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Cat: Patient Safety

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

72 Resources
A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices [23654] ?

59 chapter report on patient safety strategies for the medical environment

Abbreviations: A Shortcut to Disaster [9169] ?

Advice on how to use abbreviations appropriately

Adverse Event and Medical Product Problem Reporting to FDA - MedWatch [16493] ?

Use the MedWatch program for reporting significant adverse events with medical products

Blood Transfusion Errors [15630] ?

Blood transfusion errors can be made at many points in the process

Dangerous Abbreviations [18482] ?

Common medication errors due to abbreviations

Delays in Treatment [18799] ?

Sentinel event data reveal that such serious problems can occur in any hospital unit, not just ER

Drug and Medical Device Safety [16968] ?

News and reference materials related to drug and medical device safety

Drug Name Confusion: Preventing Medication Errors [pdf] [18479] ?

Health care professionals often report confusion between similar brand and generic names

ECRI Patient Safety Center [24286] ?

Some of the reports and risk analyses from ECRI

Entrapment Hazards with Hospital Bed Side Rails [23645] ?

Additional safety measures should be considered for patients identified as high risk for entrapment

Environment of Care Plans [18830] ?

Full text of 7 EOC plans for a university medical center

Updated Escape and Elopement Management [27325] ?

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

Updated Fall Incident Report [doc] [28890] ?

Utilizes Morse Fall Scale

Family Physician's Role in Reducing Medical Errors [16173] ?

Family physicians can take several steps to help reduce medical errors and improve patient safety

FDA Medical Product Safety Information [16494] ?

Databases regarding medical safety alerts for drugs, biologics, devices, dietary supplements

FDA MedWatch [22448] ?

FDA Adverse Event Reporting Program

FL-Florida Risk Management Statistical Studies [4001] ?

Series of statistical reports related to claims and reported injuries from medical mistakes, etc.

Guidelines for the Use and Handling of Hazardous Drugs [pdf] [13476] ?

Full text of a hazardous drug handling policy in use by a major university's medical center

Updated Healthcare Failure Mode Effect Analysis Process [27326] ?

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

Hospital Bed Safety in Hospitals and Nursing Homes [24739] ?

Risk Assessment for Hospital Bed Entrapment and more

Hospital Bed Side Rails [23646] ?

Clinical Guidance for the Assessment and Implementation of Bed Rails in Hospitals, Long Term Care Facilities and Home Ca

Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment [23648] ?

FDA recommendations for manufacturers of new hospital beds and for facilities with existing beds

Hospital Beds & the Vulnerable Patient [16582] ?

FAQ on entrapment issues

Incident Reporting [21665] ?

A critical analysis of patient safety practices in incident reporting

Institute for Safe Medication Practices [5136] ?

Provides education & alerts about adverse drug events and their prevention

JCAHO Sentinel Event Alerts and Solutions [7154] ?

Reference materials related to medical and medication errors

Joint Commission Official Do Not Use List [8980] ?

The Joint Commission

Life Safety Code Amendment Allows Alcohol Based Hand Rubs in Healthcare Facilities [pdf] [11502] ?

Amendment to the 2003 NFPA Life Safety Code permits the use of alcohol-based handrub solutions in patient rooms (pdf)

Updated Medical Errors & Patient Safety [15009] ?

Articles provide advice on reducing medical errors and promoting patient safety

Medical Errors: Tips to Help Prevent Them [24571] ?

Patients who are involved with their care can help prevent medical errors

Medication Error Index [23731] ?

The USP Medication Errors Reporting Program has implemented this index for use in the USP database

Medication Errors in Hospitals: A Practical Tool Kit [16697] ?

To use when considering how best to proceed in choosing and applying a variety of technological solutions

Medication Safety Resources [583] ?

Consumer information on the proper use of nonprescription & prescription medicines

Medications & Patient Safety [15013] ?

AHSP Center on Patient Safety

Morse Fall Scale [pdf] [27329] ?

Systematic assessment of a patient's fall risk factors

MRI Safety Screening Form [pdf] [24250] ?

Form for patients to complete prior to obtaining an MRI

National Center for Patient Safety [21810] ?

Root cause analysis, Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, etc. used by VA hospitals

NCC MERP Council Recommendations About Medication Errors [18481] ?

Provides recommendations to reduce medication errors

Nursing Medication Errors [5224] ?

A series of articles on the topic

Patient Escape and Elopement Management [23655] ?

Interventions to prevent patients from escaping and eloping from medical buildings and grounds

Patient Fall Prevention and Management Program [21813] ?

The following are processes involved in assessing patients for fall risk

Updated Patient Fall Risk Assessment [27328] ?

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

Patient Fall Risk Assessment Tool [pdf] [26758] ?

A form used to score a patient's risk for falling

Patient Falls Toolkit [27324] ?

Reduce the number of falls as well as the severity of the falls that do occur

Patient Safety - Nursing Training [pdf] [23649] ?

29 page handbook for preventing medical errors and promoting patient safety

Patient Safety Alerts [24142] ?

Medication error summary reports, etc

Patient Safety First [25392] ?

Information related to perioperative patient safety

Updated Patient Safety Handbook [pdf] [28889] ?

Utilizes root cause analysis as part of the program

Updated Patient Safety Incidents Contributing Factors [27330] ?

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

Patient Safety Network [18798] ?

Online resources for improving patient safety

Patient Safety Principles for Office-Based Surgery [25427] ?

Utilizing Moderate Sedation/Analgesia, Deep Sedation/Analgesia, or General Anesthesia

Patient Safety Resources [27819] ?

Helping patients become more actively involved in better clinical outcomes

Updated Patient Safety Root Cause Analysis [27327] ?

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

Patient Safety Topics [15025] ?

Reference documents and tools to help health care providers with patient safety

Psychiatric Center Quality Improvement [26750] ?

Text of a patient care safety plan for a psychiatric center

Quality and Patient Safety Resources [18653] ?

Guidance on efforts to develop a culture of safety

Refrigerated Medications at Risk for Errors [24141] ?

Errors regarding the use of a refrigerator to store medications

Report a Complaint About a Health Care Organization [5015] ?

Complaint information is used to strengthen the oversight activities of the JCAHO

Restraint and Seclusion - Patient Risk Management Guide [pdf] [17655] ?

Suggested strategies for reducing risk

Restraints, Seclusion and Sitters Log [11137] ?

Forms to document and collect restraint data on patients

Restraints: Safety Without Restraints [16732] ?

Alternatives to the use of restraints with elderly patients

Sample Outline for a Patient Safety Plan [pdf] [7244] ?

A sample plan outline - no details

Sample Outline for a Patient Safety Plan [pdf] [16935] ?

To help reduce medical errors in health care

Sentinel Event Statistics [26684] ?

Statistics identifying causes, trends, settings and outcomes of patient safety events

Talking to Patients about Health Care Injury [pdf] [15028] ?

National Patient Safety Foundation statement of principle

The Impact of Labeling on Reducing Medication Errors [32061] ?

Discusses several practices that can be effective in preventing medication errors

To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System [16267] ?

Full text of the IOM report on patient safety and medical errors

Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery [24564] ?

Guidance for implementing the Universal Protocol

USP Medication Errors Materials [15033] ?

Patient safety tools related to medication errors

USP Quality Review [24140] ?

Medication error alert advice from the USP

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System [15031] ?

FDA program for vaccine safety

Vaccine Safety [24222] ?

Issues of interest such as side effects, additives, etc


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