Web site spotlight: Your anticoagulant therapy program: Everyone’s turf
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, November 7, 2008
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The Joint Commission is set to survey hospitals' anticoagulant therapy programs in January 2009, a mere two months from now. In October, facilities were supposed to have begun pilot testing in one unit so they can trial the program they should have been developing throughout the past year.
The previous milestones that should have been met thus far include:
- April 1: Leadership makes one person or group responsible for implementing the National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG). The program begins development.
- July 1: A work plan is established and the resources necessary to build a functioning anticoagulation program are assessed.
Getting to this point requires the participation of an interdisciplinary team, says Al Lodwick, RPh, MA, a certified anticoagulation care provider and a speaker for Brentwood, TN-based Cross Country Education, a company that hosts educational seminars and leads continuing education courses for anticoagulation therapy.
"The key to having a good program is having coordination amongst all of the healthcare professionals involved," Lodwick says. "It's important to have everybody on the same page working for it, rather than saying, 'This is my turf, and what are you doing on it?' "
Editor's note: This excerpt was adapted from "Three Keys to Ensuring Your Anticoagulant Therapy Program is Ready," found in the Reading Room at www.StrategiesForNurseManagers.com. Get a free trial membership that will give you 30 days to test drive all the exciting features on the Web site.
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