par.a.gon [par-uh-gon, guh n] - noun
a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence.
WE COACH - YOU TRANSFORM - PATIENTS IMPROVE (video link)
Paragon is an innovative critical care quality and patient safety program that will help your team to improve process and care. These resource pages provide an opportunity to view coach bios, listen to podcasts, see our participating hospitals and learn more about how your hospital can access this effective model to transform your team's performance.
Michael D. Howell, MD MPH
2010 Paragon Chair
Director, Critical Care Quality
Associate Director, Medical Critical Care
Silverman Institute for Healthcare Quality and Safety
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2010 SCCM Paragon Chair
Patient and Family Support Project
UNIQUELY CRITICAL CARE
- Expert critical care QI leaders with an outside view and perspective;
- Multiprofessional focus and coaches;
- Customized services to your ICU needs;
- Free access to ICU collaborative learning network;
- Return on investment within six months to one year; and
- Opportunity to impact team dynamics and improve care delivery.
LEARN MORE AND ACT TODAY
Act today to transform your unit to one that:
- Acknowledges the high-risk nature of critical care;
- Reports errors and close calls to improve the system that caused the failures;
- Nurtures collaboration across the multiprofessional team valuing unique contributions; and
- Focuses on the patients and family's needs during their time of crisis.
For more information see these "Quick FAQs" or the Paragon brochure
Hospitals Contact:
Lori Harmon, RRT, MBA
Paragon Critical Care QI Manager
+1-847-493-6403
lharmon@sccm.org
Sponsors Contact: (View Sponsorship Details)
Jim Flanigan, Director Marketing
+1-847-827-7282, jflanigan@sccm.org
Desiree Ng, Industry Relations Manager
+1-847-827-7188, dng@sccm.org
ADDITIONAL SCCM RESOURCES
SCCM Pod-124 Achieving Success With Paragon
The Paragon Critical Care Quality Implementation Program is a quality-focused program aimed to bring effective, tailored improvement strategies to hospitals. Diane C. Byrum, RN, MSN, CCRN, FCCM, is the Immediate Past Chair of the Paragon Committee and a coach. Ivor Douglas, MD, is a Paragon coach and serves as team leader for the Presbyterian Hospital Paragon Program. Both discuss the importance of quality improvement and detail the successes of this initiative. Released: 3/1/10
SCCM Pod-104 Paragon Successes
The Paragon Critical Care Quality Implementation Program is a quality-focused program that aims to bring effective, tailored improvement strategies to hospitals. William A. Brock, MD, FCCM, is outgoing chair of the Paragon committee and a Paragon coach. Carrie Ogilvie, CCRN, MS, RN, participated in the Paragon Pilot Program and also went on to become a coach. Both discuss the importance of quality improvement and detail the successes of this initiative. Released: 4/2/09