AHRQ Issues Patient Safety Primer on Disruptive Behavior
Posted: 2/2/2010 The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a Patient Safety Primer on disruptive and unprofessional behavior. The primer addresses how such behavior impacts an organization’s ability to develop a culture for safety by threatening teamwork and a blame-free culture necessary for discussing safety issues. The primer provides information on preventing and addressing disruptive behavior.

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AHRQ Revises Tips to Help Hospitals Improve Patient Safety
Posted: 2/2/2010 The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has revised its resource of 10 evidence-based tips and tools to prevent adverse events from occurring in hospitals. New additions include resources to reduce hospital readmissions, prevent hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism, educate patients about using blood thinners safely, use evidence-based principles for hospital design, and working with Patient Safety Organizations.

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Guide Helps Hospital Address Avoidable Readmissions
Posted: 2/2/2010 The Health Research & Educational Trust has released a free guide to help hospitals address avoidable hospital readmissions. The guide provides a four-step approach to reducing readmissions and strategies to employ at different stages of the care continuum.

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IHI Releases the “IHI Improvement Map” Resource for Improvement Information
Posted: 10/20/2009 The Institute for Healthcare Improvement recently released a free on-line tool to assist users in accessing the IHI Improvement Map components for identifying process improvements that can lead to better patient outcomes. The tool provides users with the ability to create an improvement plan, set and align priorities, and obtain a knowledge base in the focus areas chosen within the Improvement Map.

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APIC Trains Personnel in Their Role in Infection Prevention
Posted: 9/14/2009
The Association of Professionals in Infection Control has established an online library to assist in eliminating healthcare acquired infections (HAIs), containing training materials, and resources for orientation, ongoing education and quality projects.
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