Assessing the Burden of Unnecessary Central Venous Catheters in Patients on Medical-Surgical Floors

Project goals: Our project goals are to: a) assess the burden of unnecessary PICCs and other non-tunneled central lines on med-surg units at TJUH and b) understand the underlying reasons behind the problem. In the first phase of our project we conducted an audit of med-surg unit PICCs and other non-tunneled central lines with the goal of obtaining a rough estimate of the number of line days that are unnecessary. SMART AIM By December 31, 2017, the TJUH medical-surgical floors will reduce the number of unnecessary PICC lines by 30%.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/1024/thumbnail.jp

Improving Bedside Procedural Safety through Optimizing Timeout Documentation and a Pre-procedure Checklist

Aim GOAL: Improve the safety of patients undergoing bedside procedures while maintaining the full spectrum of graduated autonomy in procedure training for residents. SMART Aim: Increase the rate of timeouts documented for bedside procedures from 29% to 50% by June 2018.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/medposters/1014/thumbnail.jp