AHRQ Issues Consumer Safety Guide for Blood Thinners
Posted: 6/27/2008 The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published this guide to help patients safely use the blood thinner Warfarin/Coumadin used to help prevent blood clots. The guide educates patients about potentially dangerous side effects and how to tell whether they are taking the right amount of the drug, which is individualized for each patient.

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ECRI Publishes Resource on Device Reuse
Posted: 6/27/2008 This free online resource from the ECRI Institute features guidance articles from its research library, including recommended practices and policy and procedure development tools on patient communication and device reuse issues. The resource was developed in response to the recent situation in Las Vegas, where nearly 40,000 people were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C viruses and HIV.

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Guide for Establishing a Patient Safety Advisory Council
Posted: 6/27/2008 This guide developed by researchers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality assists hospital leaders and others in partnering with patients and families through community-based patient safety advisory councils.

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IHI Provides Resources to Get Boards on Board
Posted: 6/27/2008 In support of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s goal to increase participation in the Boards on Board intervention by 40%, the following resources are posted on the IHI Web site: Recording of “Raising the bar on board engagement”, “Reducing harm to patients” article from Healthcare Executives; Engaging Hospital Boards in Quality and Safety presentation by Jim Conway, Board Engagement in Quality - Findings of a Survey of Hospital and System Leaders article from the Journal of Healthcare Management and Patients and families - Powerful new partners for healthcare and for caregivers from Healthcare Executives.

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IHI Report Offers Roadmap for Patient and Family Partnerships
Posted: 6/27/2008 The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has published this report based on the consensus of 70 experts led by the Institute for Family-Centered Care and the IHI. The report provides examples and recommendations for all stakeholders to engage patients and families in their care.

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