The CAUTI problem in the Emergency Department by Tiffany Hill https://padlet.com/tiffanyhill79/e19455apvtrw Made with love and kitty cats en-us 2016-07-28 00:58:24 UTC 2017-05-17 01:34:47 UTC hello@padlet.com <b>Purpose:</b> tiffanyhill79 https://padlet.com/tiffanyhill79/e19455apvtrw/wish/117247446 To decrease the contamination rate of catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in the Emergency Department by teaching proper insertion techniques.

Ambition:
To eliminate CAUTIs in the hospital or keep the infection rate below 5% of admitted patients.]]> 2016-07-31 19:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanyhill79/e19455apvtrw/wish/117247446 <b>Customer:</b> tiffanyhill79 https://padlet.com/tiffanyhill79/e19455apvtrw/wish/117247448 Target Market
- What patients will benefit from these classes?
- What staff will attend these classes?
- Are patients being informed about the purpose of the procedure?
- Are we explaining all the steps as we perform them to the patient?

]]> 2016-07-31 19:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanyhill79/e19455apvtrw/wish/117247448 <b>Operations:</b> tiffanyhill79 https://padlet.com/tiffanyhill79/e19455apvtrw/wish/117247453 - Who will lead this project?
- Will employees volunteer to help teach these classes? 
- What company will supply the tools needed for the classes?
- Will the supplier benefit from these classes?]]> 2016-07-31 19:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanyhill79/e19455apvtrw/wish/117247453 <b>Resource:</b> tiffanyhill79 https://padlet.com/tiffanyhill79/e19455apvtrw/wish/117247470 - Are nursing staff properly documenting foley catheter insertion?
- How do we find out the current CAUTI rate?
- How do we pull data from charts to determine if the UTI was preexisting?
- How will this benefit our hospitals quality of care?
- Will decreasing the CAUTI rate provide the hospital with more financial benefits?]]> 2016-07-31 19:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanyhill79/e19455apvtrw/wish/117247470 <b>Finance:</b> tiffanyhill79 https://padlet.com/tiffanyhill79/e19455apvtrw/wish/117247477 ~ How much are CAUTIs costing the hospital?
~ How much are CAUTIs costing the patient?
~Will insurance cover patients medical bills for CAUTI related hospital stays?
~ How much are hospitals spending on education to teach hospital staff about proper insertion technique? 
~Does the cost of having classes to teach proper technique out weight the cost the hospital has to pay for CAUTIs?


]]> 2016-07-31 19:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanyhill79/e19455apvtrw/wish/117247477 <b>Competition and Risks:</b> tiffanyhill79 https://padlet.com/tiffanyhill79/e19455apvtrw/wish/117247483 - What hospitals already have these classes in place?
- Are staff willing to attend more classes on their days off of work?
- If we don't implement these classes, will patients go to other facilities with lower CAUTI rates?]]> 2016-07-31 19:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanyhill79/e19455apvtrw/wish/117247483 tiffanyhill79 https://padlet.com/tiffanyhill79/e19455apvtrw/wish/117395584 2016-08-02 19:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanyhill79/e19455apvtrw/wish/117395584