The Research And Educational Foundation Of The Ohio Hospital

THE MISSION OF THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION IS TO EVALUATE, FOCUS AND ENGAGE IN CHANGE ACTIVITIES THAT LEAD AND ENABLE THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE IN SAFETY AND QUALITY AND IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

SAFETY & QUALITY SEPSIS MORTALITY: FOR THE EIGHTH YEAR, THE OHA STATEWIDE SEPSIS INITIATIVE WAS FACILITATED IN RESPONSE TO THE OHA BOARD-DIRECTED GOAL OF A STATEWIDE REDUCTION IN SEPSIS MORTALITY TO 14.9%. ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE MEMBER HOSPITALS HAVE MAINTAINED THEIR COMMITMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ONGOING INITIATIVE WHICH INCLUDES MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL/COACHING CALLS AND DISSEMINATION OF EFFECTIVE PRACTICES. A SEPSIS WEBSITE WAS HOSTED AND MAINTAINED. EVIDENCE-BASED, APPROVED, CONTINUING EDUCATION WEBCASTS WERE POSTED TO THE SITE ALONG WITH EVIDENCE-BASED LITERATURE AND RESOURCES. OHA ANALYZED AND PROVIDED QUARTERLY SEPSIS COMPARATOR DATA OUTCOMES REPORTS TO PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS. REPORT ENHANCEMENTS WERE MADE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF LIVE LINKS TO WEB-BASED SEPSIS RESOURCES. A "COVID-19 LANDMARKS" DOCUMENT WAS DEVELOPED AND IS UPDATED MONTHLY, FOR USE WHEN INTERPRETING DATA AND AS A TOOL TO CONSIDER THE LANDMARKS THAT OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE EVOLVING PANDEMIC. CONTINUOUS SERVICE READINESS (CSR): ACCESS TO CONTINUOUS SURVEY READINESS SERVICES FOR HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION WERE FACILITATED FOR 82 MEMBER HOSPITALS VIA SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CSR CONSULTANT SERVICE. BOTH SPRING AND FALL CONFERENCES WERE PROVIDED VIRTUALLY, RELATED TO ACCREDITATION STANDARDS. STATEWIDE VIRTUAL COLLABORATIVE: IN 2022 THE REGIONAL QUALITY COLLABORATIVES, WHICH CONSISTED OF THE NORTHEAST OHIO, NORTHWEST OHIO AND CENTRAL OHIO REGIONS, TRANSITIONED TO A SINGLE, STATEWIDE VIRTUAL COLLABORATIVE. THIS COLLABORATIVE SPANNED STATEWIDE MEMBERSHIP ALLOWING FOR A LARGER TARGET AUDIENCE AND SERVED AS A LARGER COMPARATOR BASE. SIXTEEN MEMBER HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS JOINED THE NEW STATEWIDE VIRTUAL COLLABORATIVE. THE OHA CLINICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROVIDED INPUT FOR AGENDA ITEMS. FOUR VIRTUAL FORUMS WERE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND EACH INCLUDED BOTH A BUSINESS MEETING OF TIMELY, PERTINENT TOPICS OF INTEREST AS WELL AS A CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM. HAND HYGIENE: IN 2022, THE HAND HYGIENE PROGRAM CONTRACTED HAND HYGIENE OBSERVERS AND REPORTING CONTINUED. CERTAIN HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS SAW THE NEED FOR CONTINUOUS HAND HYGIENE MONTHLY MONITORING AND AT HIGHER THRESHOLDS OF OBSERVATIONS THAN ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECTS TYPICALLY LED BY OHA.

COMMUNITY HEALTH OPIOID RESPONSE INITIATIVE (ORI): THE OPIOID RESPONSE INITIATIVE BEGAN AS A TARGETED INITIATIVE AIMED AT HOSPITALS MOST DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. THE GOALS OF THE ORI ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE FOCUS AREAS OF ADVOCACY, INTERVENTION AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY WITH CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS GROUPED INTO TARGET AREAS OF PREVENTION, HARM REDUCTION, AND TRANSITION TO TREATMENT AND RECOVERY. IN ADDITION TO THE REMARKABLE CLINICAL INITIATIVES LAUNCHED BY MEMBER HOSPITALS AND SHARED AMONG ORI PARTICIPANTS, MUCH OF THE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED IN TWO AREAS: DATA SUPPORT AND GRANT DEVELOPMENT. A REQUEST FOR RE-DIRECTION OF BUDGETED FUNDS WAS SENT PER THE GRANT AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE OUR WORK IN THIS INITIATIVE BY OFFERING TIMELY EDUCATION ON PERTINENT TOPICS, AS DIRECTED BY THE IHI BOARD. MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH INFANT MORTALITY: OHA SERVED ON EXECUTIVE/STEERING COMMITTEES FOR THE OHIO PERINATAL QUALITY COLLABORATIVE AND OHIO MARCH OF DIMES AND HAS A SEAT ON THE STATE OF OHIO COMMISSION ON INFANT MORTALITY AND OHIO NEWBORN ADVISORY STEERING COMMITTEE. BREASTFEEDING: - THE FIRST STEPS FOR HEALTHY BABIES, A QUARTERLY RECOGNITION PROGRAM FOR HOSPITALS IMPLEMENTING THE 10 STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL BREASTFEEDING, WAS LAUNCHED IN MARCH OF 2015 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. IN 2022, THE PROGRAM CONTINUED ITS REACH TO OVER 99% OF THE MATERNITY HOSPITALS IN THE STATE. - THE FIRST STEPS PROGRAM PARTNERED WITH THE OHIO LACTATION CONSULTANTS ASSOCIATION (OLCA) AND OHIO BREASTFEEDING ALLIANCE (OBA) TO REVIVE A 'BAG FREE' RECOGNITION PROGRAM FOR HOSPITALS. THIS PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN EARLY 2016 AND WAS CONTINUED IN 2022. 72 HOSPITALS WERE RECOGNIZED IN 2022 FOR THEIR WORK IN 2021. - IN JUNE 2022, OHIO FIRST STEPS ADDED A NEW DESIGNATION COMPONENT TO THE PROGRAM, RECOGNIZING HOSPITALS' EFFORTS TO SUPPORT AND INCLUDE FATHERS/PARTNERS IN BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION. MATERNAL HEALTH: * IN 2020, OHA PARTNERED WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (ODH) TO APPLY FOR OHIO TO JOIN THE NATIONAL ACOG PROGRAM, THE ALLIANCE FOR INNOVATION ON MATERNAL HEALTH (AIM). THIS APPLICATION WAS ACCEPTED IN SEPTEMBER 2020. THROUGH THE AIM WORK, OHIO HAS FOCUSED ON THE SEVERE MATERNAL HYPERTENSION AND OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE PATIENT SAFETY BUNDLES. IN 2022, OHIO KICKED OFF OUR THIRD WAVE (OF THREE) OF THE HYPERTENSION BUNDLE, AND OUR FIRST WAVE (OF THREE) OF THE HEMORRHAGE BUNDLE. * THE OHA HAS BEEN PROVIDING QUARTERLY HOSPITAL BENCHMARK REPORTS ON MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, INCLUDING 'SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY'. IN 2022, OHA PROVIDED 388 TOTAL REPORTS TO MEMBER HOSPITALS AT NO COST. * OHA SERVED AS A MEMBER AND WORKGROUP LEAD FOR THE OHIO COUNCIL TO ADVANCE MATERNAL HEALTH (OH-CAMH), LED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

OHIO PATIENT SAFETY INSTITUTE PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATION (OPSI) OPSI FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: 1. OPSI SHALL SET THE OHIO PATIENT SAFETY AGENDA AS THE CONVENER OR FACILITATOR BY: * IDENTIFYING, SHARING, DISSEMINATING BEST PRACTICES, AND USING THOSE PRACTICES TO SET STATEWIDE BENCHMARKS * ACTING AS THE CATALYST TO PROVIDE SAFE PATIENT-CENTERED CARE ALONG THE CONTINUUM 2. OPSI SHALL BE A LEADER IN CREATING A LEARNING CULTURE THAT EMPHASIZES PATIENT SAFETY THROUGH PROFESSIONALISM, COLLABORATION, INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, AND TEAMWORK BY: * SPREADING A CULTURE OF SAFETY, MITIGATING RISKS, FACILITATING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, AND ENHANCING SAFE BEHAVIOR