First contest entry

Our first success story comes from Cheri Samuels, BSN, MSEd, RN, CPHQ. She writes:

SCIP Core Measure:

• Discontinue ABX within 24 hours of surgical end time.
• A collaborative effort from our medical staff and Pharmacy added the post-op ABX to the policy and placed a “Hard Stop” on the ABX.
• This brought the measure into the 90th percentile.

Thanks for sharing your success story, Cheri. A reminder–all you need to do is tell us about how you’ve used data, collected for core measures requirements or other accreditation or regulatory compliance, to make improvements to your processes, policies, or culture. Send all entries to mphillion@hcpro.com and I’ll post them to the blog!