This month we
spring
forward to
safer
patient care.
In this issue of the
HIIN The Know
newsletter, we share and celebrate the collective success of our HSAG HIIN hospitals over the past three years. Because of your continued willingness to work and learn together—sharing best practices while keeping patients and families at the core—
HSAG HIIN achieved number-one status across the 16 HIINs in the nation since November 2018
. Congratulations on reaching this pinnacle of patient safety!
Since Q4 2016, there have been 25,141 harms avoided, including 11,350 hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs), 9,533
Clostridioides difficile
infections (CDIs), and 2,957 sepsis infections. In addition, 2,753 lives saved during this time! No other HIIN has made as many strides to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), adverse drug events (ADEs), falls, sepsis, and other harm events.
Due to the work we performed together these last few years—and the success the HSAG HIIN hospitals have realized during this time—we are poised and ready to begin our new body of work. Expect to see continued data-driven support for harm reduction, reducing healthcare disparities, and patient and family engagement. Stay tuned!
In the meantime, reach out to your Quality Advisor to share a best practice and visit the resources section of our website to download tools and get ideas to share with your quality improvement teams.
