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SmartMOVES A SYSTEM-BASED
APPROACH TO SAFE PATIENT HANDLING

Lights!
Sustaining Success
Adoption Critical Elements
Risk Analysis/Loss Analytics Senior Leadership
support accountability Nursing Driven
Development of Safe Patient Handling
Committee Dedicated Program Manager Funds
Allocated for Equipment and Education Policy
for accountability and sustainability
Monitoring the success challenges of Early
Adopters

• Enhanced Communication
• Safe Patient Handling Education Training
• Compliance Monitoring
• Removing Obstacles and Barriers to Success
• Formulating an Action Plan
• Reviews Based on Accountability/Improvement

Illuminating a System-Based Initiative

• Maintaining the wellness of Ascension Healths
  workforce requires SmartMOVES - a Safe Patient
  Handling Program and System-Based initiative. We
  will
• Develop a focused approach and a working plan to
  begin the SmartMOVES process
• Facilitate integration of SmartMOVES throughout
  our Health Ministries
• Provide support through all levels of SmartMOVES
  adoption

Ascension Health is the largest Catholic and
largest nonprofit healthcare provider in the
United States, operating in 20 states and the
District of Columbia with 60 acute care
facilities and over 100,000 associates.
Ascension Health is the largest Catholic and
largest nonprofit healthcare provider in the
United States, operating in 20 states and the
District of Columbia.
Implementation
Camera!
Examples of Success From Several of Our Ministries
Gathering a Multi-Disciplinary Safe Patient
Handling SmartMOVES Team Administration
PT/OT Workers Compensation Direct Care
Associates Infection Control Education
Employee Health Radiology Falls Pressure
Ulcer Human Resources Facilities Biomed
Bariatric Team Safety Officers Supply
Chain Environmental Services Designate a Safe
Patient Handling Program Manager Provide
leadership to the multi-disciplinary
team Establish and monitor success
challenges Spread Campaign Engage all
stakeholders to assure a successful culture
change Train Super Users Unit based trainers
will implement and sustain SmartMOVES Equipment
Selection Quality, customer service, educational
support, and cost Equipment Training Initial and
on-going training by the equipment vendor
facility-based educators Focus Strategy One
patient care area at a time One process at a
time lateral transfers, vertical lifts, or
repositioning Focus on continual
improvement Policy and Procedure
Development Reflects individual and management
accountability Promotes a safe work environment
for associates and patients Remove Barriers
Quickly Highly visible team with good
communication and follow-through Celebrate Small
Successes Implementation is a culture change
-don't become discouraged! Utilize Knowledge
Transfer Techniques An interactive web-based
Knowledge Center with monthly Lunch Learns,
resources, ListServ, Toolkit
Picturing SmartMOVES

• We elicited the help of ministries with existing
  safe patient handling programs
• We collaborated with our Nursing Clinical
  Excellence Team and Chief Nursing Officers
• We utilized recommendations from the VA Safe
  Patient Handling Program
• We partnered with equipment vendors

SmartMOVING Forward

• Illuminate the relationship between associate
  safety and patient safety
• Link safe patient handling with decreasing falls
  and pressure ulcers improving bariatric care.
• Monitor results and learn from SmartMOVES Early
  Adopters
• Spread SmartMOVES throughout Ascension Health
• Evaluate and review products, equipment, and
  services
• Maintain expand the SmartMOVES Knowledge Center
• Develop effective implementation strategies to
  incorporate Safe Patient Handling

Action!
Spreading Culture Change

• We created a starting reference/communication
  portal called the SmartMOVES Knowledge Center
• We support SmartMOVES through Monthly Lunch
  Learns and a Listserv
• We devised an essential Toolkit to provide a
  road map to Health Ministries initiating
  SmartMOVES

Resources

• VA Safe Patient Handling and Movement Program
• ANA Handle with Care Campaign
• AOHP
• Equitable Safety Group
• Ascension Health SmartMOVERS Shakers