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JCAHO Sentinel Events. Medication Error Prevention Programs. Medical Error Reporting. Guidance regarding patient safety.

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A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices [23654] Location
59 chapter report on patient safety strategies for the medical environment

Adverse Event and Medical Product Problem Reporting to FDA - MedWatch [16493] Location
Use the MedWatch program for reporting significant adverse events with medical products

Blood Transfusion Errors [15630] Location
Blood transfusion errors can be made at many points in the process

Delays in Treatment [18799] Location
Sentinel event data reveal that such serious problems can occur in any hospital unit, not just ER

ECRI Patient Safety Center [24286] Location
Some of the reports and risk analyses from ECRI

Entrapment Hazards with Hospital Bed Side Rails [23645] Location
Additional safety measures should be considered for patients identified as high risk for entrapment

Environment of Care Plans [18830] Location
Full text of 7 EOC plans for a university medical center

Escape and Elopement Management [27325] Location
Interventions that may be used to prevent patients from escaping and eloping

Fall Incident Report [doc] [28890] Location
Utilizes Morse Fall Scale

Family Physician's Role in Reducing Medical Errors [16173] Location
Family physicians can take several steps to help reduce medical errors and improve patient safety

FDA Medical Product Safety Information [16494] Location
Databases regarding medical safety alerts for drugs, biologics, devices, dietary supplements

FL-Florida Risk Management Statistical Studies [4001] Location
Series of statistical reports related to claims and reported injuries from medical mistakes, etc.

Guidelines for the Use and Handling of Hazardous Drugs [13476] Location
Full text of a hazardous drug handling policy in use by a major university's medical center

Healthcare Failure Mode Effect Analysis Process [27326] Location
Steps that may be used to in conducting a proactive risk assessment in the health care setting

Hospital Bed Rails: The Facts [23648] Location
Brochure on safety related to bed rails in hospitals, nursing homes and home health care

Hospital Bed Safety Evaluation in Hospitals and Nursing Homes [24739] Location
Clinical Guidance for the Assessment and Implementation of Bed Rails in Hospitals, Long Term Care Facilities, etc

Updated Hospital Bed Side Rails [23646] Location
Clinical Guidance for the Assessment and Implementation of Bed Rails in Hospitals, Long Term Care Facilities and Home Ca

Hospital Beds & the Vulnerable Patient [16582] Location
Guides to bed safety, bedrails, physical restraints, etc.

Incident Reporting [21665] Location
A critical analysis of patient safety practices in incident reporting

JCAHO FMECA Worksheet [16936] Location
FMECA - Failure Mode, Effect, and Criticality Analysis

JCAHO Patient Safety Goals [25423] Location
Access the goals and implementation expectations by program

JCAHO Sample Outline for a Patient Safety Plan [7244] Location
Full text of a sample plan outline - no details

JCAHO Sentinel Event Alerts and Solutions [7154] Location
Reference materials related to medical and medication errors

Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals [22939] Location
Requirements for hospitals, home care, labs, long term care, ambulatory care and more

Joint Commission Official Do Not Use List [8980] Location
The Joint Commission "do not use" list of abbreviations

Laboratory Services National Patient Safety Goals [26689] Location
These guidelines are to develop practical, relevant and measurable goals that will make an impact on patient safety

Life Safety Code Amendment Allows Alcohol Based Hand Rubs in Healthcare Facilities [pdf] [11502] Location
Amendment to the 2003 NFPA Life Safety Code permits the use of alcohol-based handrub solutions in patient rooms (pdf)

Medical Errors & Patient Safety [15009] Location
Articles provide advice on reducing medical errors and promoting patient safety

Medical Errors: Tips to Help Prevent Them [24571] Location
Patients who are involved with their care can help prevent medical errors

Minimimum Staffing Patterns Model for Acute Inpatient Child Psychiatry [11721] Location
Acute psychiatric treatment for children and adolescents - staffing models

Morse Fall Scale [pdf] [27329] Location
Systematic assessment of a patient's fall risk factors

MRI Safety Screening Form [24250] Location
Form for patients to complete prior to obtaining an MRI

National Center for Patient Safety [21810] Location
Root cause analysis, Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, etc. used by VA hospitals

NCC MERP Council Recommendations About Medication Errors [18481] Location
Provides recommendations to reduce medication errors

Patient Escape and Elopement Management [23655] Location
Interventions to prevent patients from escaping and eloping from medical buildings and grounds

Patient Fall Prevention and Management Program [21813] Location
The following are processes involved in assessing patients for fall risk

Patient Fall Risk Assessment [27328] Location
Determine if there are existing intrinsic factors that may affect the patient's fall risk.

Patient Fall Risk Assessment Tool [pdf] [26758] Location
Implement fall precautions for a total score of 15 or greater

Patient Falls Toolkit [27324] Location
Reduce the number of falls as well as the severity of the falls that do occur

Patient Safety - Nursing Training [pdf] [23649] Location
29 page handbook for preventing medical errors and promoting patient safety

Patient Safety Alerts [24142] Location
Medication error summary reports, etc

Patient Safety First [25392] Location
Information related to perioperative patient safety

Patient Safety Handbook [pdf] [28889] Location
Utilizes root cause analysis as part of the program

Patient Safety Incidents Contributing Factors [27330] Location
Lead your team to root causes for each patient safety incident event

Patient Safety Practices [18798] Location
An online resource for improving patient safety

Patient Safety Principles for Office-Based Surgery [25427] Location
Utilizing Moderate Sedation/Analgesia, Deep Sedation/Analgesia, or General Anesthesia

Patient Safety Resources [27819] Location
Helping patients become more actively involved in better clinical outcomes

Patient Safety Root Cause Analysis [27327] Location
Materials to facilitate patient safety and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations

Patient Safety Topics [15025] Location
Reference documents and tools to help health care providers with patient safety

Psychiatric Center Quality Improvement [26750] Location
Text of a patient care safety plan for a psychiatric center

Quality and Patient Safety Resources [18653] Location
Guidance on efforts to develop a culture of safety

Reducing Medical Errors: A Review of Strategies to Improve Patient Safety [21153] Location
The Joint Commission's Approach to Error-reduction

Report a Complaint About a Health Care Organization [5015] Location
Complaint information is used to strengthen the oversight activities of the JCAHO

Restraints, Seclusion and Sitters Log [11137] Location
Forms to document and collect restraint data on patients

Restraints: Guidelines for Restraint Use [16732] Location
American Geriatrics Society position statement on the use of restraints

Restraints: Preventing Deaths [17655] Location
Suggested Strategies for Reducing Risk

Sample Outline for a Patient Safety Plan [16935] Location
To help reduce medical errors in health care

Sentinel Event Statistics [26684] Location
Statistics identifying causes, trends, settings and outcomes of patient safety events

Talking to Patients about Health Care Injury [pdf] [15028] Location
National Patient Safety Foundation statement of principle

To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System [16267] Location
Full text of the IOM report on patient safety and medical errors

Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery [24564] Location
Guidelines for Implementing the Universal Protocol




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Infection control in hospitals and healthcare institutions

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Medical malpractice, risk management in medicine, insurance, etc.

Health Care Safety / Medical Devices
FDA regulatory guidance for manufacturers of medical devices

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Patient transfer techniques, use of lift equipment, patient transfer teams

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Textbooks, adverse events, anesthesia safety and related materials

Occupational Medicine / Pharmaceuticals
Clinical resources on pharmacology



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