Apr 9, 2024

The Institute for Healthcare Quality, Safety and Efficiency received a two-year grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to develop a Diagnostic Excellence Capacity Building Program. As part of the Achieving Diagnostic Excellence through Prevention and Teamwork (ADEPT) collaborative, the IHQSE will use the grant funds to create a model for developing and implementing diagnostic excellence programs at 15 hospitals across the country. IHQSE Director, Dr. Jeff Glasheen, discussed the new grant and how it will support efforts to address and improve diagnostic accuracy across the country.

Apr 9, 2024

Orders for IV antimicrobials (OPAT) were being omitted or listed inaccurately in more than 50% of discharge summaries and were leading to near misses and patient harm events, according to a 2-year study led by Lorna Allen and funded by an IHQSE grant. To address the issue, she, with data assistance from IHQSE faculty Heather Hallman, MSHS, MHA, CSSGB, implemented a streamlined treatment order in the electronic health record that standardized the discharge process across units so that OPAT ordering occurs seamlessly on nearly 99% of after-visit summaries.

Apr 5, 2024

Physical therapy consultation in the hospital is a valuable, yet limited resource, and ordered for a large proportion of admitted patients. IHQSE faculty members, Dr. Emily Gottenborg and Dr. Moksha Patel, recently published their work to address inappropriate overuse of physical therapy consultation. Their team found that nearly 25% of all consultations were inappropriate, and by creating an EHR order integrating clinical decision-making support and restructuring nursing roles to empower them to assume PT – ordering responsibility, they decreased inappropriate ordering to <10%. This work highlights the value of eliminating inefficiencies in the inpatient setting to reduce waste and improve patient care!