Daedong Hospital Successfully Concludes '2019 QI Performance Competition and Poster Exhibition'

｜Efforts to Foster a Patient-Centered Safety Culture and Improve Healthcare Quality

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yang Hee-jung] Daedong Hospital successfully held the ‘2019 QI Performance Competition and Poster Exhibition’ on the 9th at the 10th-floor auditorium to raise awareness of medical quality improvement among all staff, including medical personnel.

QI (Quality Improvement) is a quality enhancement activity that analyzes all hospital processes, identifies problems, and provides a better medical service environment for both patients and staff.

In this QI competition, 18 teams submitted result reports and posters, and based on the evaluation criteria, the top 6 teams with the highest scores gave oral presentations. Chaired by Hospital Director Park Kyung-hwan as the head judge, the judging criteria included six items: ▲appropriateness of topic selection ▲appropriateness of team composition ▲activity planning and execution level ▲degree of topic improvement ▲future improvement plans and continuous management ▲presentation structure and attitude. As a result, the Grand Prize was awarded to the Internal Medicine Outpatient Team, and the Excellence Award went to the Appointment No-show Management Team.

Additionally, at the QI competition poster exhibition held for four days from the 6th in the first-floor lobby, Ward 72 received the Grand Prize, and the Internal Medicine Ward Team and Ward 62 Team received Excellence Awards.

Kim Soo-hyung, Head of the Appropriate Management Office at Daedong Hospital (Cardiology Specialist), stated, “In 2020, we will continue QI activities to ensure that patients visiting Daedong Hospital receive safe and high-quality medical services.”

Meanwhile, Daedong Hospital received first-grade ratings in the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service’s ‘2019 Customized QI Consulting Excellent Medical Institution,’ ‘Surgical Infection Prevention Antibiotic Evaluation,’ and ‘Pediatric Acute Otitis Media Antibiotic Use Evaluation.’

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