Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) has always strived
to provide safe quality care to our patients.
With the increasing
national and public focus on patient safety, CHOC participates
in multiple initiatives to remain innovative in protecting
our young patients from medical errors.
Among these are the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations’ (JCAHO)
National Patient Safety Goals which CHOC has been observed
to be in full compliance with (see JCAHO
Quality Check at www.JCAHO.org).
CHOC participates annually
in the National Leapfrog Survey. CHOC scored above average
or outstanding on Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety
Measures this past year which placed us in the top 25 percent
nationally for the Leapfrog Quality Index measuring 27 indicators
of hospital based
patient safety. The Leapfrog Group is a consortium of 150
public and private organizations that provide healthcare
benefits to millions of employees.
Leapfrog works with medical experts throughout the United
States and the National Quality Forum to help consumers make
informed hospital choices
based on patient safety and best practice efforts. With
a goal of implementation of Computerized Physician Order
Entry (CPOE) by year-end ’05,
CHOC has invested in this proven initiative for patient
safety. For more information,
go to www.leapfroggroup.org.
As part of a collaborative
of Children’s Hospitals, CHOC participates
in Child Health Corporation of America (CHCA) efforts
to be well-positioned as a high-reliability organization for patient
safety.
