AHRQ Patient Safety Resources Included in The Joint Commission’s New Compendium of Resources

AHRQ Patient Safety Resources Included in The Joint Commission’s New Compendium of Resources

Several AHRQ patient safety tools are included in The Joint Commission’s newly released Compendium of Resources, Discharge Instructions for Venous Thromboembolism (VTE): A Comprehensive Approach to Medication Management. The Compendium, available at no charge, was developed to determine the types of patient discharge education materials that are provided to VTE patients discharged on anticoagulants other than warfarin. The following AHRQ VTE and blood thinner materials and resources are included in the Compendium: Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism: A Guide for Effective Quality Improvement, Staying Active and Healthy With Blood Thinners video, Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely booklet, and New Oral Anticoagulants-Cases and Commentary. Learn more at http://bit.ly/2c7Q6H3