Is Your Hospital Getting the Signal For a Standardized Color-Coded Wristband System?
Measures to standardize color coded alert bands may come to your city and/or state in the near future.
Keep informed with the links provided below.
General Information:
Standardizing Wristbands Improves Patient Safety:
Guidance on Implementing the Safer Practice Notice
The National Patient Safety Association:
http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/site/media/documents/2838_Final_General_guidance_v2.pdf
Western Regional Alliance for Patient Safety - W.R.A.P.S.)
The Western Regional Alliance for Patient Safety (W.R.A.P.S.) is comprised of the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah who have formed an alliance that focuses on patient safety including adopting Color Coded Alert Band Standards for their states.
http://www.azhha.org/public/uploads/WRAPS%20Charter.pdf
Color Coded Alert Band Testimony & State Adoptions of Pennsylvania Protocol (p.4)
The Pennsylvania Senate conducted a Public Health and Welfare Committee hearing in June, 2007. Testimony given explains how Pennsylvania's Color Coded Wristband protocol has also been adopted in New Jersey and New York and is now spreading across the country.
www.senatorerickson.com/health/060607/doering.pdf
Color Coded Alert Wristbands State Standardization:
Missouri:
http://www.mocps.org/initiatives/Banding_ToolKit.pdf
Pennsylvania:
http://www.psa.state.pa.us/psa/lib/psa/advisories/v3_s1_sup_advisory_8-9-06.pdf
Arizona:
http://www.azhha.org/public/uploads/June-July%20Newsletter.pdf
http://www.azhha.org/public/quality/
California:
http://www.hospitalcouncil.net/Upload/Council_Connect_May2007.pdf
Colorado:
http://www.cfmc.org/files/hospital/Wristband_CO_toolkit.pdf
New Mexico:
http://www.nmhhsa.org/FileRequest?req=Wristband_Brochure_English.doc
Oregon:
http://www.orhospitalquality.org/patient_safety_color_wristband/wristband_std_presentation.ppt
http://orhospitalquality.org/quality_quarterly/quality_quarterly_june_07.pdf.
Minnesota:
http://www.mnhospitals.org/inc/data/tools/wristband/wristband-presentation.ppt#1
http://www.mnhospitals.org/index/news-mhaindex-action/story.1743?archived=1
Ohio:
http://www.ohiopatientsafety.org/generalsafety/Color%20Wrist%20Band/ToolKit.pdf
Chicago:
http://chicagopatientsafety.org/files/documents/ABHN%20Policy%20-%20Color-coded%20wristbands.pdf
Color Coded Alert Wristbands Safety Initiatives:New Jersey:
http://www.njha.com/qualityinstitute/Pdf/Sample_Policy_and_Procedure_Language.pdf
Wisconsin (Page 5):
http://www.wha.org/pubArchive/friday_packet/vv10-19-07.pdf
Additional Articles of Interest:
Wall Street Journal Online:
“Hospitals Target Risks of Color Wristbands”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117563760674558809.html
Arizona Business Magazine:
"Safe and Sound - Patient Safety Initiatives in AZHHA"
http://www.azbusinessmagazine.com/azb/2007/ABAM07/ABAM07_AZHHA%20_1.html
Times Tribune - Scranton, PA:
“Hospitals Target Risks of Color Wristbands”
http://www.thetimestribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17554050&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=416046&rfi=6
Institute for Safe; Medication Practices:
“Confusion over the Meaning of Color Coded Wristbands”:
http://www.ismp.org/newsletters/nursing/Issues/NurseAdviseERR200708.pdf.
http://www.ismp.org/Newsletters/acutecare/articles/20060309_3.asp
American Federation of Teachers:
“Hospitals Act to Avoid Mix-ups Over Color Wristbands”
http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/healthwire/issues/mayjune07/pulse.htm
Clinton Memorial Hospital - CMH:
“CMH Adopts Statewide Standardized Safety Wristbands”
http://cmhregional.netreturns.biz/newsreleases/Article_Detail.aspx?id=de327a19-7499-492c-aead-4a27aab1293c
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