Cúpula de Segurança do Paciente DCHA

Na terça-feira, 20 de junho, a Associação Hospitalar do Distrito de Columbia realizou sua primeira Cúpula de Segurança do Paciente, De Volta ao Básico: Criando uma Cultura Comunitária de Segurança na Escola de Saúde Pública do Instituto Milken, no campus da Universidade George Washington. O evento foi um sucesso absoluto. Com mais de 150 inscritos e uma agenda robusta e rica em conteúdo, os participantes tiveram a oportunidade de colaborar, compartilhar as melhores práticas e fazer contatos, destacando seu compromisso contínuo em fornecer atendimento seguro e de alta qualidade ao paciente aqui no Distrito.

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“A Cúpula de Segurança do Paciente inaugural do DCHA foi um sucesso espetacular e fiquei extremamente satisfeito ao ver tantos líderes de saúde unindo forças para se concentrar na segurança do paciente e aprender uns com os outros a melhor forma de lidar com esse problema crítico. Esta reunião lançou as bases para a colaboração contínua entre os hospitais para melhorar os cuidados de saúde em nossa grande cidade. Para mim, um dos destaques da cúpula foi identificar e concordar com a necessidade – e o compromisso com – transparência de dados. Essa transparência nos mobilizará e nos ajudará a alcançar nosso objetivo de tornar os hospitais do Distrito entre os mais seguros do país. Enquanto olho para o futuro, saúdo ansiosamente nossa nova colaboração com o Departamento de Saúde de DC, todos compartilhamos a mesma visão para os cidadãos do distrito e agora estamos no caminho de transformar essa visão em realidade.” Chip Davis, PhD, Presidente e CEO, Sibley Memorial Hospital – Johns Hopkins Medicine; Presidente, Conselho de Administração da DCHA

Durante o programa, a DCHA apresentou Kathleen Chavanu Gorman, MSN, RN, FAAN, Diretora de Operações do Sistema Nacional de Saúde Infantil, com o Prêmio de Defesa de Base da Associação Americana de Hospitais de 2017 por sua dedicação e compromisso com a missão dos hospitais em nível local e nacional.

Imagem do Prêmio Kathy Gorman

Ao longo do dia, os participantes ouviram líderes nacionais, autoridades locais e especialistas em hospitais – incluindo a maioria dos CEOs do hospital do Distrito de Columbia, que participaram de uma sessão intitulada “CEOs: pavimentando o caminho para uma cultura de segurança do paciente”. A sessão contou com dois painéis que focaram os temas de Liderança e Colaboração.

Painel de Liderança Painel do CEO sobre Colaboração a partir da esquerda: Mark Chastang, CEO do Hospital Saint Elizabeths; Jim Linhares, CEO, BridgePoint Hospital Capitol Hill; Darcy Burthay, MSN, RN, Presidente e CEO, Providence Health System – Ascension Health; Kurt Newman, MD, Presidente e CEO, Sistema Nacional de Saúde Infantil; Jim Diegel, CEO, Howard University Hospital

Painel de Liderança Painel do CEO sobre Liderança a partir da esquerda: John Rockwood, Presidente do Hospital Nacional de Reabilitação MedStar; Kimberly Russo, CEO do Hospital Universitário George Washington; Richard “Chip” David, PhD, Sibley Memorial Hospital – Johns Hopkins Medicine

“Tive a honra de participar do painel de liderança do CEO na primeira Cúpula de Segurança do Paciente da DCHA, que proporcionou uma oportunidade valiosa para os líderes de saúde colaborarem nas melhores práticas de qualidade e segurança”, disse Kimberly Russo, CEO do George Washington University Hospital. “Indivíduos em toda a região de DC devem ter acesso a cuidados de saúde seguros e de alta qualidade, não importa onde escolham recebê-los. Ao aumentar a transparência entre as organizações, podemos trabalhar juntos para não apenas promover a segurança, mas também garantir assistência médica consistente e excelente no Distrito de Columbia.”

Um agradecimento especial àqueles que se apresentaram no Patient Safety Summit, incluindo Dr. David Henderson do Centro Clínico dos Institutos Nacionais de Saúde, que apresentou “O cenário em mudança da segurança do paciente”, Charisse Coulombe, MS, MBA, CPHQ do Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) da American Hospital Association, que falou sobre “The Path Forward for Patient Safety”, e Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, MPH, o Diretor do Departamento de Saúde de DC, que falou sobre “A interseção da equidade em saúde e segurança e qualidade do paciente”.

Cúpula de Segurança do Paciente J. Bowens DCHA

“Embora este evento seja apenas um primeiro passo em nossa jornada coletiva de qualidade, foi impactante. O DCHA espera continuar nosso trabalho com nossos hospitais e suas equipes, à medida que aumentamos nosso compromisso de colocar o atendimento seguro e de alta qualidade ao paciente em primeiro lugar no Distrito de Columbia.” – Jacqueline D. Bowens, Presidente e CEO, Associação Hospitalar do Distrito de Columbia

A associação já tem planos em andamento para o próximo Patient Safety Summit, que eles esperam que ocorra no início do inverno de 2018.

Este evento ao vivo foi designado pela Escola de Medicina e Ciências da Saúde da Universidade George Washington para um máximo de 5 créditos AMA PRA Categoria 1. Aqueles que participaram do evento receberam um e-mail da GWU com informações sobre como reivindicar esses créditos. 

A DCHA gostaria de expressar novamente nossa gratidão por nossos patrocinadores da Cúpula. Com o apoio de patrocínio quase unânime de nossos hospitais membros, suas contribuições e apoio forneceram os meios para um evento tão bem-sucedido.

 

 

Patrocinadores do Encontro de Segurança do Paciente:

Nacional das Crianças

Hospital Universitário George Washington

Howard University Hospital

MedStar Saúde

Hospital da Providência

Hospital Memorial Sibley

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DCHA agora participando da Iniciativa de Hospitais Saudáveis de Bebidas Açucaradas com o DOH

Chronic diseases are a serious problem for District of Columbia residents and health care providers.  With residents’ rates of obesity and diabetes at a critical high (Obesity: Adults 22%, High School Students 15%, Diabetes: 8.5%, At-Risk for Diabetes 6.55%), the linkage between sugar consumption and chronic disease can no longer be ignored.  Reduction and elimination of sugary beverages, as well as public education on healthier dietary options, is an imperative to moving the needle on a healthier community.

To that end, DCHA has been working with the DC Department of Health (DOH) on an initiative to reduce the availability of sugary beverages, and promote healthier options within the District’s hospitals.  Through the program, DCHA will be asking the District’s hospitals to commit to:

  • Making healthy changes to vending machines, cafeterias, meetings, events, and other sources of sugary beverages in the workplace.
  • Identifying and utilizing vendors, caterers, and other food providers that offer healthier beverage choices.
  • Having leadership support and model reduction of sugary beverages in the facility.
  • Educating employees about health consumption and promotion of healthier alternatives.
  • Reducing, and ultimately eliminating, sugar-sweetened beverages.

Sibley Memorial Hospital, part of Johns Hopkins Medicine, was the first hospital in the District to create and implement a reduction and elimination program, but several others are not far behind.  For those interested and able, DCHA plans to assist our members on implementation of sugary beverage reduction programs at their facility.  In doing our part, the Association has also eliminated the availability of sugary-beverages to staff and meeting attendees in our office.

DCHA will be updating our website to include information on the sugary beverage healthier hospitals initiative, including tools and resources for your facility.

You can follow DCHA’s Kick the Can campaign by searching #RethinkYourDrink on twitter.

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Declaração da Associação do Distrito de Columbia sobre o anúncio do Providence Health System

Washington, DC – July 25, 2018 – Today, the District of Columbia Hospital Association (DCHA) released a statement on Providence Health System’s announcement regarding their pending service changes.

“Hospitals and health systems across the country have been adapting to the future delivery of health care and the District’s hospitals have not been immune from these changes,” said Jacqueline D. Bowens, President & CEO of the District of Columbia Hospital Association. “As the industry shifts toward a population health focus, health systems continue to identify ways to strengthen collaborations between acute care and community-based services, to meet people where they are and ultimately improve health outcomes”.

The Association is pleased that Providence, while making a transition out of acute care, remains fully dedicated to the residents of the District of Columbia. This new community-focused model represents a unique opportunity for Providence and the District’s community of hospitals to work in concert to transform health delivery —- keeping the patient at the center of everything we do.

DCHA will be working with all our members, including Providence, to engage key stakeholders both inside and outside the hospital industry to ensure that District residents continue to have access to high-quality health services ranging from acute care to primary care.

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O Comitê de Gerenciamento de Emergências do DCHA padroniza uma série de códigos de emergência nos hospitais do distrito

Emergency codes are important announcements to ensure facilities operate in accordance with their mission and to the best of their capabilities. The Department of Homeland Security released a report in 2008 citing the importance of using standardized plain language codes. The report writes, “The use of plain language (clear text) in emergency management and incident response is a matter of public safety, especially the safety of emergency management/response personnel and those affected by the incident. It is critical that all those involved with an incident know and use commonly established operational structures, terminology, policies and procedures. This will facilitate interoperability across agencies, organizations, jurisdictions and disciplines.” The guidelines for standardized emergency codes have also been promoted by The Joint Commission for events or threats that can inflict harm on hospital staff, patients and visitors.

The District of Columbia Hospital Association’s (DCHA) hospital leaders see the value in creating uniform systems that enable their staff to be adequately informed during an emergency as well as equipping visitors with adequate information to protect themselves. This was important for the District’s hospitals as many of our staff are employed by multiple hospitals and often work between facilities. The DCHA Emergency Management Committee (EMC) completed a standardization initiative to enhance the emergency preparedness and response efforts for District hospitals’ staff, the patients they serve, and the communities they protect.

Leveraging the collective expertise, the EMC reviewed all member hospital codes for a series of emergency events/alerts. The Committee agreed to use a combination of color and plain language following national trends and best practices. It was further determined the minimum requirement for implementation would be to standardize the nomenclature (with a focus on plain language) and definition for the select emergency codes across the hospitals. Each facility would be given the flexibility to designate their color code for the specific emergency as they deemed appropriate.

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Declaração da Associação Hospitalar do Distrito de Columbia sobre o Anúncio de Parceria para o Hospital de Cuidados Agudos do Leste de New Saint Elizabeths

Washington, DC – August 10, 2018 – The District of Columbia Hospital Association continues to support the efforts of the Mayor and the Council of the District of Columbia’s Committee on Health to address the delivery of health services to all District residents, and the immediate need to improve access to comprehensive health services for residents of Wards 7 and 8.

Last October, DCHA released a position paper entitled: Health Care Services on the District’s East End: A Vision for Access and Sustainability. In that paper, we laid out our strategy for improving health care in the Eastern side of the city. DCHA and its members continue to support an East End Health Care strategy that includes:

• An integrated and sustainable health care system that includes a right-sized acute care facility, other appropriate services and leverages existing health care partners and resources.
• Appropriate primary, specialty, diagnostic, emergency, acute and post-acute care services based on the current and future needs of the community and market dynamics.
• Education and training for future health care professionals.
• Recognition of the need and inclusion of appropriate resources to address the social determinants of health that create barriers to achieving better health outcomes.

This announcement represents the first step towards establishing a community-wide infrastructure that integrates multiple levels of health care delivery — including preventive, appropriate specialty and post-acute care. DCHA continues to be a committed partner with the District to ensure any investment will be sustainable, while addressing the health care of all residents, particularly those in Wards 7 & 8.

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A copy of Health Care Services on the District’s East End: A Vision for Access and Sustainability can be found aqui.

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DCHA celebra e saúda os programas de qualidade nos hospitais e cuidados de saúde de DC

2018 marks 40 years of the District of Columbia Hospital Association’s (DCHA) collaboration with members on important issues facing D.C. hospitals and the community. This past year, D.C. hospitals adopted a resolution of commitment to foster a culture of quality and patient safety that drives positive health outcomes for patients, staff and the community. DCHA is proud to be involved in facilitating collaborative actions and convening community stakeholders to drive improvement across the District of Columbia and the region.

We celebrate the work of our members and the broader D.C. health care community in improving patient safety and health care quality through innovative practices that disrupt the status quo. The works and successes presented in the Quality Showcase publication represent the dedication of D.C. health care leaders to continuously strive toward better care, better experiences, and better outcomes for those we serve.

Quality Showcase publication features 17 best practices from D.C. hospitals and the health care community.

Esclarecimento do Providence Hospital sobre os serviços disponíveis

This is to clarify a previous communication regarding Providence Hospital operations. Providence’s Emergency Care Center remains open, fully staffed, and available to serve the District of Columbia community, with the same range of services that we have always provided to support our emergency care patients, including an inpatient unit, lab, diagnostic imaging, respiratory care, discharge planning, and other ancillary services and support.

Following helpful discussions with elected officials, the Department of Health, the DC Hospital Association, and members of the community, Providence will continue to operate the emergency care center through April 30, 2019, as previously described.

Further, Providence will continue to maintain primary care services both on campus and at the Perry Clinic, outpatient behavioral health services, the Center for Infectious Disease, Carroll Manor, and services at the Police & Fire Clinic and Catholic University of America Student Health.

For patients seeking to get in touch with their physician, Providence has established a dedicated call center—202-854-7000—to direct patients in that regard. Call center hours will be 7:30 am – 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

DCHA anuncia a reintegração do capítulo DC da American Organization of Nurse Executives na festa de lançamento

The DCHA Chief Nursing Officer Committee hosted a launch party on Jan. 24 at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington to celebrate the reinstatement of the D.C. Chapter of the American Organization of Nurse Executives (ONE|DC). More than 60 nurse leaders attended the launch of ONE|DC for a night of celebration and professional networking.

 

The vision of ONE|DC is to shape the future of nursing and health care for the District of Columbia through innovative leadership, evidence-based practice and education. ONE|DC will consist of nurse leaders and nurses aspiring to be leaders from all care settings. This includes, but not limited to, nurse executives, administrators, nurse managers, nurse educators, nurse quality managers, nursing staff leaders and researchers from across the District of Columbia. With the endorsement of DCHA, at the local level ONE|DC will serve as a self-governing community that will provide a platform for nurse leaders from both the clinical and academic setting to be able to network, share best-practices, and leverage collaboration efforts around safety, quality and the advancement of nursing practice within and around the District.

 

A kick-off meeting has been tentatively scheduled for February 22.  Stand by for announcements and watch for updates at dcha.org/ONEDC. For more information, contact Brendan Sinatro @ bsinatro@dcha.org.​

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DCHA recebe subsídio para iniciar tratamento assistido por medicamentos para transtorno por uso de opióides em hospitais distritais

The District of Columbia Hospital Association (DCHA) has been awarded a grant to establish and implement an Emergency Department (ED) Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Induction program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Howard University Hospital and United Medial Center to identify and provide access to immediate substance use treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). In 2017, DC experienced 279 deaths related to opioid overdose.

This induction program will ensure that persons with OUD have the opportunity to make the decision to accept treatment during their visit to the emergency room. Following the initial treatment received at the hospital, patients will be rapidly connected through a warm hand-off to community-based provider(s) for sustained treatment. The program will train all hospital ED staff in the screening, brief intervention, referral to treatment (SBIRT) approach and connect patients to peer recovery coaches while still at the hospital to provide support as they begin their treatment and recovery journey. Peer recovery coaches will also follow-up with patients after they leave the ED to verify if they were successfully connected to recovery support services.

“DCHA and our members are proud to be part of the solution to help individuals get the treatment they need at the right time and the right place. Evidence has shown that initiating early interventions, such as MAT to treat OUD, at the first point of care saves more lives. We are excited to work in collaboration with our member hospitals and the DC government to launch this most important program as a critical step in battling this terrible epidemic,” said Jacqueline D. Bowens, President and CEO of DCHA.

DCHA will partner with the Mosaic Group, which has more than six years of experience working with hospitals on this approach, and the McClendon Center, which has expertise in recruiting and screening applicants for peer recovery coaching positions, to successfully implement the ED MAT Induction program. Hospitals are currently in the planning stages, including setting timelines and engaging key stakeholders. Beginning this month, hospitals will be reviewing and adjusting clinical processes and workforce needs to prepare for safe MAT implementation.

“We are committed to improving the health of our community and turning the tide on the District’s burgeoning opioid epidemic,” said Jeffrey Dubin, MD, chief medical officer at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. “With the DCHA grant funding, these peer recovery coaches, based in our emergency department, will be instrumental in connecting patients with serious opioid issues to treatment and recovery.”

The ED MAT Induction program will be established through $668K of funding from the State Targeted Response grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It will continue to be supported through $700k of funding from SAMHSA’s State Opioid Response grant provided to the DC Department of Behavioral Health.

“Partnering with DCHA on this effort strengthens our ability to reach residents with OUD to give them another opportunity to get connected to treatment,” said Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, Interim Director of the DC Department of Behavioral Health. “This is another example of our commitment to putting multiple measures in place to stem the tide of the opioid epidemic and save the lives of Washingtonians.”

Guia do consumidor e vídeo para ajudar a entender a transparência de preços hospitalares

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its final payment system rule for 2019. The rule contains a transparency provision, that went into effect Jan. 1, 2019. It requires hospitals to provide medical pricing information to the public.

This document is designed for the consumer and/or patient to help you understand the complex system of hospital billing and patient charges for medical procedures. Our goal is to assist you in finding your out-of-pocket costs and avoid surprise charges.

This document includes common terms and definitions, frequently asked questions and the right questions to asks hospitals, providers and insurance companies to understand medical charges.

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