What's New : 30 Days : Health Care Safety


Safety and health resources for the health care industry such as hospitals, hospices, medical devices, etc.

Sub-Categories with new or updated resources include: Accreditation, Health Care Hazards, Malpractice, Medication Safety, Patient Safety


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Health Care Safety » Accreditation
Organizations & their procedures for accreditation of health care facilities


New Joint Commission Online [36188] Joint Commission Online : Resource Info
Joint Commission enterprise news


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Health Care Safety » Health Care Hazards
Resources related to workplace safety and health hazards in hospitals, long term


Updated Guidelines for Protecting the Safety and Health of Health Care Workers [6218] Guidelines for Protecting the Safety and Health of Health Care Workers : Resource Info
Presents guidelines for reducing the incidence of injury and disease among health care workers


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Health Care Safety » Malpractice
Medical malpractice, risk management in medicine, insurance, etc.


Updated Medical Malpractice Risk Management [27577] Medical Malpractice Risk Management : Resource Info
Topics related to medical malpractice issues such as patient confidentiality, documentation, communication and more


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Health Care Safety » Medication Safety
Medication error reduction, drug safety handling procedures


Updated How to Avoid Drug Interactions in the Elderly [11488] How to Avoid Drug Interactions in the Elderly : Resource Info
Adverse drug interactions represent one of the most important challenges facing medical professionals

Updated Potential Herb-Drug Interactions [11489] Potential Herb-Drug Interactions : Resource Info
Focuses on the most serious or documented interactions


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Health Care Safety » Patient Safety
Medical errors, medication errors, patient safety guidance


Updated Escape and Elopement Management [27325] Escape and Elopement Management : Resource Info
Interventions that may be used to prevent patients from escaping and eloping

Updated Fall Incident Report [doc] [28890] Fall Incident Report : Resource Info
Utilizes Morse Fall Scale

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

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

Updated Patient Safety Handbook [pdf] [28889] Patient Safety Handbook : Resource Info
Utilizes root cause analysis as part of the program

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

Updated Patient Safety Root Cause Analysis [27327] Patient Safety Root Cause Analysis : Resource Info
Materials to facilitate patient safety and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations



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