How to report patient safety events, safety resources and roles
Quality improvement priorities
I-PASS and transitions of care policies and procedures
Information on supervision expectations and progressive autonomy
WHEN YOU HAVE SERVICE LINE ROUNDS (INCLUDING GROUP SUPERVISION, GROUP DIDACTICS, OR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM ROUNDS FOR FTC; WEEKLY TEAM MEETINGS FOR KBHS), MAKE SURE TO REGULARLY ASK:
Any safety events to report and discuss?
Root cause analyses or other activities that include analysis, as well as formulation and implementation of actions
Specialty-specific data on quality metrics and benchmarks
Is there a culture supportive of requesting assistance?
How is supervision going?
Does the clinical site/department provide residents/fellows with a supportive culture for requesting assistance?
Are supervision policies and procedures followed?
Are there any patient care vulnerabilities due to workload, and if so, how can we address them?
Have there been issues with resident/fellow fatigue?
WHEN YOU HAVE WALK ROUNDS OR OTHER FORUMS WHERE YOU INTERFACE WITH OTHER MEDICAL SPECIALTIES (E.G., CL SERVICE), MAKE SURE TO:
Collaboratively develop patient care plans with other specialists
WHEN YOU HAVE WALK ROUNDS OR TEAM ROUNDS (E.G., FTC ROUNDS) WHERE PATIENTS/FAMILIES ARE PART OF THE MEETINGS, MAKE SURE TO PERIODICALLY ASK:
Do you know the names and roles of the attending physicians and residents/fellows taking care of you?
Do you feel that you have adequate contact with the attending physicians?
Do you feel that you have adequate contact with the resident/fellow team?
WHEN YOU ARE SIGNING IN OR SIGNING OUT, MAKE SURE TO ALSO DISCUSS: