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What’s New with Beacon?

What’s New with Beacon?. AACN National Teaching Institute May 2010 Washington D.C. Today’s Topics. Brief history of Beacon Beacon changes Criteria Review process Scoring New resources coming soon. A Little History. Established in 2003 42 questions in 6 categories

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What’s New with Beacon?

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  1. What’s New with Beacon? AACN National Teaching Institute May 2010 Washington D.C.

  2. Today’s Topics • Brief history of Beacon • Beacon changes • Criteria • Review process • Scoring • New resources coming soon

  3. A Little History • Established in 2003 • 42 questions in 6 categories • Available for Adult Critical Care, Progressive Care and Pediatric Critical Care only

  4. Beacon Award Program Goals • Recognition of unit level excellence in practice and patient outcomes • Answer the question “What does an excellent critical care unit look like?” • Share best practices from excellent units

  5. Success to date • 315 units recognized since 2003 • 127 units recognized this year • 52 units multiple winners

  6. What We’ve Learned • Beacon award aligns with other nationally recognized quality programs • Baldrige • Magnet • National Quality Forum (NQF) • AACN Standards for Achieving and Sustaining a Healthy Work Environment

  7. What We’ve Learned • Blind review didn’t provide sufficient context for evaluation • Review cycle too long • We need to be able to share best practices among units

  8. What’s the Same? • Web-based application and feedback process • 360 degree evaluation of your unit • Independent review by trained reviewers • Tools and resources available on the Beacon website

  9. What’s Different • Award extended from 1 to 3 years • Eliminated steps in the process – no more requests for additional information • Focus on “how”

  10. What’s Different • Evaluation changed from “meets, does not meet, exceeds” to numerical scoring to allow units to measure improvement over time • Implemented 3 levels of award – bronze, silver and gold

  11. What’s Better • Added unit profile to fully describe the relationships and structure of your unit • Expanded criteria to allow any unit where patients receive their principle nursing care after admission to apply • Addition of Executive Summary to feedback

  12. 2010 Beacon Criteria

  13. Beacon Categories

  14. Unit Profile • Key characteristics that define your work group, unit or microsystem

  15. Leadership Structures & Systems • How unit leaders ensure a healthy work environment that delivers the best care for patients and families • 150 points

  16. Appropriate Staffing & Staff Engagement • How the unit engages, manages and develops staff? • 100 points

  17. Effective Communication, Knowledge Management & Best Practices • How the unit ensures effective communication, staff competency and management of knowledge sharing • 100 points

  18. Evidence-based Practice and Processes • How staff are engaged to achieve better patient outcomes, improve processes and stay current with evidence-based practice and research • 200 points

  19. Patient Outcomes • The unit’s key nurse-sensitive patient outcome measures and results • 450 points

  20. Application & Review Process • On-line application submission and payment process • $1,500 for 3 year designation • 38 questions in 6 areas • Text and charts

  21. Application & Review Process • Independent review & score • Senior review • Executive summary • Final score • Feedback report

  22. Award Levels

  23. Scoring • Unit will receive a score for each area • Leadership Structures & Systems • Appropriate Staffing & Staff Engagement • Effective Communication, Knowledge Management & Best Practices • Evidence-based Practices & Processes • Patient Outcomes

  24. Scoring • Category scores will be multiplied by the total number of points available for that category Example - Leadership 150 points * 60% score = 90 points

  25. Leadership Staffing Communication Evidence-based practice Patient outcomes Total Points 150 * 50% = 75 100 * 65% = 65 100 * 55% = 55 200 * 60% = 120 450 * 40% = 180 495 Scoring

  26. Resources • Beacon Criteria Brochure – May • Beacon Audit Tool - May • Applying for the Beacon Award for Excellence Webinar – July

  27. Next Steps • Read the entire application booklet • Review the scoring system • Understand the meaning of key terms in the glossary • Prepare the unit profile • Complete the Beacon assessment tool • Develop & submit your application

  28. Questions?

  29. Thank you for pursuing excellence tracy.barron@aacn.org justine.medina@aacn.org

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