Nov 10, 2020 | Data Analysis, Featured Posts, Patient Safety, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)
IT. HIT. HIM. Huh? Is this an emphatic description of someone having a sudden realization? Think again. These acronyms are becoming pretty common in our daily work in health care. Throw in an ACK, a CAT, and a SLIP, and you could have the beginning of a good story!...
Dec 12, 2017 | Data Analysis, Featured Posts, Interior Health (IH)
We are all familiar with the challenges of operating within silos in health care. Many programs, departments, and health systems across British Columbia face similar struggles, yet it can sometimes be difficult to get together to address them. Opportunities for...
Apr 6, 2016 | Data Analysis, Featured Posts, Island Health (VIHA)
When we first launched BC PSLS Publications in 2013, we were curious to see how healthcare leaders and staff would use these reports to improve patient safety in their organizations. As we’ve evolved our analytics platform, we’re impressed by those around the...
Nov 13, 2015 | Data Analysis, Falls Prevention, Featured Posts, Medication Safety, Providence Health Care (PHC)
Patients with kidneys that no longer function properly receive regular hemodialysis to filter wastes, salts and fluids from their blood. The St. Paul’s Hospital Renal Program is the largest in BC – it houses a 46-station hemodialysis unit that serves 300 patients, on...
Jul 10, 2014 | BCPSLS Coordinators, Data Analysis, Featured Posts
Learning and improvement in healthcare becomes “real” when there is visible and measurable change. When we first implemented BC PSLS in 2008 we focused on a number of key areas: helping Reporters identify the types of patient safety events that should be reported,...
Jan 15, 2014 | Central Office, Data Analysis, Featured Posts
Patient safety has gained worldwide recognition over the past 10 years. But, when we ask the question, “Is care safer than it was?” the answer remains unclear. How do we really know if the strategies we put in place will create a safer healthcare...
