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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130528004327im_/http://tnpatientsafety.com/images/baby-cake.jpg"/> <div class="babylinks"> <p><strong>Healthy Tennessee Babies Are Worth The Wait</strong><br/> Information Resources for Providers</p> <div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130528004327/http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20207241"><strong>Reducing inappropriate scheduled births</strong><br/> <em>American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology</em></a></div> <div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130528004327/http://sitesearch.aafp.org/?q=rationale+for+39+Weeks+policy&x=0&y=0&t1-search=true&sp_cs=UTF-8"><strong>Rationale for a 39-Week Elective Delivery Policy</strong><br/> <em>American Academy of Family Physicians</em></a></div> <div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130528004327/http://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(10)00679-4/fulltext"><strong>Reduction in elective delivery at <39 weeks of gestation</strong><br/> <em>American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology</em></a></div> <div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130528004327/http://www.ihi.org/knowledge/Pages/ImprovementStories/ImprovingPerinatalCareAFocusonPatientCenteredCareandEvidencedBasedMeasures.aspx"><strong>Improving Perinatal Care: Patient-Centered Care and Evidenced-Based Measures</strong><br/> <em>Institute for Healthcare Improvement</em></a></div> <div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130528004327/http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1751-486X.2012.01719.x/abstract"><strong>Understanding the Health Risks to Infants</strong><br/> <em>Nursing for Women's Health</em></a></div> <div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130528004327/http://www.ihi.org/knowledge/Pages/ImprovementStories/ReducingBirthRelatedTrauma.aspx"><strong>Reducing Birth-Related Trauma and Liability Exposure</strong><br/> <em>Institute for Healthcare Improvement</em></a></div> </div> <a 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resources and other tools to assist hospitals in accelerating their performance on quality and patient safety initiatives.  The association received a three-year grant from the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tennessee Health Foundation to fund the center.  Collaboration continues throughout </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt">Tennessee</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt"> at regional networking meetings and statewide conferences.  Our priority is to reduce healthcare-acquired infections with use of evidence-based strategies.  TCPS has an ongoing partnership with patient safety expert, <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130528004327/http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/armstrong_institute/about_us/leadership.html">Dr. Peter Pronovost</a>, at Johns Hopkins University.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p>                                                                                                                                     <br/> <em>Craig Becker, President</em><br/> Tennessee Hospital Association</p> <p>                                                                                     Click <a href="/web/20130528004327/http://www.tnpatientsafety.com/Home/CraigsMonthlyQualityTips/tabid/111/Default.aspx">HERE</a> to read Craig's Monthly Quality TIPS</p> </div> <p> </p> </div> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="actionbuttons">   </td> </tr> </table> <a name="550"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="ccommon"> <tr> <td class="ctitle"><span id="dnn_ctr550_dnnTITLE_lblTitle" class="Head">WHAT'S NEW</span> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td id="dnn_ctr550_ContentPane" class="ccontent DNNAlignleft"><div id="dnn_ctr550_ModuleContent" class="DNN_HTMLContent"> <div id="dnn_ctr550_HtmlModule_lblContent" class="Normal"> <div> <div style="margin: 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Click <a target="_blank" href="/web/20130528004327/http://www.tnpatientsafety.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=1uCJ0-rNZr0%3d&tabid=36">HERE</a> to view the TeamSTEPPS flyer and 2013 schedule.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Patient Safety Spotlight: William Thompson, MD, Chief Quality Officer, Saint Thomas Health, Nashville--</strong>Click <a target="_blank" href="/web/20130528004327/http://www.tnpatientsafety.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=wTXdC1Qt5t8%3d&tabid=36">HERE</a> to read more. Click <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130528004327/http://www.tnpatientsafety.com/BestPractices/tabid/199/Default.aspx">HERE</a> to read past patient safety spotlights</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Call of Nominations for Patient Safety Leadership Award:</strong> THA has issued a call for nominations for its <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130528004327/https://secure.tha.com/files/legislative/2013%20THA%20Awards%20of%20Excellence%20Nomination%20Packet.pdf">2013 Awards of Excellence</a>. Each year, THA conducts an awards recognition program to honor individuals and organizations that have contributed toward the goals of the association or one or more of its institutional members.   </div> </div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <div><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>Patient Safety Partners Have <span style="color: #ff0000"><u>FREE</u></span> Access to IHI Open School Curriculum for Another Year Effective January 1, 2013--</strong></span><span style="font-size: larger">Click <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130528004327/http://www.tha.com/headlines/Default.aspx?hid=50">HERE</a> for details.</span></div> <div>  </div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>We are all on the same team.</strong> That's why the Tennessee Hospital Association and the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation teamed up to create the Tennessee Center for Patient Safety. The center provides training and support to hospital staff to eliminate infections and help keep patients across the state healthy and safe. So everyone who provides care can provide it better. Click <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130528004327/http://www.bcbst.com/about/community/patient-safety/">here</a> to read more and view video.</span></div> <div>  </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <div><span style="font-size: larger"><strong>"Sure Progress" - an evaluation of the first three-years of the Tennessee Center for Patient Safety.  </strong></span><strong><a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130528004327/http://vimeo.com/11621565"><span style="font-size: larger">Watch Now! </span></a></strong></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>THA Board Aim of Zero Preventable Harm </strong>- Read the <a target="_blank" href="/web/20130528004327/http://www.tnpatientsafety.com/tabid/101/Default.aspx">message</a> from Craig Becker, THA President  </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 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