Monthly Resource & Educational Programs Vaping - January Understanding the definition of vaping and the health risks involved is important to patient safety. Vaping is not an FDA approved smoking cessation tool. Click here to learn more.
Patient and Professional Resources Patient engagement and involvment is vital to the delivery of health care. OPSI is proud to provide information to patients seeking health care services including prepartion for a hospital visit, medications safety and more. Click here for resources to help patients understand health care issues impacting them. Click here for resources related to medication safety, surgical and procedural safety, infection prevention, general safety, safety culture, leadership resources, health literacy and best practices.
Patient Safety Week - March 8-14, 2020 Ohio hospitals are committed to providing the best health care to patients. Every day of the year, caregivers work to provide the best care possible for every patient, every time. Patient safety and health care quality is a top priority for Ohio hospitals. Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual education and awareness campaign for health care safety. From patients to care providers, from the front lines to the executive suite, from the patient and family advocate to the corporate solutions provider — we are all united in the goal of keeping patients and those who care for them free from harm. Educational Offerings Using Patient Safety Partnership to Improve Patient Safety Caring for Transgender Patients: Unique Risks, Unique Rewards Surgical Safety Hard Stop Checklist Transitioning with Excellence: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Transitions and Discharge Toolkit Materials OPSI 2019-2020 Calendar Health Care Worker Stickers - Together in Safety Medication Safety Brochure (gate fold format) Medication Safety Brochure (tri-fold format) Medication Safety Card - small Medication Safety Card - big OPSI Patient Resources OPSI Inpatient Safety Flier 2018 Report: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announces hospital-acquired conditions declined by 13 percent between 2014 and 2017, preventing an estimated 20,500 deaths and $7.7 billion in health care costs.
OPSI Best Practice Award OPSI presents the award to the individual or organization that has designed and implemented the most innovative, evidence-based patient safety practice in Ohio. Developed by the OPSI’s Board of Trustees, the goals of this award are to recognize outstanding efforts among Ohio health care providers who: Improve patient safety Develop innovative programs to improve patient safety Create best practices that other Ohio health care providers may adopt/adapt Develop a culture of collaboration that improves patient safety 2020 Best Practice Award Nominations Now Being Accepted - Deadline: Jan. 15 OPSI invites hospitals, health systems, physicians, long term care, outpatient facilities and home health care to submit a nomination for the annual Dr. Frank Dono Best Practice Award. The best practice award is presented annually to an individual or organization that has designed and implemented the most innovative, evidence-based patient safety practice in Ohio. Award submissions must include a project summary, description of the performance improvement process, an explanation of the data analytics used (measurable goals, use of benchmarks, etc.), verifiable results and sustainability, and a report of the lessons learned. All applications must be submitted online by Jan. 15. An awards committee will review all applications to select the finalists and ultimate recipient which will be announced in March. The award will be presented at the OHA Annual Meeting Quality Summit in June. Please contact OHA's Rosalie Weakland for more information or click here to learn more.
OPSI Board OPSI's Board of Directors is composed of a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals through out the state of Ohio. Members At - Large Todd Baker - Ohio State Medical Association Chrissie Blackburn, MHA - University Hospitals of Cleveland Kathy Crea, Pharm.D, BCPS, CPPS - Riverside Methodist Hospital Carol Croop, RN, MS, BC, CPHQ Kenneth Edelman, MD - Cleveland Clinic Joseph Geskey, DO - OhioHealth Doctors Hospital Ruth Ann Heiser, RN - Mount Carmel Health System Judy Klein, CPHRM, PA - Coverys William Kose, MD - Blanchard Valley Health System Joshua Lumbley, MD - Ohio State University Hospital Mandy Smith, NHA, PTA, RAC-CT - Ohio Healthcare Association OHA & OPSI Representatives Rosalie Weakland, RN, MSN, FACHE, senior director of Quality Programs Amy Andres, senior vice president, Quality and Data Deb Zanath, Ohio Patient Safety Institute