Under Pressure: Ambulatory Blood Pressure Control

Smart AIM: Improve hypertension control with the following goal: Within three months 60% of patients with hypertension will have a blood pressure less than 140/90 during their most recent office visit.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/1029/thumbnail.jp

Improving Time to Defibrillation at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Aims for Improvement Increase in timely defibrillation by 30% over 1 year Decrease in the amount of Vfib/VTach cardiac arrests that are not defibrillated to \u3c1% within a 1 year time fram

Stopping Clots While Saving Time: Creating an EPIC Index for a Vital Daily Task

Introduction Appropriate thromboprophylaxis is a pressing issue across the united states and the rate of VTE at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is higher than hospitals of similar complexity. A new tool was created for our EPIC EMR, the VTE Merli Index, that provided at a glance and detailed feedback regarding VTE prophylaxis status Prior to implementation of the index, we studied its ease of use. Our goal was to show the tool would decrease the amount of time and number of clicks required to interrogate the EMR for relevant VTE information by at least 50%.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/1136/thumbnail.jp

We Got the Beat: Improving CPR Quality with Real-Time Metrics

Introduction High quality chest compressions have been linked to improved survival from sudden cardiac arrest. The 2015 AHA guidelines recommend the following: Rate of compressions between 100 120 CPM Depth of compressions between 2 2.4 inches Allow full recoil between compressions Target CPR fraction at least 60% of the time, ideally 80% Avoid hyperventilation Collect and use data to improve performance We set out to show that our clinicians would have a minimum 25% improvement in CPR quality with the use of real time feedback using the new R series ZOLL defibrillators.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/1137/thumbnail.jp

Get With the Rhythm – Telemetry Education in Internal Medicine Residency

Aim Our aim was to design and implement cardiac monitoring education for medical residents in order to help residents feel more comfortable navigating and assessing telemetry. Our objective was to create and pilot a telemetry education video among Internal Medicine residents (from March to May 2018) resulting in a 75% increase in ability to demonstrate essential telemetry skills as determined by a pre and post video assessment.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/1100/thumbnail.jp