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The Steering Committee began meeting in September 2011 to evaluate the submissions and prepare the draft report.
MEASURES TO BE REVIEWED:
Medication Safety
0022 - Use of high risk medications in the elderly
0419 - Documentation of current medications
Venous Thromboembolism
0371 - VTE prophylaxis
0372 - ICU VTE prophylaxis
0373 - VTE with anticoagulant overlap therapy
0374 - VTE patients receiving unfractionated heparin
0375 - VTE warfarin discharge instructions
0376 - Potentially preventable VTE
0450 - Post-op PE or deep vein thrombosis rate (revised)
Surgery
0267 - Wrong site, wrong side, wrong patient
0344 - Accidental puncture or laceration rate (PDI 1)
0345 - Accidental puncture or laceration rate (PSI 15)
0349 - Transfusion reaction (PSI 16)
0350 - Transfusion reaction (PDI 13)
0362 - Foreign body left after procedure (PDI 3)
0363 - Foreign body left after procedure (PSI 5)
Care Coordination
0263 - Patient burn
0346 - Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate (PSI 6)
0348 - Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate (PDI 5)
0501 - Confirmation of ET Placement
0523 - Pain assessment conducted
0524 - Pain Interventions implemented
The Patient Safety Complications Workgroup met via conference call on December 2, 2011. This meeting was open to members and the public.
The Patient Safety Complications Workgroup met on December 9, 2011. The meeting was open to the members and the public.
The Patient Safety Complications Workgroup met via conference call on December 5, 2011. This meeting was open to members and the public
The Patient Safety Complications Workgroup met via conference
call on December 6, 2011. This meeting was open to members and the public.
The Steering
Committee met on December 15-16, 2011 at the National Quality Forum, 1030
15th Street, NW, 9th Floor, Washington DC.
The Steering Committee had a follow-up conference call on January 31 to continue reviewing several measures.
