Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

A provider training guide from the CDC on fall prevention in the elderly population. These tools are perfect for physician office practices as they provide training for the clinican as well as educational materials that can be printed and used to educate patients and families.

This podcast gives a quick overview of factors that contribute to patient falls and offers recommendations for reviewing your current fall prevention program as well as ideas you can implement to improve your fall prevention processes.

This framework is a resource tool for analysis of hand hygiene promotion and practices within a healthcare facility.

An interactive education course to prevent hospital-associated infections. It defines standard precautions and the needs beyond standard precautions. It includes a question and answer session throughout the course and it explains why, when, how and what hand hygiene is and its role in preventing infection. It also includes a demonstration of appropriate hand hygiene techniques.

The National Association Medical Staff Services focuses on enhancing the professional development of and recognition for professionals in the medical staff and credentialing services field. The website provides NAMSS members educational, certification and regulatory resources.

The Credentialing Resource Center provides resources related to processes involving the medical staff and credentialing services. Resources include featured articles, white papers, privileging tools and form, networking and events, career opportunities and membership opportunities.

Reducing the risk of encountering an active shooter situation is important to any business, especially healthcare. These resources provide tools on how to plan what to do in the event of an active shooter/violent situation.

Acitve shooter events are increasing more and more across the U.S. and the experts have developed tools to help the lay person identify a potential active shooter as a risk reduction strategy.

Healthcare organizations should take the possiblity of an active shooter event occuring in their facility very seriously. These resources provide key tactics on managing violent and disruptive behavior as a risk reduction process.

Active shooter training is vital for all staff in a healthcare organization as they are the eyes and ears of the facility. These resources help ensure staff are trained and prepared to address violent/aggressive behavior/situations.