Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

Violence in healthcare has escalated over the years and constitutes approximately 74% of workplace violence events reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is imperative that organizational leaders develop plans to prevent violence and train staff to identify and de-escalate violent behaviors as well as respond appropriately when an event occurs. This toolkit contains many resources to help facilitate the development of comprehensive violence prevention programs within your organization.

Maternal health encompasses the health of the pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period in women’s healthcare. Healthcare provider’s goals in maternal care are to reduce morbidity and mortality by providing safe, quality services to the mother and her baby. This objective can be accomplished by identifying risks, educating patients and following recommended guidelines of evidence-based practice. This toolkit supplies resources to benefit in the improvement of maternal health.

A resource page for rehabilitation nursing with crucial information including Covid-19, practice, support, and a journal.

This Association of professionals identifies, prevents, and mitigates infection. It strives to spread knowledge on infection control and epidemiology. APIC includes Covid-19 resources, education, and public policy.

A resource page for rehabilitation nursing with crucial information including Covid-19, practice, support, and a journal.

This group is devoted to healthcare environmental safety. It is comprised of Covid-19 resources specific to EVS professionals. Training is available, and further information on PPE, preparedness, reopening procedures, infection prevention, and waste and crisis leadership.

AORN represents perioperative nurses. The focus is on providing safe surgery through management, teaching, and the practice of perioperative nursing. This site offers guidelines and clinical resources, education, government policy, and current events.

This Association provides resources to prepare healthcare professionals with strategies, education, and planning to succeed in emergencies. Become a member to join events and webinars offered.

Provided are a variety of resources focusing on patient safety in the outpatient/office practice setting.

Quality patient care in a physician's office is an important piece of today's healthcare services Provided is a resource focusing on payment structures.

It is important to proactively address potential risk and compliance issues in the office practice even though occurance is rare. These resources focus on terminating the physician-patient relationship, closing a medical practice and other risk and compliance issues.

Maintaing compliance in credentialing is a very important function for healthcare organizations and providers. The process needs to be hardwired to ensure that all regulatory requirements are met. These resources provide compliance techniques in the credentialing process for healthcare organizations.

This resource provides a step-by-step focus on healthcare credentialing processes.

It is important to have standardized tools and processes in place for credentialing. These resources provide tools your organization can utilize for the healthcare provider credentialing process.