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Alcal poc Chapter 2 Quality Assurance and Legale in Healthcare 25 > medical LABELING EXERCISES LABELING EXERCISE 2-1: MICROBIO ISE 2-1: MICROBIOLOGY QUALITY ASSESSMENT FORM we found on the Quality Assessment and improvement Tracking form here to the following questions can be found on the Quality As answer on the form: write the number of the question in or near the circles then the appropriate line HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT TRACKING CONFIDENTIAL A.R.S. 35-445 et seg OTI STANDARD OF CARE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS DATA SOURCE(S): IMPORTANT ASPECT OF CARE SERVICE: METHODOLOGY: IX RETROSPECTIVE CONCURRENT LABORATORY SERVICES TYPE: STRUCTURE PROCESS X1 OUTCOME COLLECTION TRANSPORT PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR: - DATA COLLECTION: J. HERRIG SIGNATURES: - DATA ORGANIZATION:J. HERRIG - ACTION PLAN J HERRIG DIRECTOR . FOLLOW-UP: J. HERRIG DATE MONITORING BEGAN: 1990 MEDICAL DIRECTOR TIME PERIOD THIS MONITOR:2ND QUARTER 2009 MONITOR DISCONTINUED BECAUSE: FOLLOW-UP: VICE PRESIDENT/ADMINISTRATOR INDICATORS THLD ACT PREV CRITICAL ANALYSIS EVALUATION ACTION PLAN Population: All patients Blood Culture contamination Share results and rate will not exceed 3% All monthly indicators were analysis with Lab under threshold, 3% statt and ER stall APR - # of Draws: 713 # Contaminated: 13 3.00% % Contamination from draws other than Line draws, by unit: MAY - # of Draws: 710 # Contaminated: 23 3.00% 2.8% 2.3% APR: ER = 4.7% Lab= 0.7% MAY: ER = 11.5% Lab = 1.0% JUN: ER = JUN. # of Draws: 702 8.6% Lab = 1.1% # Contaminated: 17 3.00% ER was over threshold for each Total for 1st Quarter - month of quarter. # of Draws: 2125 # Contaminated: 50 3.00% 2.4% 1.9% 1.8% 1.2% 1. What is being used by the microbiology department as a blood culture quality indicator? 2. What is the acceptable threshold? 3. What was the actual percentage contamination for the first quarter? 4. Which month has the highest contamination from ER draws? 5. What was the rate of contamination by the laboratory in the same month? 6. What is the action plan for blood culture QA?

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Answer 1

1)What is being used by the micro biology department as a blood cultue quality indicator -BLOOD CULTURE CONTAMINATION RATE.

2)What is the acceptable threshold ? -answer is - less than 3 percentage

3)What was the actual percentage contamination for the first quarter -50

4) Which month has the highest contamination from ER draws? -May 11.5 persentage

5)What was the rate of contamination by the laboratory in the same month ? May 1.0 percentage

6)what is the action plan for blood culture QA? Share results and analysis with lab staff and ER staff