DVTeamCare^TM Hospital Award

Award Winning
Hospital Strategies

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Mandatory Computer-Based Decision Support System

Departments involved in the successful implementation of the protocol:

• Department of Medicine
• Department of Surgery
• Department of Pharmacy
• Department of Anesthesiology
• Department of Nursing
• Center for Innovation in Quality

Patient Care

• Information Technology & Johns Hopkins

Implementation Leaders – “Champions of Prophylaxis”:

• Elliott R. Haut, MD, FACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery & Anesthesiology and Critical

Care Medicine

• Deborah B. Hobson, BSN, Quality Improvement Chairperson
• Peggy S. Kraus, PharmD, CACP, Clinical Specialist in Anticoagulation

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VTE Prevention Protocol Across All Medical and Surgical Services

Departments involved in the successful implementation of the protocol:

While all major departments played some role in implementation, the Department of Medicine led the way, especially the members of the Division of Hospital Medicine, and influential members from Pulmonary Critical Care. Nursing staff and pharmacists also played key roles.

Implementation Leaders-- “Champions of Prophylaxis”:

• Greg Maynard, MD, MS, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine
• Timothy A. Morris, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care

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Category: Less than 200 Beds

Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center

50 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20422

Departments involved in the successful implementation of the protocol:

The development of the order set was successful due to the collaborative efforts by key members of various hospital departments including:

• Department of Pharmacy
• Department of Clinical Informatics
• Department of Nursing
• Department of Academic Hospitalists
• Department of Hematology
• Department of Surgery
• Department of Orthopedics
• Department of Neurology

The work completed by the key leaders of these clinical departments included education of the staff and internal testing of the order set for clinical applicability and work flow efficiency.

Implementation Leaders-- “Champions of Prophylaxis”:

• Divya Shroff, MD, Associate Chief of Staff, Informatics
• Donna Calliari, RN, MN, Clinical Applications Coordinator Developer
• Ira Laster, Pharmacy, ADP Coordinator
• Ivan P. Cephas, PharmD, Emergency Pharmacy Specialist, Residency Program Director
• Jibril Abdus-Samad, PharmD, Anticoagulation Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
• Jovonne H. Jones, PharmD, Pharmacy Practice Resident
• Michelle Wildman, PharmD, Pharmacy Practice Resident
• Paula C. Maples, PharmD, Pharmacy Practice Resident
• Steven Vance, IRM Service Supervisor Software Section
• Wade Chi, PharmD, Automated Data Processing Application Coordinator, Pharmacy

Although Drs. Abdus-Samad, Maples, Shroff, and Wildman are no longer employed at the DC VAMC, the development and implementation of the VTE order set would not have been a success without their commitment and dedication to improving quality of care for veterans.

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Honorable Mentions

Category: More than 200 Beds:

1. Concord Hospital
2. Contact: Joel Berman, MD
3. Chief Medical Information Officer
4. 250 Pleasant Street
5. Concord, NH 03301

Category: Less than 200 Beds:

1. Sturdy Memorial Hospital
2. Contact: Elaine C. Killough, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS
3. Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care/Medical Staff Quality Liaison
4. 211 Park Street
5. Attleboro, MA 02703

January 19, 2010 Press Release: The North American Thombosis Forum (NATF) Honors Hospitals that Excel in the Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). The DVTeamCare™ Hosptial Award Provides National Recognition for Deep Vein Thrombosis Prevention Programs.

Press Release (12/9/2008): The North American Thrombosis Forum (NATF)* and Eisai Inc Introduce the DVTeamCare™ Hospital Award and Call for Nominations.

*NATF does not endorse or promote any product or service offered by Eisai, Inc. or any award nominee or recipient.