HealthLeaders Media July 31, 2023
WellSpan Health has established an extensive tiered huddle system, revamped patient safety reporting system, and culture of safety.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– WellSpan Health hospitals have reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infection.
– The health system’s tiered huddle program reports patient safety concerns from the frontlines upto the CEO every day.
– The health system has created a culture where patient safety catches are celebrated such as a Heads Up, Speak Up Award for frontline team members.
WellSpan Health has made significant gains in patient safety over the past three years.
Patient safety includes medical errors that impact patients and “near misses” that could have reached patients. Patient safety has been a pressing issue in healthcare since...
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