Work Stream: Joint Commission International – Certification and Accreditation
Level: Leaders / senior hospital administrators
Room capacity: 100
Rapid gains in clinical quality improvement and patient safety have been
made by using evidence – from clinical practice guidelines and from
data collected as the core of clinical improvement activities. Clinical
improvement relies on leadership commitment however; hospital leaders
and hospital management in general have not embraced using evidence in
daily decisions. This may be the next frontier of patient safety –
evidence based management.
This workshop will explore the principles and actions that will bring
evidence to management decisions. Examples will include: Quality Due
Diligence for Critical Resource Allocation Decisions; Understanding the
Impact of Quality Investments; and Reducing Patient Safety Risks in the
Supply Chain of Critical Supplies.
Objectives: Participants will learn: how
clinicians and managers can work together to better understand and use
evidence in decision making; how quality data can inform financial
decisions; how to evaluate the supply chain for critical drugs and
medical devices; and how simple calculations of the return on quality
investments can bring focus and better results to clinical quality.
Speakers:
Paul vanOstenberg, DDS, MS
Senior Advisor
Global Growth and Innovation
JCI
Ashraf Ismail, MD, MPH, CPHQ
Managing Director of JCI Middle East
