Abstract

Patient daily goal sheets have been shown to improve compliance with hospital policies but might not represent the dynamic nature of care delivery in the pediatric ICU (PICU) setting. A study was conducted at Children’s National Health System (Washington, DC) to determine the effect of a visible, unitwide, real-time dashboard on timeliness of compliance with quality and safety measures.An automated electronic health record (EHR)–querying tool was created to assess compliance with a PICU Safety Bundle. Querying of the EHR for compliance and updating of the dashboard automatically occurred every five minutes. A real-time visual display showed data on presence of consent for treatment, restraint orders, presence of urinary catheters, deep venous thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis, Braden Q score, and medication reconciliation. Baseline compliance and duration of noncompliance was established during three time periods: the first, before activation of the dashboard; the second, at one month following activation of the dashboard; and the third, at three months after activation.A total of 450 patients were included in the analysis. Between the first and third time periods, the median time from PICU admission to obtaining treatment consent decreased by 49%, from 393 to 202 minutes (p = .05). The number of patients with urinary catheters in place > 96 hours decreased from 16 (32%) in Period 1 to 11 (19%) for Periods 2 and 3 combined (p = .01). Completion of medication reconciliation improved from 80% in the first time period to 93% and 92%, respectively, in the subsequent two periods (p = .002). There was no difference between the three periods in presence of restraint orders, DVT prophylaxis, or development or worsening of pressure ulcers.A unitwide dashboard can increase awareness for potential interventions, affecting patient safety in the PICU in a dynamic manner.

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