Background

When compared to all states using the 2012 Leapfrog Composite Safety Score for U.S. Hospitals ratings, New Mexico ranked last (50 of 50 states) in overall hospital patient safety. The Hospitalist Committee of the New Mexico Chapter of the American College of Physicians recruited a volunteer working group of hospitalists, medical directors, patient safety officers, nurses and resident physicians from across the state to develop at least one intervention designed to improve patient safety in New Mexico hospitals. 

Goals

• Improve patient safety in New Mexico hospitals
• Develop statewide collaborations among New Mexico hospitalists
• Share patient safety best practices among New Mexico hospitals

Membership 

     Roster NM Patient Safety Task Force.xls

Minutes

     04/24/2013 NMPSTF.minutes.2013Apr24.doc

     05/22/2013 NMPSTF.minutes.2013May22.doc

     06/26/2013 NMPSTF.minutes.2013Jun26.doc

     07/23/2013 NMPSTF.minutes.2013Jul23.doc

     08/22/2013 NMPSTF.minutes.2013Aug22.doc Summary of transfer forms.1.xls Medical Director Survey questions.3.doc

     11/13/2103 NMPSTF.minutes.2013Nov13.doc NMPSTF transfer form.2.pdf

     12/11/2013 NMPSTF.minutes.2013Dec11.doc

     02/20/2014 NMPSTF.minutes.2014Feb20.doc

Materials

     LEAPFROG INFO:

          Alb Journal report http://www.abqjournal.com/196874/biz/nm-hospital-safety-last-in-survey.html

          Austin et al. Safety in Numbers. (J Patient Safety 2013; ePub ahead of press)

          Leapfrog state survey methodology (Part 1, Part 2)

     Miake-Lye IM, Hempel S, Ganz DA, Shekelle PG. Inpatient fall prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review. (Ann Intern Med. 2013;158:390-6) 

     TKwan JL, Lo L, Sampson M, Shojania KG. Medication reconciliation during transitions of care as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review. (Ann Intern Med. 2013;158:397-403). 

     Shekelle: Top ten safety strategies that can be encouraged for adoption now (Ann Intern Med 2013;158:365-368).

     SHM's Choosing Wisely list

     NEW MEXICO HOSPITALS.doc  

Links

     AHRQ: Making Healthcare Safer II: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices

     HealthInsight New Mexico

     New Mexico Hospital Engagement Network

     SHM Choosing Wisely Campaign 

     SHM Mentored Implementation Program

Documents 

     Falls Assessment form, Holy Cross

     Falls Assessment form, UNM

     INTERACT Nursing home capabilities form 

     INTERACT Transfer form, hospital to SNF 

     INTERACT Transfer form, NH to hospital 

     Interfacility Transfer form, GCRMC     

     Interfacility Transfer form, Holy Cross

     Interfacility Transfer form, New Jersey

     Interfacility Transfer form, UNM

     Nursing home orders, Gallop

     Nursing home orders, Good Sam

     Draft SNF Medical Director survey 

     Draft satisfaction forms (receiving, transferring)    

NMPSTF transfer form.3.pdf

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