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5 Diamond Patient Safety Program

Program Overview
The Heartland Kidney Network believes it is important for each dialysis facility to incorporate patient safety into their organizational culture. To help promote patient safety values, the Network has implemented the 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program. The focus of this program is to help dialysis facilities better implement patient safety principles among both staff and patients.

The goals of the 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program are to build a patient safety culture in every dialysis unit, promote patient safety values, create an awareness of patient safety issues, and to help dialysis units learn more about specific areas of patient safety. View the presentation slides or the recorded audio-visual Webex presentation:

• 5/26/2010 - 5 Diamond Patient Safety
• 5/26/2010 - 5 Diamond Patient Safety (pdf)

How Does the Program Work?
The 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program consists of educational modules, which include the tools and resources necessary for implementation of each patient safety concept. Each dialysis facility completes one module and submits documentation to Network 12 to receive Diamond Certificate. A maximum of 5 diamond certificates will be awarded to a facility within the participation period. Upon successful completion of five (5) modules, the facility is recognized as a 5-Diamond Patient Safety Facility.

All facilities are required to complete Patient Safety Principles as their first module. Once this first module is complete, the facility can choose to complete additional modules, including:

• Decreasing Patient Provider Conflict
• Emergency Preparedness
• Hand Hygiene
• Health Literacy
• Influenza Vaccination
• Medication Reconciliation
• Missed Treatments
• Patient Self-Managed Care
• Sharps Safety
• Slips, Trips, and Falls
• Stenosis Surveillance
• Transplantation

How does my facility get started?

• If you are interested in your facility participating in our new 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program, please complete the application form and fax it to 816-880-9088
• The Network office will confirm receipt of your application. You must complete the mandatory Patient Safety Principles module first, and then you may complete additional modules in any order.
• The current program begins January 1, 2011. Facilities have until December 31, 2011, to complete modules for this program year. Facilities that do not complete at least one module within three (3) months will be considered inactive and will need to re-apply. Diamond status is good for one year.

Facility Recognition in the 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program.

All participating facilities that receive at least 1 diamond will receive special recognition.
1-4 Diamond Facilities
Facility recognized on the Network's website
5-Diamond Facilities
Facility recognized on the Network's website
Special Recognition at Heartland Kidney Network Annual Conference

Each program year runs on a 12-month cycle. Facilities may extend their status an additional program year by repeating the Patient Safety Principles module, along with two (2) additional modules. When renewing/extending status, facilities may repeat modules previously completed.
Diamonds earned during one (1) program year do not carry over to the next program year. Facilities that do not earn full 5-Diamond status will be recognized as 1-4 Diamond facilities for that program year.

The 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program was developed by ESRD Networks 5 and ESRD Network 1
under CMS Contracts HHSM-500-2006-NW005C and HHSM-500-2006-NW001C.

For complete information visit the 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program Website.

This program is endorsed by the American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA)
and the Renal Physicians Association (RPA).

 

 

© 2011 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) #12 Network Coordinating Council, Inc. dba Heartland Kidney Network
This resource was (created, developed, compiled, etc.) while under contract with Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Baltimore, Maryland. Contract #HHSM-500-2010-NW012C. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy.