Date: Subject: 21/03/2012 04:59:50 PM Feedback; ACSQHC Goals [SEC=No Protective Marking] Dear Nicola, Apologies for taking such a long time to provide feedback to you on the ACSQHC Australian Safety & Quality Goals for Health Care. There were few comments from the ACI Cardiac Network and I suspect that this may be because people have had an opportunity to review the document through other avenues. The comments provided are; 1 There perhaps should be something in there re National database of cardiac procedures (PCI, CAGs EPS etc) funded by government to assess quality 2 Chronic heart failure is an omission. I have read the document and provided comment in the page attached. If you have any queries relating to this feedback, please do not hesitate to contact me on the numbers below. Kind regards, Bridie Bridie Carr It would be useful to have an Executive Summary for those wish to have an overview of the document. General Self management OR self-management 3,000 Or 3000 Location Page 1; 2nd paragraph P3; par 3; line 5 P6; par 1; line 3 P8; dot points P9;2; Box 2 P9; 2; Box 5 P9; Box 1 P12; Defining the Problem P13; par 6 P14; par 6; line 4 P15; par 2; line 3 P15; Medication continuity; 3rd dot point P15; Patient based strategies; 1st dot point P15; Patient based strategies; last 2 lines P16; Safety and Quality Issues; 3rd dot point P16; Safety and Quality Issues; 6th dot point P17; Table 2 P19; par 1 Comment Perhaps add linkages to the 4 pillars ie ACI, BHI, CEC, HETI. Sentence ends in ‘should’. Would be better to reword ….and patients do not always receive optimal care. Suggest use the term ‘clinical experts’ rather than topic experts. Were pharmacists involved in the consultation process? What is the difference between the term patient and consumer? It would be better to use one term or the other. In some circles the use of the term ‘patient’ is viewed negatively. Add evidence-based care Important that there is a feedback loop to ‘front line staff’. Any education needs to be ongoing. Will you be working with Non-Government Organisations? Will there be any mandatory requirements? Healthcare system – Are you using Health Care elsewhere ie use as 1 or 2 words throughout document. Data from 1990s? Is there nothing more recent than this? Are there any Australian studies? What is a ‘well-labeled syringe’? ? experiment. Do you mean research? Write ….as previously described (remove as described above. Not all patients are willing or able to self monitor and/or manage. What does the literature say about health literacy and health outcomes? ? replace the word Misuse. The example given is for Compliance which a different matter. What is a therapeutic index? Australia – add year. Are there no data on mortality and annual monetary costs? A national database which incorporates data from the community, gp, private rooms and hospital across both the public and private sector is required. Feedback; ACSQHC Safety & Quality Goals for Health Care Consultation Paper 21 March, 2012 The electronic medical record will facilitate communication and lead to improved patient outcomes, however, it will not link to non-acute services. Accurate analysis and reporting of data is required for this system and mandatory KPIs are an essential requirement that should be in the performance agreements for Chief Executives. P19; par 2; 4th line P20; Impacts o Patients & Health System; par 2; lines 3 & 4 P21; par 2 P22; par 3; line 4 P22; Impact on Patients & Health Care System; par 3; line 3 P23; Safety & Quality Issues P24; par 1 P24; par 3; line 3 Delete ‘In addition’ as this does not link to previous sentence. Suggest reword re ‘life threatening’ diseases. Are there any more up-to-date references? Do you mean high blood pressure. Guidelines and guide – suggest reword. Who is the audience for this document? Use either heart attack or myocardial infarction. Which year was the CONCORDANCE data obtained? Referral rates vary significantly – Are the hospitals national or just NSW? Question 4 Specific targets should only be attached to goals if they can be effectively monitored and reported on. Question 9 Comprehensive data systems (linking community, gp, private rooms and hospital) in both public and private systems would facilitate data sharing, support patient management and result in improved health outcomes. Feedback; ACSQHC Safety & Quality Goals for Health Care Consultation Paper 21 March, 2012
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