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Reduce Patient Harm with the I-PASS Bundle
A proven blueprint for implementation
I-PASS® is an evidence-based bundle of interventions created to reduce communication failures during patient handoffs. The I-PASS® program was developed by clinicians, for clinicians and includes customized training, expert consultation, and implementation tools to facilitate the adoption of I-PASS and ensure long-term sustainment.
The I-PASS Institute provides hospitals with a proven blueprint for implementation, making it easier to implement in a real-world setting using technology-enabled tools. Our process is hands-on and tailored for your institution. Our certified coaches, who have years of industry knowledge, along with our wide range of tools help reduce patient harm.
Access and Plan
- Assess institutional environment
- Garner support
- Secure resources
- Define scope and timeline
Train and Implement
- Determine local I-PASS champions and implementation team
- Train all providers in a standardized format
- Optimize verbal handoff process
- Collect data from handoff observations and provide reports
- Develop a campaign for implementation
- Develop a plan for continuous process improvement
Improve and Sustain
- Ensure ongoing monitoring and sustainability
- Benchmark adherence at unit, department or institutional-wide levels
- Provide a measurement of patient safety culture
- Institutionalize cultural change
