by Veritas AMC | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 04/2023 SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) is an instrument that complies with the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal 2 (effective January 1, 2006)1, requiring organizations to improve effectiveness of communication among...
by Veritas AMC | Feb 28, 2025 | Common Sources of Improvement Work
Published: 02/2023 A sentinel event is defined as a patient safety event that reaches a patient and results in any of the following: Death Permanent harm Severe temporary harm and requires intervention to sustain life An event can also be considered a sentinel event...
by Veritas AMC | Feb 28, 2025 | Principles of Quality Improvement
Published: 08/2024 Six Sigma is a metrics-driven process improvement methodology that focuses on eliminating defects and reducing variation. In the early 1980’s Motorola developed the Six Sigma Principles. The core proposition of Six Sigma is that variation in...
by Veritas AMC | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 02/2023 After identifying a problem, the next step in any quality improvement process is to set a goal. Appropriate goals in quality improvement should conform to the acronym “SMART”: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound. Remember that...
by Veritas AMC | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 05/2024 The Health and Human Services (HHS) Healthy People 2030 Campaign recognizes that Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) have a major impact on quality of life.1 These domains encompass nonmedical factors that influence the health of individuals and...
