On-Demand Learning Lab - Advancing Patient Safety: Insights to Meet Leapfrog Standards-April 2025 LL Recording

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NACU hosted a Learning Lab webinar on advancing patient safety and preparing for the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Survey, featuring Ted Donnelly (COSAN Group) and Missy Danforth (The Leapfrog Group). Donnelly framed the session around NACU’s Healthcare Quality Competency Framework (the “WHEEL”) and the patient safety domain, emphasizing four key competencies: (1) assessing patient safety culture (e.g., huddles, executive rounds, culture-of-safety surveys with strong participation and follow-through), (2) applying safety science methods (high reliability, human factors, evidence-based process updates, and EHR alerts/screening tools), (3) using procedures to identify and report risks/events (multidisciplinary coordination, clear confidentiality expectations, standardized and current documentation tools), and (4) collaborating with stakeholders to analyze risks (RCA, FMEA, stakeholder analysis, communication plans, and valid data use).<br /><br />The presenters reviewed the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Survey’s nine sections and stressed year-round engagement with subject matter experts rather than a last-minute submission effort. Proposed 2025 survey changes include splitting ICU physician staffing into adult and pediatric subsections (only adult affects the Safety Grade, but both are publicly reported) and adding optional, fact-finding ED boarding measures. In Q&A, Leapfrog explained timelines for public comment/piloting and how ED boarding may become scored as early as 2026 depending on refinements.

Keywords

NACU Learning Lab webinar

patient safety culture assessment

Leapfrog Hospital Safety Survey

Healthcare Quality Competency Framework WHEEL

safety science methods

high reliability and human factors

risk and event reporting procedures

RCA and FMEA risk analysis

ED boarding measures 2025-2026