Development and implementation of local pediatric anesthesia performance metrics at a Canadian children's hospital: a technical report.

Élaboration et mise en œuvre de mesures de productivité de l’anesthésie pédiatrique localement dans un hôpital canadien pour enfants : un rapport technique.

Publisher: Springer New York Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8701709 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1496-8975 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0832610X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Can J Anaesth Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: New York : Springer New York
Original Publication: [Toronto, Ont.] : Canadian Anaesthetists' Society, [c1987-

Hospitals, Pediatric*/organization & administration ; Electronic Health Records* ; Anesthesia*/methods ; Anesthesia*/standards; Humans ; Canada ; Child ; Anesthesiology/standards ; Quality of Health Care ; Anesthesiologists/organization & administration ; Pediatric Anesthesia

Purpose: In this project, we sought to develop and implement pediatric anesthesia metrics into electronic health records (EHR) in a hospital setting to improve quality and safety of patient care. While there has been an upsurge in metric-driven health care, specific metrics catering to pediatric anesthesia remain lacking despite widespread use of EHR. The rapid proliferation and implementation of EHR presents opportunities to develop and implement metrics appropriate to local patient care, in this case pediatric anesthesia, with the strategic goal of enhancing quality and safety of patient care, while also delivering transparency in reporting of such metrics.
Clinical Features: Using a quasi-nominal consensus group design, we collected requirements from attending anesthesiologists using Agile methodology. Forty-five metrics addressing quality of care (e.g., induction experience, anesthesia delivery, unanticipated events, and postanesthetic care unit stay) and provider performance (e.g., bundle-compliance, collaboration, skills assurance) were developed. Implementation involved integration into the EHR followed by transition from PDF-based feedback to interactive Power BI (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, USA) dashboards.
Conclusion: We introduced and implemented customized pediatric anesthesia metrics within an academic pediatric hospital; however, this framework is easily adaptable across multiple clinical specialties and institutions. In harnessing data-collecting and reporting properties of EHR, the metrics we describe provide insights that facilitate real-time monitoring and foster a culture of continuous learning in line with strategic goals of high-reliability organizations.
(© 2024. Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society.)

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Keywords: anesthesia; informatics; perioperative; quality improvement
Local Abstract: [Publisher, French] RéSUMé: OBJECTIF: Dans le cadre de ce projet, nous avons cherché à développer et à mettre en œuvre des mesures d’anesthésie pédiatrique dans les dossiers de santé électroniques (DSE) en milieu hospitalier afin d’améliorer la qualité et la sécurité des soins aux patient·es. Bien qu’il y ait eu une recrudescence des soins de santé guidés par les procédures d’évaluation, les mesures spécifiques à l’anesthésie pédiatrique restent insuffisantes malgré l’utilisation généralisée du DSE. La prolifération et la mise en œuvre rapides des DSE offrent des possibilités d’élaborer et de mettre en œuvre des paramètres appropriés aux soins locaux aux patient·es, dans ce cas-ci en anesthésie pédiatrique, dans le but stratégique d’améliorer la qualité et la sécurité des soins tout en assurant la transparence des communications concernant ces paramètres. CARACTéRISTIQUES CLINIQUES: À l’aide d’un modèle de groupe consensuel quasi nominal, nous avons recueilli les exigences des anesthésiologistes traitant·es à l’aide de la méthodologie Agile. Quarante-cinq paramètres portant sur la qualité des soins (p. ex., l’expérience d’induction, l’administration de l’anesthésie, les événements imprévus et le séjour en salle de réveil) et la productivité des prestataires (p. ex., l’observance des forfaits, la collaboration, l’assurance des compétences) ont été élaborés. La mise en œuvre a impliqué l’intégration dans le DSE, suivie de la transition des commentaires en format PDF vers les tableaux de bord interactifs Power BI (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, États-Unis). CONCLUSION: Nous avons introduit et mis en œuvre des mesures personnalisées de l’anesthésie pédiatrique au sein d’un hôpital pédiatrique universitaire. Cependant, ce cadre est facilement adaptable à de multiples spécialités cliniques et institutions. Parce qu’elles exploitent les propriétés de collecte de données et de communications du DSE, les mesures que nous décrivons fournissent des informations qui facilitent la surveillance en temps réel et favorisent une culture d’apprentissage continu conforme aux objectifs stratégiques des organisations à haute fiabilité.

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