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Eliminating MRSA Infections

Eliminating MRSA Infections . Plexus MRSA Bundle:The HOW of Staff Engagement and Culture Change. 1. 20,000. 20,000. die every year in the U.S. from MRSA infections…. … more than die from AIDS. 33 fold. Public trust is eroding. MRSA Skyrockets in Washington State.

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Eliminating MRSA Infections

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  1. Eliminating MRSA Infections Plexus MRSA Bundle:The HOW of Staff Engagement and Culture Change 1

  2. 20,000 20,000 die every year in the U.S. from MRSA infections… …more than die from AIDS

  3. 33 fold Public trust is eroding MRSA Skyrockets in Washington State Cases of hospital patients with MRSA have jumped 33-fold since 1997 in Washington state Source: Seattle Times analysis; state Department of Health date Amanda Rymond / The Seattle Times

  4. Where do you find MRSA in Hospitals? Everywhere!

  5. (38 people) (34 people) (33 people) (9 people) (20 people) May 2006 PD/MRSA project began (14 people) (14 people) (6 people) Active surveillance began in ICU Jan 2007 (4 people) MRSA CAN be stopped! MRSA incidence rates – Billings Clinic Housewide – January 1999 – December 2008 84% 84% Reduction in HA MRSA infections 1st Jan, 2005 – 30th June, 2008 0.13 June - Dec

  6. What’s it going to take to STOP spreading MRSA?

  7. “ Preventing MRSA infections is primarily a complex social and behavioral challenge rather than a knowledge or technical problem. ”

  8. All invited and included

  9. The Plexus MRSA Bundle helps you to get everyone to do their part Social and Behavioural Change Processes Targeting Tools Feedback Tools Monitoring Tools Learning Collaborative Coaching for in-house facilitators

  10. Spreading effective practices, creating new practices and deciding what changes they need to make personally and together Discovering which of their practices can play a role in the transmission of MRSA Engagement, engagement, engagement! …in an array of proven social change processes, featuring Positive Deviance, designed to engage everyone in:

  11. This consists of actively screening patients on admission and providing the results to hospital units immediately Targeting tools …so that healthcare workers are able to identify which patients are MRSA positive and require contact precautions

  12. This consists of screening patients upon transfer or discharge and comparing the results with admission data, then feeding this information back to all staff members weekly Feedback tools …for healthcare workers to know how many transmissions have taken place on their unit

  13. Staff may choose to track the percentage of swabbing at admission, discharge or transfer and conduct periodic surveys on compliance with hand washing and standard isolation precautions(gloving and gowning) Monitoring tools …for the staff to track their OWN performance with essential infection control practices on their unit

  14. Learning collaborative Every hospital implementing the Plexus MRSAPractice Change Bundle is connected with other facilities engaged in the same process and others who have already implemented it

  15. Coaching for in-house facilitators make the change process sustainable long-term

  16. The Plexus MRSA Bundle 6 to 12 months initiative Bottom-up with top-down support All invited and included Self-discovery Self-monitoring Sustainable practices Learning to find solutions

  17. Dr. Jon Lloyd, Pittsburg VA “ ” When we asked the staff: Who is responsible for infection control? They all pointed at the ICP staff A year later everyone raised his hand

  18. The Palmer Method

  19. “ I’ve seen more change at Einstein in the last six months than in my 16 year career in infection control. ” Jerry Zuckerman, MD, medical director of infection prevention and control, Albert Einstein Medical Center

  20. Results Healthcare associated MRSA infection rates for RWJF/Plexus pilot units from 2006 to 2008 declined 74%

  21. Jan 1, 2006 – Jun 30 2008 100% reduction in HA MRSA infections 2007 –2008 100% decrease 2006 –2007 86% decrease Close to Zero MRSA incidence rates – PD MRSA Intervention Unit - ICU January 2004 – December 2008 4 2 others achieved reductions of 65-70% 3 2.76(14 people infected) 2.72(14 people infected) 2.61(13 people infected) 2 1 0.38(2 people infected) 0.20 (1 person infected) 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 CY 2008 Jan-Dec

  22. “ While national rates of MRSA HAI’s go up, RWJ/Plexus PD beta site rates are going down. ” Dr. John Jernigan, CDC

  23. Increased lengths of stay Opportunity costs Unreimbursed expenses Potential liability How many $$$$ could you save by reducing MRSA infections? MRSA infections result in…

  24. Long term benefits HospitalReputation Leadership Development Break Down Silos Liability/Risk Reduction Reduction of MRSA Burden Process Skills Applicable to Other Issues

  25. The work of Plexus Institute initiative using PD to fight MRSA in hospitals, was one of The New York Times Magazine featured ideas of the year for 2008

  26. Call us: +1 202.344.5930 Email: lisa@plexusinstitute.org Plexus Institute Want to learn more?

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