Patient Safety Indicators
from Modern Practice Podcast Hosted by Dr. Tom Villanueva and Vizient Medical Leadership Team
Patient Safety Indicators, or PSIs, provide insight into safety events that occur during care delivery. Health care organizations can use PSIs to assess potential complications and events to improve their care. Today, we define PSIs and their importance. We also discuss how health care organizations can use Present on Admission data to alleviate being unfairly compared to other organizations regarding care outcomes. Guest speaker: Terry Golde, MBA, RN, CCDS Consulting Director Vizient Moderator: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Principal Clinical Operations and Quality Vizient Show Notes: [00:53] Definition [01:14] Importance of PSIs [01:44] What PSIs measure [03:07] Development of PSIs [03:36] What lower PSI rates mean for hospital performance [04:14] How PSI data is collected [07:10] Hospital Rate in PSIs [08:07] Calculating PSI rates [09:13] Adjust for patient characteristics – so hospitals will compare fairly [10:01] Using Present on Admission (POA) data [11:08] Effect of PSIs on reimbursement and performance ranking [11:49] PSIs as a useful measure Links | Resources: To contact Modern Practice: [email protected] Terry Golde’s contact email: [email protected] Patient Safety Indicators (AHRQ) Click here Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Amazon Podcasts Android Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher RSS Feed
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