CSTS: The Cardiovascular Surgical CSTS: The Cardiovascular Surgical Translational Study Translational Study Senior Leadership of Quality and Safety Senior Leadership of Quality and Safety Initiatives in Health Care Initiatives in Health Care Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD The Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
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CSTS: The Cardiovascular Surgical Translational Study CSTS: The Cardiovascular Surgical Translational Study
Senior Leadership of Quality and Safety Senior Leadership of Quality and Safety Initiatives in Health CareInitiatives in Health Care
Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhDThe Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety
and Quality
Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
• To understand the differences between technical and adaptive work
• To understand the role of senior leaders in addressing both types of work in QI efforts
• To share tactics used successfully by senior executives and leaders to support QI
GoalsGoals
• Initially work to eliminate central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSI); state mean < 1/10000 catheter days, median 0, (then Surgical Site Infections, and finally Ventilator Associated Pneumonia).
• To improve safety culture by 50%• To learn from one defect per month• To increase Executive participation in your quality
How often did we learn from mistakes* 100s 100sHave we created a safe culture% Needs improvement in
Safety climate* 84% 43% Teamwork climate* 82% 42%
Technical WorkTechnical Work
• Addresses problems for which the definition is clear, the potential solutions are reasonably clear, and usually require little or minimal learning
• Responsibility for implementing a solution is reasonably clear between leaders and followers.
Leadership Without Easy AnswersLeadership Without Easy Answers(Heifetz, 1994)(Heifetz, 1994)
• Leadership is
“activity to mobilize adaptive work” (p. 27).
Adaptive WorkAdaptive Work
• Addresses problems that require a change in attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors
• Involves shared responsibility for change: leaders share responsibility with organizational staff and key stakeholders.
Most Common Leadership ErrorMost Common Leadership Error
• Treating an adaptive problem as technical
The Work of Adaptive ChangeThe Work of Adaptive Change
• Determining the direction – what must change
• Determining the methods - how to change
Pronovost: Health Services Research 2006
Senior TeamStaff
leaders leadersEngageadaptive
How does this make the world a better place?
Educatetechnical
What do we need to know?
Executeadaptive
What do we need to do?How can we do it with my resources and culture?
Evaluatetechnical
How do we know we improved safety?
Leading ChangeLeading Change
Leading ChangeLeading Change
• Is everyone clear on the goals, timelines, and mission?
• Is the necessary structure in place – people, roles, authority and responsibility?
• Are decision making, problem solving and conflict management processes clear?
• Are material resources in place – space, equipment, people, budgets (Senior Executive can help)?
• Are financial tracking mechanisms in place (CMS P4P implications)
Action Items for Senior LeadersAction Items for Senior Leaders
1. Make certain an executive is assigned to each unit and meets regularly as a member of the project team .
– let the staff know senior executives are invested and will work as hard as they do to make it a success.
2. Set clear project goals and expectations for the leaders and staff in critical care units.
– Provide opportunities for project teams to meet with senior executives and the board to discuss the project
3. Provide the necessary resources – time to work on the Project, funds for travel, training, equipment, supplies, etc.
Action Items for Senior LeadersAction Items for Senior Leaders
3. Support transparent communication with everyone– BSI rates– SSI rates– VAP rates– Process barriers and successes– Tell your own Josie Story; publically discuss a
patient who suffered preventable harm at your organization
4. Expect resistance and be prepared to address it effectively
5. Celebrate wins and provide encouragement, support, attention, and resources if there are set backs.
CSTS: The Cardiovascular Surgical Translational CSTS: The Cardiovascular Surgical Translational Study Study
Staff Safety AssessmentStaff Safety Assessment
Elizabeth Martinez, MD, MHSMassachusetts General Hospital
Harvard UniversityCSTS Content Call
Learning Objectives
• To understand Step 2 of CUSP: Identify Defects
• To understand how to Implement the Staff Safety Assessment
• To understand ways to use results of the Staff Safety Assessment
Goals
• To identify defects
• To leverage the wisdom of the front line worker
• To prepare a list of improvement opportunities that has face validity and provides a focus for local CUSP activities.
One way to make harm visible-- get staff thinking and talking about safety and how
to improve it
How are We Going to Harm the Next Patient?
Step 2: Staff Identify Defects
Frontline caregivers are the eyes and ears of patient safety
• Identify clinical or operational problems that negatively impact patient safety (have or could)
• Use the Staff Safety Assessment tool– How will the next patient be harmed in our unit– What can be done to minimize patient harm or prevent this safety
hazard
• Clinical area managers and CUSP team review suggestions, set the agenda for discussion with executive partner
Appendix C
STAFF SAFETY ASSESSMENT – CUSP
Please describe how you think the next patient in your unit/clinical area will be harmed.
Name (optional): Job Category: Date: Unit:
Please describe what you think can be done to prevent or minimize this harm.
Thank you for helping improve safety in your workplace!
Purpose of this form: The purpose of this form is to tap into your knowledge and experiences at the frontlines of patient care to find out what risks are present on your unit that have or could jeopardize patient safety. Who should complete this form: All health care providers. How to complete this form: Provide as much detail as possible when answering the 2 questions. Drop off your completed safety assessment form in the location designated by the CUSP improvement team with your job category, date and unit in the top box (name is optional). When to complete this form: Assessing safety should be considered an iterative process with no defined end (like a moving bicycle wheel). Thus, it can be filled out by any health care provider at any time. At the very least, all health care providers should complete this form semiannually.