Table 7-8. Types of Patient Safety Actions Taken by the Trending Hospitals
2010 User Comparative Database
Types of Action Taken | Trending Hospitals* | |
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Number | Percent | |
Implemented SBAR Communication (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation) | 190 | 65% |
Made changes to policies/procedures | 180 | 62% |
Improved compliance with Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals | 171 | 59% |
Conducted chart audits | 166 | 57% |
Improved error reporting system | 158 | 54% |
Improved fall prevention program | 156 | 53% |
Implemented patient safety walkarounds | 136 | 47% |
Purchased new hospital equipment | 131 | 45% |
Conducted root cause analysis | 127 | 43% |
Held education/patient safety fair for staff | 123 | 42% |
Conducted training | 120 | 41% |
Implemented "Ticket to Ride" communication tool to reduce handoff risk | 82 | 28% |
Formed a committee | 71 | 24% |
Implemented patient safety briefings | 70 | 24% |
Took other action | 57 | 20% |
Conducted followup interviews/focus groups | 49 | 17% |
Implemented patient safety bulletin board/suggestion box/hotline | 35 | 12% |
Implemented TeamSTEPPS | 32 | 11% |
Developed action plans but have not implemented them yet | 31 | 11% |
* Only 292 of the 321 trending hospitals provided information about patient safety actions they had taken.