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The Leapfrog NQF Safe Practices Submitter’s Briefing

The Leapfrog NQF Safe Practices Submitter’s Briefing. Background NQF Safe Practices Survey Scoring Algorithm for NQF SP Submitter’s Toolbox: Five Stages. Prepare. Plan. Collect. Assess. Submit. The Leapfrog NQF Safe Practices Submitter’s Briefing. Background NQF Safe Practices Survey

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The Leapfrog NQF Safe Practices Submitter’s Briefing

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  1. The Leapfrog NQF Safe Practices Submitter’s Briefing • Background • NQF Safe Practices Survey • Scoring Algorithm for NQF SP • Submitter’s Toolbox: Five Stages Prepare Plan Collect Assess Submit

  2. The Leapfrog NQF Safe Practices Submitter’s Briefing • Background • NQF Safe Practices Survey • Scoring Algorithm for NQF SP • Submitter’s Toolbox: Five Stages Prepare Plan Collect Assess Submit

  3. What is Leapfrog? • Founded in 2000 • More than 150 large health care purchasers • More than 34 million Americans • More than $62 billion in health care expenditures

  4. Leapfrog Mission Trigger giant leaps forward in the safety, quality and affordability of health care • Informed health care decisions - Surveys • High-value health care through P-4-P Programs • 24 “Roll-Out” Regions to arrive at aggressive but feasible targets

  5. 24 “Roll-Out” Regions

  6. Leapfrog Founder Message

  7. What is the National Quality Forum (NQF)? • The NQF, a non-profit voluntary consensus standards setting organization • Membership represent both Public and Private sectors

  8. NPSF NQF Member Organizations

  9. Safe Practice Background • “National Quality Forum Safe Practices for Better Healthcare: A Consensus Report” was developed to help standardize evidence based safe practices of care. • The Leapfrog NQF Safe Practices ‘Leap’ is using these safe practices to survey hospital performance

  10. NQF Safe Practices for Better Healthcare: A Consensus Report • 30 Safe Practices Criteria for Inclusion • Specificity • Benefit • Evidence of Effectiveness • Generalization • Readiness

  11. The Leapfrog NQF Safe Practices Submitter’s Briefing • Background • NQF Safe Practices Survey • Scoring Algorithm for NQF SP • Submitter’s Toolbox: Five Stages Prepare Plan Collect Assess Submit

  12. The Leapfrog NQF Safe Practices ‘Leap #4’ • NQF- endorsed 30 high-priority Safe Practices to be universally applied in relevant clinical care settings • Includes Leapfrog’s initial 3 safe practices • Leapfrog will now assess hospitals’ progress on the remaining 27 safe practices

  13. www.leapfroggroup.org Click Here

  14. Click Here

  15. Development of this New Survey • Survey Tool developed by Texas Medical Institute of Technology (TMIT) • 27 practices weighted according to patient safety impact, combined into a single score (1,000) • Relative ranking compared to other hospitals - placed into quartiles • First Public Results to be released in mid-July 2004

  16. The Leapfrog NQF Safe Practices Submitter’s Briefing • Background • NQF Safe Practices Survey • Scoring Algorithm for NQF SP • Submitter’s Toolbox: Five Stages Prepare Plan Collect Assess Submit

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  18. The Leapfrog NQF Safe Practices Submitter’s Briefing • Background • NQF Safe Practices Survey • Scoring Algorithm for NQF SP • Submitter’s Toolbox: Five Stages Prepare Plan Collect Assess Submit

  19. Click Here to Obtain Submitter’s Checklist

  20. Prepare Plan Collect Assess Submit Stage 1: Prepare • Obtain hard copy or digital PDF version of the NQF Safe Practices for Better Health Care: A Consensus Report • Print a hard copy of the Leapfrog survey and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) • Organize Survey Submission team

  21. Click Here for NQF Report Order Form

  22. www.safetyleaders.org/nqfsp Click Here to Buy PDF

  23. Click Here to Download survey Click Here to Download FAQs

  24. Plan Prepare Collect Assess Submit Stage 2: Plan • Pull a team of “internal experts” together to help answer the survey Including: • Nursing • Pharmacy • Infection Control • Surgical Services • Administration • Assign team member responsibilities for individual survey questions • Develop Survey Submission Plan

  25. Plan Collect Prepare Assess Submit Stage 3: Collect • Each team member collects source documents to support survey question answers • Inventory source documents to each Safe Practice; establish a filing system as resource for gap analysis and future survey submissions • Perform gap analysis to determine what documents are missing that need to support remaining survey questions

  26. Plan Assess Collect Prepare Submit Stage 4: Assess • Create a draft survey to determine baseline score • Identify pre-submission actions that can be immediately implemented to finalize an answer to any survey questions. • Identify Commitment answers to survey questions to optimize survey score • Prepare potential Commitment Scenarios (see example)

  27. Example Commitment Scenario Baseline Score: No Commitments: 375 points Add Potential Commitments: • Establish direct and regular briefings of our trustees/board of directors by a Patient Safety Officer • Publicly disclose implementation of (or compliance with) NQF safe practices applicable to the organization. • Dedicated line item budget allocation to various specific patient safety practices Potential Optimized Score: 525 points

  28. Plan Assess Collect Prepare Submit Stage 5: Submit Final CEO Briefing • Review baseline survey score • Make decisions regarding immediate pre-submission actions • Present optimized score with commitments • Give recommendations for Performance Improvement Projects

  29. Plan Assess Collect Prepare Submit Stage 5: Submit (Continued) Submit to Leapfrog Web Site: www.leapfrog.medstat.com • Obtain CEO agreement to certify submission • Acquire a Security Code from the Leapfrog Web Site Create Follow-up Action Plan

  30. Click Here to Submit Survey Click Here to Obtain Security Code

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