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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
Using PDSA cycles to improve oral care compliance
Bridget Williams1, Paula Doran Shelley1, Vishal Patel1
1Kaiser Permanente Hospital, San Francisco, CA.
Abstract:
Oral care has been shown to reduce healthcare-associated pneumonia (HAP) rates, however, compliance with this practice is suboptimal. Using quality improvement PDSA cycles over an 8-week period, we saw improvements in oral care documentation compliance through statistical process control charts; HAP rates did not significantly decrease. Infection prevention leadership should consider regularly incorporating PDSA cycles to improve compliance with evidence-based infection prevention practices.
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