Industry Safety
Health Care Safety

Guidance from the Dept of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General

Control measures for preventing adverse health effects from exposure to beryllium in dental labs

Bringing patients into the hospital safety process

Medical safety templates, guidance, procedures

Dedicated to identifying effective measures for reducing occupational exposures in healthcare

The proactive preparation of a plan for managing serious clinical adverse events, and the reactive emergency response

Help in the aftermath of a serious organizational event, most often a significant medical error

Statistical analysis of needlestick and sharps injuries

For the design, evaluation, and selection of medical devices

A list of devices designed to prevent percutaneous injury and exposures to bloodborne pathogens

Design criteria for evaluation of several medical devices

Safe injection practices

Suggested administrative controls include

Sling features and medical conditions affecting sling choice

A summary of safe patient handling requirements in the State of Texas

Interventions that may be used to prevent patients from escaping and eloping

Utilizes Morse Fall Scale

Steps that may be used to in conducting a proactive risk assessment in the health care setting

Articles provide advice on reducing medical errors and promoting patient safety

Determine if there are existing intrinsic factors that may affect the patient's fall risk.

Utilizes root cause analysis as part of the program

Lead your team to root causes for each patient safety incident event

Materials to facilitate patient safety and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations