Quality Initiatives are under the direction of the Grady Memorial Hospital Performance
Improvement Council. Below is a brief description of the Council’s objectives and focus.
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Objectives

• To develop and integrate, hospital-wide Performance Improvement and Patient Safety
Programs.

• To objectively and systematically measure and evaluate the quality, appropriateness, and
safety of patient care on an ongoing basis.

• To identify, report, analyze, and manage unanticipated outcomes and/or events for the
purpose of preventing similar events from occurring again.

• To pursue opportunities to improve patient care/services and patient safety.

• To resolve identified problems.

• To integrate the performance improvement and patient safety program into ongoing operational
activities.

• To modify, when necessary, the performance improvement and patient safety program
to encourage improved identification and solution of problems that significantly affect patient
care and patient safety.

• To insure that all performance improvement and patient safety activities are coordinated
and integrated to avoid duplication of effort.

Scope

The performance improvement/patient safety program involves physicians, nurses,
pharmacists, ancillary services, administrators, directors, managers, staff, contracted
services, and clinics. The performance improvement/patient safety program focuses on
improving key functions within individual departments and the organization as a whole.





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