Sprint for Surgical Safety
The Oregon IHI Network (six organization that have helped Oregon hospitals with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) interventions include: OAHHS, Acumentra Health, Patient Safety Commission, CareOregon, the OMA, and the ONA) is collaborating to support the IHI's call for a Sprint to accelerate progress toward testing and full implementation of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist. The checklist has three parts: Sign In – Brief - Debrief and adds an element of teamwork to the universal protocol currently in use. The WHO study indicates that even hospitals with 94% compliance with using their own checklist had improvements in post surgical complications. Some sites found a 40% decrease in complications. A decrease in post-surgical complications translates to better patient outcomes and cost savings for hospitals.
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