Pronovost Slide5

It Is Time To Get Serious about the Science of Healthcare Delivery

Text version of slide presentation from a National Advisory Council meeting.

Improving Care

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CUSP [Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program]

  1. Educate staff on science of safety.
  2. Identify defects.
  3. Assign executive to adopt unit.
  4. Learn from one defect per quarter.
  5. Implement teamwork tools.

Translating Evidence Into Practice (TRiP):

  1. Summarize the evidence in a checklist.
  2. Identify local barriers to implementation.
  3. Measure performance.
  4. Ensure all patients get the evidence:
    • Engage
    • Educate
    • Execute
    • Evaluate

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Current as of August 2011
Internet Citation: Pronovost Slide5: It Is Time To Get Serious about the Science of Healthcare Delivery. August 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2011-04-nac/pronovost/slide5.html