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.

OSHA provides guidance on preparing the workplace for COVID-19 that focuses on the outbreak affecting workplaces, reducing the risk to workers and job classifications.

This action plan is for health systems to prepare for Covid-19. These actions focus on mitigation, staff support, communication, supply issues and other strains on facilities, and other considerations.

CMS issued recommendations to help guide patients seeking non-emergency treatment and high-risk patients.

This toolkit includes critical concepts for protecting the health of patients and professionals. Its contents include complying with regulatory issues, workplace safety and employment issues, telehealth, and state and locals and guidelines.

A CMS memorandum is discussing expanding care for surge capacity while limiting non-essential care. It provides recommendations for planning, personal protective equipment, workforce availability, testing, and supply capacity.

As healthcare in Louisiana slowly moves toward reopening, there are many things that need to be done in preparation. This checklist from MGMA is an excellent resource to help guide a physician’s office practice in preparing to reopen to serve the community.

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.

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.