DR. KEN STEIER, NUMC ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND PATIENT SAFETY OFFICER INTERVIEWED AT LONG ISLAND JEWISH HOSPITAL ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMC’S ANTICOAGULATION SAFETY PROGRAM, FOR BROADCAST BY JOINT COMMISSION IN MARCH 2009 TO 5,000 ACCREDITED HOSPITALS
February 20, 2009
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DR. KEN STEIER, NUMC ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND PATIENT SAFETY OFFICER, INTERVIEWED AT LONG ISLAND JEWISH HOSPITAL ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMC’S ANTICOAGULATION SAFETY PROGRAM, FOR BROADCAST BY JOINT COMMISSION IN MARCH 2009 TO 5,000 ACCREDITED HOSPITALS
Anticoagulation Safety Identified by the Joint Commission as a High Priority Area
East Meadow, NY…..Dr. Ken Steier was interviewed recently at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, for a Krasnoff Quality Management Institute segment, highlighting the NUMC Anticoagulation Safety Program. This interview will be broadcast by the Joint Commission in March to approximately 5,000 Joint Commission-accredited hospitals. It will be presented as a model for the development of a comprehensive Anticoagulation Safety Program.
In addition, Dr. Steier met with the chairperson of the LIJ medication safety committee, who may recommend LIJ adopt substantial elements of the NUMC program.
Maureen Shannon, VP of quality management at NUMC, stated: “This honor demonstrates the recognized success of one of our premier quality programs at NUMC, the Anticoagulation Safety Program, under the leadership of Dr. Steier.”
The NUMC Anticoagulation Safety Program is a multidisciplinary effort to insure proper treatment for patients on anticoagulants such as Coumadin (Warfarin) or heparin. By standardizing the ordering process, using nationally accepted standards and protocols, these “blood thinner” medications are more effective with less side effects.
Anticoagulation Safety has been identified by the Joint Commission as a high priority area, due to serious side effects, including bleeding, that may occur with these drugs if not prescribed and monitored correctly.