Quality/Patient Safety Goal:
Reduce Patient Harm
Goal & Summary
The serious harm index is a combination measure generated from the sum of all serious harm events that occur in patient care. Examples of serious harm events include medication errors, central line infections, catheter-associated urinary infections, falls, unplanned extubations, ventilator-associated pneumonia, pressure injuries, surgical site infections and blood clots. We are committed to eliminating any events of serious harm at Akron Children’s.
Why is this important?
Many Hospital Acquired Conditions affect hospitalized children. We are working to reduce these events of harm so no child suffers harm while in the care of our hospital.
How we measure
We collect data for 8 specific harm events. This data is collected and displayed as a count and a rolling 12 month count.
What are we doing to improve?
Implementing standardized practice of "Care Bundles" which have been shown to minimize harm.
Who are we partnering with to share best practices?
Children's Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety
QI Science helps reduce harm
We have focused teams for each harm type, who use QI Science to test and implement interventions that prove to reduce harm.
