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Pediatric falls benchmarking collaborative
Francine Kingston1, Terry Bryant, Kathy Speer
1Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. fkkingst@texaschildrens.org
Insights
Three children's hospitals partnered to reduce patient falls. They established new fall categories and implemented interventions, sharing collaborative processes and data analysis results.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare quality improvement
- Pediatric patient safety
- Inter-hospital collaboration
Background:
- Patient falls are a significant concern in pediatric healthcare settings.
- Benchmarking and collaborative efforts can drive improvements in patient safety.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish a collaborative partnership between three children's hospitals for benchmarking falls.
- To implement and evaluate interventions aimed at reducing falls in pediatric patients.
Main Methods:
- Formation of a multi-institutional partnership focused on fall prevention.
- Development and categorization of falls since 2006.
- Implementation of targeted interventions based on data analysis.
Main Results:
- Successful creation of a collaborative framework for sharing best practices.
- Identification of new fall categories to enhance data granularity.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous quality improvement through data analysis.
Conclusions:
- Collaborative benchmarking is effective in advancing pediatric patient safety initiatives.
- Ongoing data analysis and intervention refinement are crucial for sustained fall reduction.
- Sharing lessons learned facilitates broader adoption of effective safety strategies.
Abstract:
Three children's hospitals created a partnership to benchmark falls. Since 2006, 2 new categories of falls have been created, and interventions to reduce falls have been implemented. Useful collaborative processes, lessons learned, and results of quarterly and annual analysis of data are shared.
