Patient Safety Connection

The new online Incident Reporting System has been launched!

Niagara-on-the-Lake Site is now live with this new computer software, and we are currently training Ontario Street Site staff to go live in February, with other sites to follow individually. The majority of staff have indicated that the new system is very user-friendly and feel that it will be a great improvement to the old paper system. Thank you for your enthusiasm and all your positive feedback. The Charge Person on each unit will be assisting in training the rest of your team. However, we would encourage you to ‘train it forward’.

Occasionally there may be a glitch with the software. Please be patient – behind the scenes we are still working on some logistical and technical issues to fine-tune the program. Contact Brenda Colbow, ext. 44665, for assistance. We are also working on a ‘cheat sheet’, available soon.

We would like to thank those of you who came down to see Cindy Ko, Patient Safety Specialist, during Patient Safety Week recently. Cindy enjoyed meeting staff and hearing success stories as well as concerns. Don’t forget to get acquainted with the new bright yellow Patient Safety binders – patient safety information at your fingertips. We encourage you to use section 6 of the binder for program specific information and section 8 for current & interesting articles to keep yourselves abreast. There will be ongoing contests to help you keep this binder alive!

Your first contest question: The first person who emails Cindy with a patient safety improvement they have identified and made in their area recently will win a prize!! GOOD LUCK!

Patient Safety Leadership Walkarounds have begun for 2010, with tours and discussions happening Jan. 21. This will complete the second round, which was postponed during H1N1.  «