Online Patient Safety Resources

PDC-TimeMed would like to share the following online patient safety resources to assist in the call to better protect patients. We hope that healthcare administrators, caregivers, executives, as well as patients and their families continue to work mutually in this endeavor. Together, we can make a difference. For questions or input on how PDC-TimeMed can better serve you, please call 800.772.1122.

National Patient Safety Goals

2009 The Joint Commission's Yearly Safety Goals

Major changes for 2009 include three new hospital and critical access hospital requirements related to preventing deadly healthcare-associated infections due to multiple drug-resistant organisms, central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections. The additions build on an existing National Patient Safety Goal to reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections, and recognize that patients continue to acquire preventable infections at an alarming rate within hospitals.

Patient Safety Reports/Studies

The Joint Commission and World Health Organization
2009 FAQs about the NPSGs and the Universal Protocol - Updated 12/10/08
Facts about the NPSGs - Updated 12/16/08
Health Care at the Crossroads: Development of a National Performance Measurement Data Strategy
2009 NPSG PowerPoint Presentation
Easy-to-read versions of the 2009 NPSGs for the public
Look-alike/sound-alike drug list
Official "Do Not Use" Abbreviations List

American Hospital Association
Redundant, Inconsistent and Excessive: Administrative Demands Overburden Hospitals - July, 2008
Quality & Patient Safety Aims

Health Grades
Fifth Annual Patient Safety Study in American Hospitals - April, 2008

Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Planning for Patient Safety: Exploring strategies to reduce a person's risk of adverse events when transitioning between day hospital and community based care – October, 2008

ECRI Institute
Incentives for Patient Safety: Holding Healthcare Executives Accountable– August, 2008

National Center for Infectious Diseases
2008 National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Manual
Patient Safety Component Protocol

AHRQ(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2008 Comparative Database Report- March, 2008
20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children

HIMSS (Healthcare Information Management Systems Society)
A Dynamic Duo: Barcoding & RFID Prevent Errors– HIMSS Exhibit 2007

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