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.

The credentialing process is information-intensive, often requiring a multitude of components for completion. Staying organized and updated on what details you need is important in the successful implementation of the credentialing process.

To stay on target with your assessment process, use our Comprehensive Credentialing Checklist to ensure that all needed information has been verified prior to presenting for next level of approval or review.

While licenses offer a benchmark for the training of an employee, these hardly gauge how competent the physician may be at a particular skill. When onboarding new medical staff members, it’s essential to evaluate their individual competencies and professionalism to ensure it’s streamlined with your facility’s quality of care.

Use the sample Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) form provided to quickly assess your new staff members.

Letter and form to be sent for reference of the applicant.

A request for peer review of a new applicant should include the following indicators: evaluation of the applicant’s experience, ability and current competence in the areas of medical/clinical knowledge, technical and clinical skills, clinical judgment, interpersonal skills, communication skills and professionalism.

Provided is a sample peer review request letter and evaluation form that you may use to quickly send and request assessments for new applicants to your facility. The download provides an introductory letter followed by an evaluation form to be completed by the selected peer.

The Governing Board is ultimately responsible for credentialing and privileging activities of the hospital. It’s best practice to provide them with a yearly report of all credentialing activities that occurred in order to sustain continued process oversight.

The downloadable document provided is a sample credentialing audit that can be performed and presented to the governing board of your facility. New applicant activity and medical staff roster counts are included within the audit to provide a broad overview of the department or facility for review.

In the healthcare setting, practitioners may request new privileges as needed. Provided below is a downloadable request form to be used by the practitioner, which ensures that all necessary information is collected and documented prior to presenting to the committee for review.

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.