Patient Safety Program Assessment Tools
Evaluating the current patient safety program is a good way to identify gaps between current practice and best practices. Below are multiple tools that can be used to evaluate the current state of patient safety in your organization against best practices.
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AHRQ - The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool and User's Guide
The AHRQ provides a tool to evaluate and assess the understanding of patient educational materials.
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Institute of Healthcare Improvement - Patient Safety Self-Assessment Tool
IHI provides assessment tools for patient safety process improvement measures.
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U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs - Patient Safety Assessment Tool (PSAT)
The VA Center for Patient Safety provides an assessment tool to assist healthcare organizations in conducting an objective assessment of their patient safety processes and program.