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Effectiveness of key indicatorsas instrument in detecting risks in healthcare
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Methods of Supervision
Thematic
Incidences
Quality syste
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Risk Indicators
Suspicions criminal offenses
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Methods of Supervision
Thematic
Incidences
Quality syste
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Risk Indicators
Suspicions criminal offenses
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Risk indicators
Used in ‘Risk-based' supervision
To render the risk of healthcare services measurable and transparent.
Developed in cooperation with the health care providers.
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Canary indicator of the coal mine
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Hospital adverse events often result in a longer length of stay (see references on next slide)
We developed a new indicator that uses the unexpectedly long length of stay (UL-LOS) as a potential risk factor for unsafe care.
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Indicator: Percentage of patients with an unexpectedly long length of stay (UL-LOS)
Methods:• Based on a prolonged length of stay of more than 50%• Standardisation for patients’ age, primary diagnosis and main
procedure• Three strata of hospitals:
31 general hospitals24 tertiary teaching hospitals8 university medical centres
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Why based on a prolonged length of stayof more than 50%?
• to include patients that stayed longer because of complications and adverse events
• and not patients that just stayed a little bit longer because of variations in the treatment, such as in logistics
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Example
- patient of 18 years old- appendicitis - appendectomy
Expected LOS 3,4 dagen3,4 + 1,7 = 5,1 days
Actual LOS 6 days or more: UL-LOS
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Results
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How does the Inspectorate use this indicator?
Most important problem: hospitals without UL-LOS percentage
Other hospitals: High percentage is an important signal
Inspectors ask to inspect detailed information per specialism
Patients with UL-LOS: record reviewing to learn what went wrong
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PRO’s and CON’s of working with one key indicatorPro:• Les administrative burden for caregivers• Much easier for the inspector
Contra:High demands regarding to this specific indicator:• validity• reliability• comparability
Outcomes are not compensated by other indicators!
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Canary indicator of the coal mine
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Aviation: dashboard with some key indicators
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3 Indicators which may reveal risk of unsafe care
Sub-optimal quality of care
Unexpectedly long LOS*
Unplanned readmissions**
Higher than expected mortality***UN
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* Indicator described in this thesis**Indicator yet to be developed*** Indicator already available (HSMR)
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