Management Forum December 4, 2012 Ray Probst Laboratory Response - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Management Forum December 4, 2012 Ray Probst

Laboratory  Response Rate - 65%  Most Positive Item Scores  84% When a lot of work needs to be done quickly, we work together as a team to get the work done.  82% My supervisor/manager seriously considers staff suggestions for improving patient safety.  81% People support one another in this unit.

Laboratory Least Positive Item Scores  14% Things “fall between the cracks” when transferring patients from one unit to another.  19% Staff worry that mistakes they make are kept in their personnel file.  28% Hospital units do not coordinate well with each other.  35% Shift changes are problematic for patients in this hospital.  41% When an event is reported, it feels like the person is being written up, not the problem.  41% Problems often occur in the exchange of information across hospital units.  43% Important patient care information is often lost during shift changes.  44% Staff feel free to question the decisions or actions of those with more authority.  44% We work in “crisis mode”, trying to do too much, too quickly.

Laboratory Issues/Action Plans Laboratory services users are often uncertain regarding 1. where to direct calls for testing information and/or results. Simplify laboratory telephone directory for use by hospital units. Unfamiliarity of Stat Microbiology specimen handling 2. requirements among Automated Lab and Processing (CPU) departments. Educate Automated Lab/CPU staff regarding specimen handling requirements for Microbiology requests.

Phlebotomy  Response Rate – 46%  Most Positive Item Scores  90% We have patient safety problems in this unit.  80% We use more agency/temporary staff than is best for patient care.  82% We are informed about errors that happen in this unit.

Phlebotomy Least Positive Item Scores  18% Staff feel like their mistakes are held against them.  18% People support one another in this unit.  18% When one area in this unit gets really busy, others help out.  18% Staff worry that mistakes that they make are kept in their personnel file.  25% There is good cooperation among hospital units that need to work together.  25% We are given feedback about changes put into place based on event reports.  27% Staff feel free to question the decisions or actions of those with more authority.  27% We work in “crisis mode”, trying to do too much, too quickly.  27% Staff in this unit work longer hours than is best for patient care.