Indianapolis-based IU Health is rolling out a new CPR training program for its 20,000 front-line providers, the system announced Feb. 17.
Rather than sending caregivers to CPR classes every two years, the system will train employees in-house once a quarter.
The training program, called Resuscitation Quality Improvement 2020, uses online simulations and real-world practice on computerized mannequins to assess employees' competence.
The program aims to improve patient outcomes and reduce preventable deaths by ensuring employees better retain CPR skills, according to Jonathan Gottlieb, MD, executive vice president and CMO at IU Health.
"If high-quality CPR is lacking, lives can be lost," he said in a press release emailed to Becker's.
Several IU Health hospitals have already implemented the new training program, which will expand systemwide over the next few months. The health system said it expects to spend $7 million over five years to implement and run the program.
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