilization of the lumbar drain exit site oversew stitch on house officers' paging burden, need to redress the drain, need to oversew the drain to stop a CSF leak, and need to replace the drain. We found that the simple act of placing an oversew stitch at the time of lumbar drain placement significantly reduced paging burden and reduced the frequency at which an oversew stitch was required to stop a CSF leak. Subjectively, during PDSA cycles during which overstitches were placed prophylactically, in-house residents perceived that there were less lumbar drains on service, although objectively, the overall number was unchanged. We conclude that prophylactic lumbar drain exit site stitch placement reduces risk and bedside interventions for patients and also reduces overall call burden on house officers. This simple intervention may therefore provide a more widespread improvement in care quality beyond lumbar drain care because house officers experience less burnout during their call shifts.","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":"57 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139254239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amy Lukanski, Shelley Watters, Andrew L Bilderback, Dan Buchanan, Jacob C Hodges, David Burwell, Amy Triola, Oscar C Marroquin, Susan C Martin, Rachel L Zapf, Paula L Kip, Tami E Minnier
{"title":"Implementing a Discharge Follow-up Phone Call Program Reduces Readmission Rates in an Integrated Health System.","authors":"Amy Lukanski, Shelley Watters, Andrew L Bilderback, Dan Buchanan, Jacob C Hodges, David Burwell, Amy Triola, Oscar C Marroquin, Susan C Martin, Rachel L Zapf, Paula L Kip, Tami E Minnier","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000400","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000400","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>In this study, we sought to determine the effect of implementing a large-scale discharge follow-up phone call program on hospital readmission rates. Previous work has shown that patients with unaddressed concerns during discharge have significantly higher rates of care complications and hospital readmissions. This study is an observational quality improvement project completed from April 17, 2020 to January 31, 2022 at 22 hospitals in a large, integrated academic health system. A nurse-led scripted discharge follow-up phone call program was implemented to contact all patients discharged from inpatient care within 72 hours of discharge. Readmission rates were tracked before and after project implementation. Over a 21-month span, 137,515 phone calls were placed, and 57.92% of patients were successfully contacted within 7 days of discharge. The 7-day readmission rate for contacted patients was 2.91% compared with 4.73% for noncontacted patients. The 30-day readmission rate for contacted patients was 11.00% compared with 12.17% for noncontacted patients. We have found that discharge follow-up phone calls targeting patients decreases risk of readmission, which improves overall patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":" ","pages":"315-323"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41134926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cathy Perry, Kimberly Alsbrooks, Alicia Mares, Klaus Hoerauf
{"title":"Comparison of Clinical, Economic, and Humanistic Outcomes Between Blood Collection Approaches: A Systematic Literature Review.","authors":"Cathy Perry, Kimberly Alsbrooks, Alicia Mares, Klaus Hoerauf","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000399","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000399","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A systematic literature review was performed to understand the prevalence, advantages, and disadvantages of blood collection using different approaches (direct venipuncture or vascular access devices), and interventions used to mitigate the disadvantages.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The review included a broad range of study designs and outcomes. Database searches (Embase, MEDLINE, Cochrane library, and Centre for Reviews and Dissemination) were conducted in March 2021 and supplemented by hand searching.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred forty-one publications were included. The data indicate that blood sampling from vascular access devices is common in emergency departments, trauma centers, and intensive care units. Studies showed that hemolysis and sample contamination place a considerable economic burden on hospitals. Significant cost savings could be made through enforcing strict aseptic technique, or using the initial specimen diversion technique.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Hemolysis and sample contamination are far from inevitable in vascular access device-collected or venipuncture samples; both can be reduced through adherence to strict blood sampling protocols and utilization of the initial specimen diversion technique. Needle-free blood collection devices offer further hope for reducing hemolysis. No publication focused on the difficult venous access population; insertion success rates are likely to be lower (and the benefits of vascular access devices higher) in these patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":" ","pages":"359-370"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10624413/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41174197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oluwaseun John Adeyemi, Kester Gibbons, Luke B Schwartz, Ariana T Meltzer-Bruhn, Garrett W Esper, Corita Grudzen, Charles DiMaggio, Joshua Chodosh, Kenneth A Egol, Sanjit R Konda
{"title":"Diagnostic Accuracy of a Trauma Risk Assessment Tool Among Geriatric Patients With Crash Injuries.","authors":"Oluwaseun John Adeyemi, Kester Gibbons, Luke B Schwartz, Ariana T Meltzer-Bruhn, Garrett W Esper, Corita Grudzen, Charles DiMaggio, Joshua Chodosh, Kenneth A Egol, Sanjit R Konda","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000402","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000402","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The Score for Trauma Triage in the Geriatric and Middle-Aged (STTGMA) is a risk stratification tool. We evaluated the STTGMA's accuracy in predicting 30-day mortality and the odds of unfavorable clinical trajectories among crash-related trauma patients. This retrospective cohort study (n = 912) pooled adults aged 55 years and older from a single institutional trauma database. The data were split into training and test data sets (70:30 ratio) for the receiver operating curve analysis and internal validation, respectively. The outcome variables were 30-day mortality and measures of clinical trajectory. The predictor variable was the high-energy STTGMA score (STTGMAHE). We adjusted for the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status. Using the training and test data sets, STTGMAHE exhibited 82% (95% CI: 65.5-98.3) and 96% (90.7-100.0) accuracies in predicting 30-day mortality, respectively. The STTGMA risk categories significantly stratified the proportions of orthopedic trauma patients who required intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, major and minor complications, and the length of stay (LOS). The odds of ICU admissions, major and minor complications, and the median difference in the LOS increased across the risk categories in a dose-response pattern. STTGMAHE exhibited an excellent level of accuracy in identifying middle-aged and geriatric trauma patients at risk of 30-day mortality and unfavorable clinical trajectories.</p>","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":"45 6","pages":"340-351"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11309630/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71428151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Initiative to Stop Antibiotics Prescribed for Urinary Symptoms When Urine Culture Is Negative.","authors":"Benjamin Kofoed, Jacob Morris, Jennifer Rich","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000403","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000403","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Urinary symptoms pose frequent diagnostic and management challenges in the emergency department (ED). In our regional health system, we identified the problem of patients started on antibiotics for urinary symptoms in the ED without a process for eventual review or discontinuation if urine culture (UC) later resulted as negative. To address this gap, we implemented a pharmacist-driven follow-up process to discontinue antibiotics after a negative UC. After project implementation, cases reviewed by a pharmacist increased from 0% to 96.7%. Patients contacted to discontinue antibiotics increased from 0% to 40% postintervention. This process improvement is now shared across five rural departments. Our results have broad applicability in any ED environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":"45 6","pages":"371-376"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71428149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth B Matthews, Victoria Stanhope, Yuanyuan Hu
{"title":"Barriers to Health Information Exchange Among Ambulatory Physicians: Results From a Nationally Representative Sample.","authors":"Elizabeth B Matthews, Victoria Stanhope, Yuanyuan Hu","doi":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000404","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000404","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Health information exchange (HIE) improves healthcare quality, but is underutilized by providers. This study used a nationally representative survey of ambulatory physicians to examine barriers to HIE, and identify which barriers have the greatest impact on providers' use of HIE.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A pooled sample of 1,292 physicians from the 2018-2019 National Electronic Health Record Survey was used. Univariate statistics described rates and patterns of eight common barriers to HIE. Multivariate logistic regression examined the relationship between each barrier and the use of HIE.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Barriers to HIE were common and diverse. Negative attitudes toward HIE's ability to improve clinical quality significantly decreased HIE use (OR = .44, p < .01).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>To increase adoption of HIE, efforts should focus on addressing providers' negative attitudes toward HIE. These findings can guide targeted implementation strategies to improve HIE adoption.</p>","PeriodicalId":48801,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Healthcare Quality","volume":"45 6","pages":"352-358"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71428150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}