Toolkit by Patient Safety Issue/Area

Handoffs and Transitions – These toolkits contain resources to help hospitals safely transition patients to other caregivers.

• Implementing Reduced Work Hours to Improve Patient Safety
• Improving Hospital Discharge Through Medication Reconciliation and Education
• Reducing Discrepancies in Medication Histories and Orders at Handoffs
• Testing the Re-engineered Hospital Discharge

Discharge – These toolkits contain resources to help hospitals discharge patients safely without medication or other problems.

• Improving Hospital Discharge Through Medication Reconciliation and Education
• Testing the Re-engineered Hospital Discharge

Medication Safety—General – These toolkits provide resources for hospitals to improve medication safety.

• The Emergency Department (ED) Pharmacist as a Safety Measure
• Improving Medication Adherence
• Improving Medication Safety in Clinics for Patients 55 and Older
• Improving Warfarin Management
• Interactive Venous Thromboembolism Safety Toolkit for Providers and Patients
• Overcoming Barriers to Error Reporting in Small, Rural Hospitals

Medication Reconciliation – These toolkits contain resources to help health professionals ensure a single, shared, updated, and reconciled medication list during the transition from inpatient to outpatient care.

• Improving Hospital Discharge Through Medication Reconciliation and Education
• Improving Medication Safety in Clinics for Patients 55 and Older
• Multidisciplinary Training for Medication Reconciliation

Work Processes – These toolkits contain resources for hospitals to improve patient safety by reengineering patient care.

• The ED Pharmacist as a Safety Measure
• Implementing Reduced Work Hours to Improve Patient Safety
• Improving Medication Adherence
• Improving Patient Flow in the ED
• Overcoming Barriers to Error Reporting in Small, Rural Hospitals
• Preventing Venous Thromboembolisms in the Hospital

Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) – These toolkits contain resources to help hospitals prevent both DVT and VTE.

• Interactive Venous Thromboembolism Safety Toolkit for Providers and Patients
• Preventing Venous Thromboembolisms in the Hospital

Communication and Patient-Centered Care – These toolkits contain resources to enhance communication between caregivers and patients.

• Improving Hospital Discharge Through Medication Reconciliation and Education
• Improving Medication Adherence
• Improving Medication Safety in Clinics for Patients 55 and Older
• Improving Patient Safety Through Enhanced Provider Communication
• Multidisciplinary Training for Medication Reconciliation
• Reducing Discrepancies in Medication Orders and Histories at Handoffs
• A Simulation-Based Safety Curriculum in a Children's Hospital ED
• Testing the Re-engineered Hospital Discharge
• Using Military Simulation to Improve Rural Obstetric Safety

Medical Education and Simulation – These toolkits contain resources to help hospitals improve patient care and safety through the use of education and simulation.

• Improving Medication Adherence
• Interactive Venous Thromboembolism Safety Toolkit for Providers and Patients
• Reducing Central Line Bloodstream Infections and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
• A Simulation-Based Safety Curriculum in a Children's Hospital ED
• Using Military Simulation to Improve Rural Obstetric Safety

Infection – This toolkit provides resources for hospitals to prevent improve infection safety.

• Reducing Central Line Bloodstream Infections and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia