Healthcare Knowledge Hub

Assessment tools

Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) Example

The Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a proactive risk tool to help predict which steps in a process have the...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities Causing Maternal Death

The Joint Commission's recent Sentinel Event Alert discusses the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities causing...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Mental Health Conditions Leading Cause of Pregnancy-Related Deaths

The Joint Commission's Quick Safety Newsletter: Issue 67, discusses how mental health conditions are the leading cause of...

Assessment tools

SBAR Tool

AWHONN has adapted the SBAR tool to promote respectful and inclusive patient communication and care.

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SBAR Tool

AWHONN has adapted the SBAR Tool to promote respectful and inclusive patient communication and care. Link:...

Assessment tools

Safe Lifting Checklist for EVS

The Environmental Services department is exposed to many hazards related to lifting. This risk assessment is designed for...

Assessment tools

Patient Handling and Mobility Assessments: A White Paper

A comprehensive white paper to address Safe Patient Handling and Mobility from the perspective of technology, physical...

Guidelines/Recommendations

Tokio Marine Ransomware 2022

Webinar Slides

PowerPoint Education for Staff Training in Antibiotic Stewardship 1.0

This PowerPoint presentation was created for organizations to use when training general staff members about antibiotic...

Flyer/Sign/Poster

Behaviors of Concern Poster

External Resource

Surgical Fire Prevention: A Review

The article discusses surgical fire prevention and measures to mitigate risks.

External Resource

FDA Recommendations to Reduce Surgical Fires and Related Patient Injury

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends these best practices to reduce the risk of fires occurring during...