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Pronovost Slide5
It Is Time To Get Serious about the Science of Healthcare Delivery
Text version of slide presentation from a National Advisory Council meeting.
Improving Care

CUSP [Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program]
- Educate staff on science of safety.
- Identify defects.
- Assign executive to adopt unit.
- Learn from one defect per quarter.
- Implement teamwork tools.
Translating Evidence Into Practice (TRiP):
- Summarize the evidence in a checklist.
- Identify local barriers to implementation.
- Measure performance.
- Ensure all patients get the evidence:
- Engage
- Educate
- Execute
- Evaluate
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