Prevent Harm from High-Alert Medications
One of the primary goals of the 5 Million Lives Campaign is to offer participants as many useful resources as we can. Please take advantage of these documents and tools. All Campaign materials are available for you to download for free. Note that certain documents require registration on IHI.org. Registration is quick, easy, and free.
Getting Started Kit
 Updated How-to Guide with instructions for implementing the change in your organization, including changes and measures.
How-to Guide Pediatric Supplement with recommendations for implementing the change in a pediatric setting.
Introductory PowerPoint Slides to introduce and explain the intervention in your organization.
Updated Annotated Bibliography
Tools
Anticoagulant Toolkit
Campaign Mentor Hospitals
The organizations on the Campaign Mentor Hospital Registry have volunteered to provide support, advice, clinical expertise, and tips to hospitals seeking help with their implementation efforts.
Prevent Harm from High-Alert Medications Campaign Mentor Hospitals
 Measurement Information Forms
Detailed information on the process and outcome measures outlined in the How-to Guide.
Adverse Drug Events Related to Anticoagulant per 100 Admissions with Anticoagulant Administered
Adverse Drug Events Related to Insulin per 100 Admissions with Insulin Administered
Adverse Drug Events Related to Narcotic per 100 Admissions with Narcotic Administered
Adverse Drug Events Related to Sedative per 100 Admissions with Sedative Administered
Percent of Patients Receiving Anticoagulant with Treatment Appropriately Managed According to Protocol
Percent of Patients Receiving Heparin with aPPT Outside Protocol Limits
Percent of Patients Receiving Insulin with Blood Glucose Level Outside Protocol Limits
Percent of Patients Receiving Insulin with Treatment Appropriately Managed According to Protocol
Percent of Patients Receiving Narcotic Who Receive Subsequent Treatment with Naloxone
Percent of Patients Receiving Narcotic with Treatment Appropriately Managed According to Protocol
Percent of Patients Receiving Sedative Who Receive Subsequent Treatment with Flumazenil
Percent of Patients Receiving Sedative with Treatment Appropriately Managed According to Protocol
Percent of Patients Receiving Warfarin with INR Outside Protocol Limits
 Improvement Stories
Read improvement stories and learn how others have succeeded in preventing harm from high-alert medications.
High-Alert Medications Require Heightened Vigilance
 Resources
Other resources available to help your quality improvement efforts.
Prevent Harm from High-Alert Medications Patient and Family Fact Sheet
Join a prevent harm from high-alert medications web discussion
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Preventing harm from high-alert medication published in the Joint Commission Journal as part of a series on the six new interventions in the Campaign.
Call Recordings
Recordings of Campaign calls on preventing harm from high-alert medications.
 January 25, 2007 - Introduction
May 1, 2007 - Office Hour
September 11, 2007 - Office Hour
March 10, 2008 - Campaign LIVE!
Safe Use of High-Alert Medications in Pediatrics
March 11, 2008 - Office Hour
National Action Day Materials
On June 20, 2007, over 35,000 participants focused their attention on getting results faster and more reliably. Materials used during the prevent harm from high-alert medications session are available for download.
Prevent Harm from High-Alert Medications Session Recording
PPT Slides, Slides as Handouts, Changes Made Worksheet, Changes Planned Worksheet, Blank Planning Worksheet
 Contact
For more information contact:
Frank Federico, RPh
Email: ffederico@ihi.org
Phone: (617) 301-4950
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