Innovations
Checklists With Medication Vest or Sash Reduce Distractions During Medication Administration 6/13/2012 Based on airline safety principles, five simple and inexpensive interventions significantly reduced the number of distractions experienced by nurses during medication administration.
Culturally Sensitive, Multidisciplinary Assessment, Treatment, and Support Significantly Increase Treatment Rates for Depressed Chinese Americans in Primary Care 6/13/2012 A multidisciplinary, primary care center–based team used a culturally sensitive approach to screen, evaluate, and treat depressed Chinese Americans, leading to a sevenfold increase in treatment rates.
Mental Health Clinicians Integrate Cessation Treatment Into Regular Care of Smokers With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Increasing Likelihood of Quitting 6/13/2012 Mental health practitioners provide smoking cessation counseling and treatment to patients with posttraumatic stress disorder as part of their regular mental health care, leading to higher quit rates and fewer relapses.
Postdischarge Telephone Followup With Chronic Disease Patients Reduces Hospitalizations, Emergency Department Visits, and Costs 6/13/2012 A chronic care coordination program employs coordinators to provide telephone-based support to recently discharged patients and other high-risk enrollees, leading to fewer hospitalizations and emergency department visits and lower costs.
Timely Assessment Increases Targeted Preventive Treatment for Patients at Risk for Hospital-Acquired Deep Vein Thrombosis 6/13/2012 Providers use an established tool to classify patients into low-, moderate-, or high-risk categories for deep vein thrombosis and then prescribe preventive anticoagulant (blood thinner) medication and/or mechanical devices, increasing prophylaxis use and decreasing deep vein thrombosis rates.
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Disclosure Toolkit and Disclosure Culture Assessment Tool 6/20/2012 This toolkit and self-assessment tool help health care organizations develop a culture that supports respect and effective communication with patient and families around adverse events.
Tools for Building a Clinician and Staff Support Program 6/20/2012 These tools and resources guide health care facilities in organizing institution-wide support for clinicians following adverse events.
Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) 6/23/2010 The Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) is a computerized information database used by the FDA to monitor for new adverse events and medication errors that might occur with marketed drug and therapeutic products.
Patient Safety Primers 4/28/2010 Patient Safety Primers are guides for health care professionals on safety ideas to put into action in hospitals and health care settings.
Some Common Misconceptions about Vaccination and How to Respond to Them 1/20/2010 This pamphlet addresses six common misconceptions that appear in literature about vaccination, along with explanations of why they are misconceptions.
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