Ashraf A Khan
Lee Health System, Florida
Title: Infection Prevention Process Improvement – Advancing Clinical Transformation by Multidisciplinary Approach at Community Hospitals System in South West Florida
Biography
Biography: Ashraf A Khan
Abstract
We introduces a collaborative, multidisciplinary effort, to engage physicians, nursing, allied providers and other care providers in a process that could be conducive for proactive implementation of the Clinical Collaborating Council action plan at a “grass root level” of care at units at each of the Lee Health facilities. Program designed to reach our front line staff by formation of IP Process Improvement teams (IPPI) at each of our campuses. The long term objectives of our initiative was by creating a “mini IP”/champion on each unit , developing magnate program for inspiring IP’s and IP engagement, empowerment, and accountability at each campus. Main goals was to conduct case findings in order to determine status and opportunities for improvement in the treatment and prevention of infections, to monitor the process of care at the bedside, provide coaching and teaching, and analyze the clinical epidemiology data pertaining to process improvement initiatives, decrease morbidity/mortality related to infections and pre-infectious events and identify resources for prevention and control of infections. Effectiveness and outcome were evaluated on an ongoing basis. We redesign our interventions as recommended by our team. A system dashboard will be shared with Lee Health leadership on activities of IPPI of each hospital by IP coordinator. Each quarter hospitals presented the success story and work to the hospital leadership. Effective coordinated process resulted 85% implementation of our care bundles with eduction of device related infection, c. difficile and MRSA