英文摘要 |
Objectives: The identification of patients undergoing colonoscopic examinations is important with respect to work flow. The accuracy of patient identification provides an essential element to physician diagnosis and treatment. Indeed, incorrect patient identification will seriously affect the diagnosis and treatment of the patient, and increase health care costs. Method: Based on a retrospective analysis of the medical records in our unit, the incorrect patient identification rate was shown to be 0.16% and the specimen labeling error rate was 0.08%. The aim of this project was to reduce the incorrect patient recognition rate to 0%. The corrective solutions included the establishment of specifications for colonoscopy identification, a colonoscopy work flow check list, time out for confirmation, and application of barcode technology. Results: After importing the following instructions as proposed in this article, the incorrect identification rate was reduced to 0%; thus we reached the project goal. Conclusions: We increased the accuracy of patient identification by introducing bar code technology into the colonoscopy work flow. Not only did we promote security for patients undergoing colonoscopy, but we achieved the patient safety goal of the Taiwan Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation. We have shared our relevant practical experience with others. We anticipate other invasive examination units will upgrade their medical quality by using our references. |