Safety STOP: A Standardized Approach to Address Safety Events

Presented by Deb Strom MSN, RN, CPHQ, Quality Manager PeaceHealth

PeaceHealth uses a standardized set of actions in response to an actual or potential safety event. The Safety STOP process brings leadership with skills and authority to the site of the event to quickly assess and ensure the area is safe for the involved patient(s) and staff. Follow up processes include implementing counter measures immediately to mitigate ongoing risk to same individuals or others in similar situation; investigating the root cause to determine best actions for long-term sustainment of safety, and lastly sharing the event across the system to prevent occurrence of similar events. Home & Community (in-home) service line Safety Stop tools and process map will be shared.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify who is responsible to call a safety stop.
2. Identify who should respond to a safety stop.
3. List 6 critical steps in the Safety Stop process.
4. Identify event criteria for root cause analysis.

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About the Speaker:

Deb Strom MSN, RN, CPHQ, Quality Manager PeaceHealth