The Standards for a Patient Blood Management Program (PBM Standards) can help facilities that are implementing or enhancing patient blood management efforts to have a solid foundation for maintaining and optimizing the care of patients who may or may not need transfusion. Like other AABB standards, the requirements in this edition include over-arching quality standards as well as specific technical standards - all firmly grounded in a quality systems framework. Unlike other AABB standards, the requirements in this edition are organized to reflect the wide range of clinical services offered by different hospitals. The PBM Standards acknowledges three distinct PBM program activity levels that reflect the functions an individual facility may perform.
Helpful hints for those who establish policies, processes and procedures to achieve the desired outcome of Standard 3.5.1 are addressed in this new publication. Contents include blood-warming technologies, advantages of blood warming devices, indications for use, contraindications, warnings and administrative aspects.
You know the basics. Quality systems have long been indispensable to the functions of health-care institutions. You might even say that quality is "a good friend." But if your development stops there, your institution will likely be mediocre at best. The real value in your relationship with quality is uncovered when you let it evolve. Committing to a culture of continual improvement can be something like dancing with a gorilla who never tires; it means developing the skills of adapting to changing demands and environments-cyclically and for always. Building on material from Introducing the Big Q: A Practical Quality Primer (AABB Press, 2004), and written in the same spirit (direct and easy-to-understand, with a sense of humor), Romancing the Big Q explains how to get beyond polite conversation with quality to a deeper relationship that can move an organization toward performance excellence. Each chapter is half theory, half story-first laying out the quality concepts, and then illustrating them in a down-to-earth case study. Readers follow characters at a fictional blood center through ups and downs along their deepening journey to excellence and blissful commitment to quality. In addition to intricate explanations of the matrices and tools involved in strategic planning, the broader aspects examined include vision and goal setting, solidifying leadership, understanding internal and external constituencies, process management (and plan deployment), measurement and evaluation, risk management, and future focus. Includes a free digital download of Introducing the Big Q: A Practical Quality Primer for your reference.
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