Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

A tool developed to facilitate leadership walk rounds. The tool gives suggestions on the types of questions leaders should ask staff, who should be involved and where the rounds should be conducted.

Step-by-step instruction from AHRQ on how to develop a process for daily huddles.

A step-by-step guide from IHI on how to create a culture of safety within the organization. This resource provides information on the role of the patient safety officer, how to address adverse events when they occur and various types of programs that can be created to facilitate the process.

The American Hospital Association actively supports healthcare organizations' fight against human trafficking and provides valuable resources for healthcare providers.

Human trafficking continuing education that focuses on preparing healthcare providers in the identification and reporting processes of human trafficking victims.

The National Human Trafficking Hotline provides training in various areas of human trafficking topics.

Although it is healthcare's goal to maintain a safe environment at all times, violence remains a significant concern today. It is vital to implement processes to prevent workplace violence. Security practices can include an array of methods. The following documents provide best practices and alternative approaches that may be applied when handling violent encounters.

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.