Clinical Standardization Quality Improvement Program (CS-QIP)

What Is CS-QIP?

The Clinical Standardization Quality Improvement Program (CS-QIP) is a multi-phase initiative to develop provincially standardized electronic clinical documentation in Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM).

Phase 1 includes:

• Upgrading existing Emergency Department nursing and PT/OT documentation to provincially standardized versions.
• Expanding SCM documentation to inpatient nurses.
• Documenting allergies at the patient level in SCM so the information remains with the patient for subsequent visits.

Clinical standardization will support an enhanced patient and care team experience, improved health outcomes and lower system costs.

Why It Matters?

CS-QIP will result in provincially standardized electronic clinical documentation for nurses and PT/OT.

These documents are designed and informed by clinical nurse educators and practice leads from across the province. Clinical Standards experts also review and inform the documents to ensure they meet policy requirements.

In parallel, Clinical Standards is developing corresponding paper documents for use during downtime or at paper sites.

For your teams

• Fewer workarounds, better access to information and more consistent practices across sites.

For patients

• Increasingly standardized nursing care across the province, supporting improved patient care.

How Clinical Documentation Is Changing

As part of CS-QIP:

• Standardized electronic documentation will replace multiple existing clinical documentation forms.
• Clinical documentation, including allergy information, will be shared electronically with systems such as Pharmacy, Laboratory and Medical Imaging where applicable.
• Reduced reliance on manual processes such as faxing and transcription will help streamline clinical workflows.