Post-Operative Venous Thromboembolism Reduction

Leads

Jamison Chang, MD; Carlton Moore, MD

Project Manager

May-Britt Sten, MSN, RN, CPHQ

Aim

Reduce the rate of hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism (HA-VTE) from 7.3 per 1000 to 3.65 per 1000 by December 31, 2018.

2018 IHQI Symposium Presentation Slides

Publications

Moore C, Coleman GC, Chang J, Nagle M, Sten M. Using Safety Barrier Analysis to Facilitate Quality Improvement in Health Care: Improving Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis as a Proof of Concept. American Journal of Medical Quality. 2019 June 21.  https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1062860619856689