Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety

Indianapolis hospitals announced today temporary visitation restrictions in response to increased flu activity. Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety Chairman Dr. Charles Miramonti hopes this will allow the city to stay ahead of the game and prevent the spread of the flu from reaching a critical point. Doing what’s best to improve outcomes for patients is why the coalition exists.

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IU Health INDIANAPOLIS-Indiana is experiencing a bad flu season. Indiana University Health is taking the precautionary measure of limiting patient visitors to its hospitals in Indianapolis and surrounding areas to protect patients, families and team members from unnecessary potential exposure to the flu virus...

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The Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety, Inc. (ICPS) is pleased to announce the 2013 Indianapolis Patient Safety Hero Award winners. These individuals and teams were recognized for making a difference to enhance patient safety in Indianapolis hospitals. The awards were given during a ceremony on Nov. 26, 2013, at the Lilly Corporate Center.

The following individuals and teams were recognized:
Franciscan St. Francis Health: Insulin Pen-to-Vial Conversion, Stephanie Heckman, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CMSRN; and Paul Strange, M.D.

St Vincent Health: Executive Safety Physician Program, Niceta Bradburn, M.D.

Eskenazi Health: Perinatal Simulation Team

Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center: Su***de Prevention Team, RLR VAMC; Travis Field, LCSW; Christina McNeely, LCSW; and Judi Green, LCSW

Community Health Network: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgical Site Infection Team

IU Health: Flu Vaccination Program, Laurie L. Fish, RN, BSN, CIC

Congrats to all!

Medical simulation: a holistic approach to highly reliable healthcare.
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AHRQ Patient Safety Network This magazine article describes various ways simulation can be used to augment safety in health care, including evaluating work processes, enabling practice for procedures, and enhancing teamwork.

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Top 10 ways to improve patient safety now.

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AHRQ Patient Safety Network This news article highlights patient safety improvement strategies covered in the AHRQ Making Health Care Safer II report.

Check out this article on some of the most dangerous medical errors.

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Missed, wrong diagnoses most dangerous errors, study says - Modern Healthcare They rarely get the attention paid to never events, but errors involving missed, delayed or incorrect diagnoses are the most common, costly and dangerous mistakes made, researchers say. More »

Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety Names New President

Indianapolis, April 18, 2013 – The Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety (ICPS) has named James Fuller, PharmD, president. He will oversee operations for the non-profit public charity organization.

Dr. Fuller comes to the coalition from Wishard Health Services where he spent nearly 27 years in a number of leadership positions. Most recently, he has served as vice president of clinical support services.

“Jim has been an active participant with the coalition since its inception. He brings a wealth of experience and will be tremendously valuable as we expand our work and the visibility of the coalition’s efforts to make Indianapolis the safest place to receive healthcare in the nation,” said Dr. Charles Miramonti, chairman of the ICPS.
Dr. Fuller has served on executive and initiative-specific work groups of the coalition over the years and has led several initiatives. He replaces Carol Birk, RPh, MS, who has served in the position since the organization’s incorporation in 2009. He received both his bachelor of science in pharmacy (1986) and his doctor of pharmacy (2004) from Purdue University. He was raised in West Lafayette and graduated from West Lafayette High School, and he serves on the board of directors for several Indianapolis community organizations.
In his role at Wishard, Dr. Fuller has helped expand clinical services, implementing multiple information systems, opening the combined medical supply store, creating a Pharmacy Week partnership with Herron School of Art and Design, and enriching Diversity Advocacy Council programs and activities.

Since it was founded in 2003, the ICPS has provided a ground breaking forum for Indianapolis-area hospitals to share information about best practices and work together to solve patient safety issues in Indianapolis and surrounding county hospitals. Coalition members include Community Health Network, Franciscan St. Francis Health, Indiana University Health, St. Vincent Health, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center and Wishard Health Services.

The coalition is comprised of chief executive, medical, nursing, quality, safety and pharmacy officers from the six Indianapolis health systems. In addition, there is participation by entities such as Eli Lilly, Indiana and Purdue Universities, Indiana Hospital Association and HealthCare Excel. The coalition is supported in part by the Lilly Foundation.

Here's a good article on medical device alarm safety in hospitals.

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AHRQ Patient Safety Network The cacophony of alarms in hospitals has led many health care providers to become desensitized to them, a condition known as alarm fatigue. This sentinel event alert describes how ignoring alarms can have fatal outcomes and recounts an intensive care unit death due to providers' lack of response to…