Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

This memo provides the requirements and reporting related to workplace violence plans and how to respond to violence.

This provides a sample of the LDH signage that is required to be post in healthcare facilities.

Safety Actions to consider due to increased gun violence in healthcare by TJC.

A resource by ACEP to assist emergency physicians response following an active shooter or mass casualty event.

CDC information that provides resources and information on how workplace violence affects healthcare worker.

A Playbook from the Office of the National Coordinator is an evolving resource for clinicians, practice staff, hospital staff, and other innovators: a compilation of tips and best practices collected from clinicians and health systems.

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.

Louisiana requires consent for a physician to prescribe medical marijuana. This formal process involves the physician explaining information regarding cannabis. The following serves as a guide for outlining information on medical marijuana related to the diagnosis being treated.

It is important to incorporate certain characteristics into your organization which are associated with improved outcomes in other industries where safety is paramount. This section is organized into the five key characteristics of highly reliable organizations and contains tools and other resources to help you strive toward incorporating these characteristics into your organization’s culture.

Focusing on the processes surrounding medication administration and identifying potential risks can reduce the risk of medication errors. These resources provide tips on how to reduce the risks.

Highly reliable organizations tend to display certain characteristics in their processes and systems that make them exceptionally successful in meeting goals and avoiding errors. This section provides more information on the key traits that these organizations share and how to set off on your organization's own jouney toward high reliability.

It is important to provide safe medication practices in order to avoid mistakes and serious medication errors. The following resources provide tips for healthcare providers, patients and pharmacists.