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.

This document sets forth policy and principles for alarm safety for anesthesia professions in the environments in which they care for patients. This information is useful when evaluating best practices in place related to the anesthesia professionals' management of equipment and alarms.

Provides guidelines for the management of alarms in the operating arena.

This playbook provides a framework that can serve as a tool in addressing cybersecurity threats impacting medical devices and equipment with the potential to impact safe patient care and clinical operations. This comprehensive guide addresses medical device inventory, hazard vulnerability analysis, emergency operations plan, incident response, training and post-event reporting.

Medjacking, also known as medical device hijacking, is a security threat to healthcare organizations because connected medical devices can be hacked, exposing confidential patient information. This threat targets devices directly associated with patient care. It is imperative for organizations to review security of medical devices and ensure security strategies are in place to protect against a direct threat to patients. This white paper developed by Great Bay Software, Inc in Bloomington, MN recommends five best practices to mitigate the risks from medjacking.

The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued voluntary best practices, including 10 great tips for healthcare organizations for managing cyber threats and protecting patients.

Quick reference pocket card to help remind staff physicians of the timeliness of the sepsis bundle interventions.

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.