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Hannaford Center For Safety, Innovation & Simulation 2023 Annual Report, Mainehealth
Hannaford Center For Safety, Innovation & Simulation 2023 Annual Report, Mainehealth
Annual Reports
In this 2023 Annual Report, you will see that combination of cutting-edge technology, a talented team, and the shared drive to improve health care for patients makes the Sim Center a fantastic resource for our system.
Hannaford Center For Safety, Innovation & Simulation 2022 Annual Report, Maine Medical Center
Hannaford Center For Safety, Innovation & Simulation 2022 Annual Report, Maine Medical Center
Annual Reports
- Identified more than 400 latent safety threats across our system
- Provided readiness training for the launching of pediatric ECMO
- Introduced summative block OSCEs for medical students
- Continued rural telesimulation outreach with MOOSE
- Presented or published 15 total abstracts and publications
- Continued development of AR-integration pediatric simulation
Hannaford Center For Safety, Innovation & Simulation 2021 Annual Report, Maine Medical Center
Hannaford Center For Safety, Innovation & Simulation 2021 Annual Report, Maine Medical Center
Annual Reports
In this 2021 Annual Report, you will see that combination of cutting edge technology, a talented team, and the shared drive to improve health care for patients makes the Sim Center a fantastic resource for our system.
Prolonged Thunder Before The Storm – Diagnosis Of Aortobronchial Fistula After 28 Months Of Recurrent Hemoptysis, Hilamber Subba, Truc Ta, Edmund Sears
Prolonged Thunder Before The Storm – Diagnosis Of Aortobronchial Fistula After 28 Months Of Recurrent Hemoptysis, Hilamber Subba, Truc Ta, Edmund Sears
Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021
Aortobronchial fistula (ABF) should always be considered in patients with hemoptysis and previous thoracic surgery, however the diagnosis is known to be difficult both clinically and radiographically1. We present a case with the longest indolent course of hemoptysis reported to date .
The Maine Lung Cancer Coalition: A Statewide, Multi-Sector Partnership To Improve Evidence-Based Lung Cancer Prevention & Screening, Leo B Waterston, Liz Scharnetzki, Susan Leeds, Jaclyn A. Janis, Lee Lucas, Deborah Deatrick, Rebecca Boulos, Neil Korsen, Paul K.J. Han
The Maine Lung Cancer Coalition: A Statewide, Multi-Sector Partnership To Improve Evidence-Based Lung Cancer Prevention & Screening, Leo B Waterston, Liz Scharnetzki, Susan Leeds, Jaclyn A. Janis, Lee Lucas, Deborah Deatrick, Rebecca Boulos, Neil Korsen, Paul K.J. Han
Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021
MLCC has two primary goals:
1. Engage and educate about evidence based lung cancer prevention and screening practices
2. Develop, implement, and evaluate innovative programs to increase access to prevention, screening, and treatment services for all Mainers
Development Of Mechanical Ventilator Educational Brochure For Patients/Families, Cathy Palleschi, Wendy Osgood, Mark Parker
Development Of Mechanical Ventilator Educational Brochure For Patients/Families, Cathy Palleschi, Wendy Osgood, Mark Parker
Operations Transformation
Patients on mechanical ventilation often have no memory of events while being ventilated. In addition, families during this time, are often overwhelmed and unable to retain information provided to them by caregivers.
In attempt to address these issues, a team of care providers in an tertiary academic hospital established a goal to create a mechanical educational brochure with the goal to reduce associated anxiety and improve overall understanding of information provided.
As part of a clinical transformation project, a root cause analysis was conducted and a number of countermeasures were initiated. Some of these included a survey to capture feedback …
Implementation Of Trauma Service Guideline For The Use Of Phenobarbital In The Management Of The Non-Icu Trauma Patient At Risk Or Experiencing Severe Alcohol Withdrawal, Joseph Rappold, Julianne Ontengco, Stephen Tyzik, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks
Implementation Of Trauma Service Guideline For The Use Of Phenobarbital In The Management Of The Non-Icu Trauma Patient At Risk Or Experiencing Severe Alcohol Withdrawal, Joseph Rappold, Julianne Ontengco, Stephen Tyzik, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks
Operations Transformation
The trauma service in a large academic tertiary medical center admits a large proportion of patients with the secondary diagnosis of alcohol use disorder. Given the successful use of phenobarbital in the critical care unit for withdrawal prophylaxis and treatment of acute withdrawal, a quality improvement project was established to create and implement guidelines for the non ICU patient.
A root cause analysis demonstrated several issues to include inconsistent clinical decision documentation. As a result, several countermeasures were initiated to address the various issues.
Post implementation of countermeasures, a decrease in the amount of severe alcohol withdrawal as well as …
Reduction Of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (Cauti) In A Critical Care Setting, Deborah Jackson, Lindsey Lucas, Shawn Taylor, Jonathan Archibald, Stephen Tyzik, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks
Reduction Of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (Cauti) In A Critical Care Setting, Deborah Jackson, Lindsey Lucas, Shawn Taylor, Jonathan Archibald, Stephen Tyzik, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks
Operations Transformation
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common type of healthcare associated infections. Seventy five percent are related to indwelling urinary catheters. These infections come with increased morbidity and mortality risk. A team of intensive care providers at a large academic tertiary medical center initiated a quality improvement project to reduce the number of CAUTIs.
Baseline data established the total number of catheter days and CAUTIs by month. A subsequent root cause analysis was completed and several counter measures were developed to include a KPI implementation to track that all intensive care providers are educated in CAUTI and creation of …
The Development And Implementation Of A Reliable Method For Educating Provider Groups On Stroke Discharge Order Sets, Deborah Gregoire, Shawn Taylor, Suneela Nayak, Mark Parker, Kathryn Cope, Ruth Hanselman, Stephen Tyzik, Amy Sparks, Brendan Lilley
The Development And Implementation Of A Reliable Method For Educating Provider Groups On Stroke Discharge Order Sets, Deborah Gregoire, Shawn Taylor, Suneela Nayak, Mark Parker, Kathryn Cope, Ruth Hanselman, Stephen Tyzik, Amy Sparks, Brendan Lilley
Operations Transformation
THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RELIABLE METHOD FOR EDUCATING PROVIDERS ON STROKE DISCHARGE ORDER SETS
After receiving a comprehensive stroke certification from the Joint Commission, an academic tertiary care medical center created and revised 15 stroke order sets to ensure providers could easily place the correct orders for every stroke patient. Following certification, it was noted that there was inconsistent use of these order sets. This raised concerns that the process to treat a stroke patient may be delayed, creating serious potential risk for the patient.
A goal of this performance improvement plan was to develop and implement a …
Strategies To Improve Resource Availability For New Graduate Nurses In A Critical Care Setting, Natasha Stankiewicz, Jonathan Archibald, Shawn Taylor, Deborah Jackson, Bonnie Boivin, Mark Parker, Suneela Nayak, Stephen Tyzik, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks
Strategies To Improve Resource Availability For New Graduate Nurses In A Critical Care Setting, Natasha Stankiewicz, Jonathan Archibald, Shawn Taylor, Deborah Jackson, Bonnie Boivin, Mark Parker, Suneela Nayak, Stephen Tyzik, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks
Operations Transformation
STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE RESOURCE AVAILABILITY FOR NEW GRADUATE NURSES
Due to changes in the employment arena, health care organizations are hiring new graduate RNs into acute care. At an academic tertiary medical center, new hires typically are assigned into a night shift, which traditionally has less resource availability.
The results of a recent AHRQ hospital survey on patient culture safety demonstrated that new graduates were feeling unsupported and that patient safety could be potentially compromised. A team of caregivers developed several goals to provide increased support, encouragement and education to night shift new hires. Improvement in overall patient care and …
Healthstream Orientation Assignment Process Improvements, Mary Jane Krebs, Melissa Gattine, Hannah Pelletier
Healthstream Orientation Assignment Process Improvements, Mary Jane Krebs, Melissa Gattine, Hannah Pelletier
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
Problem/Impact Statement: The Training and Development Center (TDC) has seen increased use of HealthStream Learning Center (HLC) for new user assignments. In CY 2017 there were 359 new students from 64 departments with 89 different job titles. This volume requires significant resources to manually add orientation assignments, with risk of error in student entry and assignment accuracy.
Patient Fall Prevention, R9 West Cardiovascular, Cathy Palleschi, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Stephen Tyzik
Patient Fall Prevention, R9 West Cardiovascular, Cathy Palleschi, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Stephen Tyzik
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
PATIENT FALL PREVENTION STRATEGIES IN AN ACUTE HOSPITAL
Every year in the United States, hundreds of thousands of patients fall resulting in injury. Injured patients often require prolonged hospital stays and a resultant increase in medical costs.
The purpose of this study was to identify the current state of fall prevention strategies on a hospital inpatient acute care cardiac unit. Through a root cause analysis, some deficiencies were identified and a process improvement plan was implemented.
Several positive outcomes were attained as a result of the countermeasures initiated. Patient falls per month and total waste in dollars saw a decline …