Patient Safety/Quality Improvement
Mini Grant Program
In June, 2012, MDH awarded just over $26,000 in Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Mini-Grants to support new practice implementation projects focused on prevention of reportable adverse health events. In June 2013, MDH plans to award up to $30,000 during the second year awarding grants to hospitals and surgical centers in Minnesota. The grants challenge the health care community and the ability of organizations to develop new solutions to clinical scenarios in which adverse events could occur. The goal of this grant program is for the tools and procedures that emerge from these projects to be shared across the state to improve quality and patient safety at Minnesota hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
Patient Safety Mini-grant RFP:
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MDH Grant Awardee Shared Tools/Resources
Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Mini Grant Awardees 2012 |
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| Grantee | Project Summary | Funds Awarded |
HealthEast-Bethesda Hospital |
Funds will be used to conduct a three-day performance improvement event focused on the process of care related to pressure ulcer prevention and the development of standard work in the identified areas for improvement (every 2 hour turns, patient refusal of repositioning, patient education after refusal of repositioning). |
$5,000 |
Mille Lacs Health System |
Funds will be used to trial the use of passive infrared motion sensor fall alarms on a geriatric psychiatry unit. |
$3,591 |
Minnesota Eye Laser & Surgery Centers, LLC. |
Funds will be used to create a staff education video on correct time outs, specific to use in the ambulatory surgery setting. |
$1,825 |
Paynesville Area Healthcare |
Funds will be used to create a formal hand-off process for the perioperative patient from admission to discharge, educate operating room/perioperative staff on the use of braden assessment and NDNQI pressure ulcer training modules. Funds will also be used to modify the EMR to include handoff documentation relating to skin integrity as well as to purchase equipment for the operating room to minimize risk of pressure ulcer development in the perioperative patient. |
$4 ,380 |
St. Cloud Surgical Center |
Funds will be used to develop and disseminate educational materials related to “speaking up” in the perianesthesia and perioperative environments to be disseminated and available in digital format. Also an educational offering related to “speaking up” will occur, be recorded and disseminated. |
$4,850 |
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center |
Funds will be used to implement MHA’s Safe Site 2.0 “mini road-maps” for the areas outside of the operating room. Tools created during implementation will be disseminated. |
$4,748 |
Tyler Healthcare Center |
Funds will be used to develop a nursing staff education video on a proper medication reconciliation process. |
$1,665 |
