Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement convened the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety as a collaboration among 27 national organizations committed to advancing patient safety.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement convened the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety as a collaboration among 27 national organizations committed to advancing patient safety.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement convened the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety as a collaboration among 27 national organizations committed to advancing patient safety.

The Center for Creative Leadership provides 8 steps to help leaders build greater psychological safety in the workplace, so their teams are more successful and engaged.

This content is provided by Lucian Leape Institute, an initiative of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, guiding the global patient safety community.

The LHA Trust Funds Tokio Marine CyberNET Support provides continually updated information, on-demand advice and a wide range of cyber risk management resources. This member-only toolkit portal provides access to legal advice, email alerts, webinars and comprehensive online training for risk managers and employees.

Available on our CHER Online Education Portal.

Staff members should be aware of things that contribute to surgical fires and how to implement fire prevention strategies. Resources in this section are recommended as staff educational materials to help prepare staff to help reduce the potential of surgical fires.

Utilizing lasers in the surgical arena has potential risks which include incomplete treatment, pain, infection and the possiblity of ingniting a fire that can injure the patient. Information is provided on the best practices of laser safety in the surgical arena.

Online resources are available for healthcare providers who are interested in surgical fire prevention and education.

This section of the toolkit includes multiple links for nationwide public access to numerous regulatory and governmental resources on public health, emergencies, prevention and treatment of disease, standards, regulations, safety, security, accreditation bodies, public assistance, and guidelines.

This set of regulatory and governmental resources center around the state of Louisiana. Guidance is available on the following subjects: patient compensation, the state workforce, Louisiana law, and law enforcement.

The following is a list of Professional Healthcare Societies providing numerous resources for specialties in healthcare. Each one’s mission is to improve the quality of care given to patients. View each organization to review specific information relative to each service.