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Video: Infection Control Basics for Healthcare Laundry Services
This 8-minute training video covers basic infection control practices for healthcare laundry service areas and is designed for all staff involved in the laundering process.
Develop a Culture of Safety: Safety Briefing Tools
In a culture of safety, people are not merely encouraged to work toward change; they take action when it is needed. Inaction in the face of safety problems is taboo, and eventually the pressure comes from all directions — from peers as well as leaders.
High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings
Use ISMP's List of High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings to determine which medications in your organization require special safeguards to reduce the risk of errors and minimize harm.
List of Confused Drug Names
Use this list to determine which medications require special safeguards to reduce the risk of errors and minimize harm.
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) program was developed to be used by all types of staff in hospitals, nursing homes, medical offices, community pharmacies, and ambulatory surgery centers to assess patient safety culture.
Improving Your Laboratory Testing Process: A Toolkit for Rapid-Cycle Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
The tools in this step-by-step guide can increase the reliability of the testing process in your office by helping you examine how tests are managed.
Improving Diagnosis in Health Care
Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, is a continuation of the landmark Institute of Medicine reports To Err Is Human (2000) and Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001).
Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
These guidelines have been developed for healthcare personnel who insert intravascular catheters and for persons responsible for surveillance and control of infections in hospital, outpatient, and home healthcare settings.
TeamSTEPPS
AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS is a teamwork system designed for health care professionals. It has a three-phased process aimed at creating and sustaining a culture of safety and provides higher quality, safer patient care.
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention
The mission of the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) is to maximize the safe use of medications and to increase awareness of medication errors through open communication, increased reporting and promotion of medication error prevention strategies.
Video: Environmental Hygiene—Best Practices to Use When Cleaning and Disinfecting Patient Rooms
This 10-minute video was developed to highlight key environmental cleaning best practices that should be used in all healthcare settings.
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
This final report summarizes the progress that was made during the On the CUSP: Stop BSI project, a unique partnership with the Health Research & Educational Trust, the Johns Hopkins University Quality and Safety Research Group, and the Michigan Health & Hospital Association's Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality.
Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities
This guideline presents evidence-based recommendations on the preferred methods for cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of patient-care medical devices and for cleaning and disinfecting the healthcare environment.
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