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Italian health authority - jerinpunnen - 08-16-2017 safety at Italian health authority [attachment=16075] The National Healthcare Centre 10 in Florence is the most important health authority in the city. It is spread across six different locations in Tuscany (Santa Maria Nuova, Nuovo Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio, Santa Maria Annunziata, Serristori, Nuovo Ospedale del Mugello) and the Istituto Ortopedico Toscano. This Italian health authority has more than 1400 beds, along with over 7900 doctors, medical attendants, administrative and support staff who all treat 145,000 patients annually The Challenge The National Healthcare Centre 10 in Florence is dedicated to safeguarding patients during their treatment at any of its facilities. As a result the Florence authority, together with seven other healthcare centres in Tuscany (Careggi, Empoli, Grosseto and Siena) organised a patient identification campaign which was fully supported by the Regional Centre for Clinical Risk Management. The Solution Run by Zebra s Premier Partner in Florence, the project s first phase focused on clarifying the best instruments for optimising patient identification. A survey was carried out to identify benefits and challanges to a range of solutions used in other hospitals including: the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, the Niguarda Hospital in Milan and the Manzoni Hospital in Lecco. The Benefits During the 3-month trail, more than 68,000 wristbands were used. The trial s results prove that patients are more than happy to use the wristbands which they understood to have safety benefits. Many were pleased to see the introduction of the wristbands. 90% of staff interviewed during the trial highlighted that the wristbands proved to be particularly valuable when patients were unable to identify themselves Future Implementations The project s main objective was best practice definition for correct patient identification, in addition to producing a comprehensive guide for the implementation of such technology across the health authority. The aim was to identify the benchmarks and the necessary conditions for a computerised management system, involving all the healthcare services in Tuscany. |