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Heading Off Harm Before It Happens
Abington Memorial Hospital (Abington, Pennsylvania, USA), the 2003 Quest for Quality Prize winner, discusses the key reasons for its success in developing a patient safety culture.
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Journey Towards Safety - A Cultural Revolution
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center (Bloomington, Illinois, USA) describes its journey towards safety and the cultural revolution.
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Color Coding: Best Practices for Labeling of Intravenous Lines for Patients with Multiple Simultaneous Infusions
A nurse recently asked the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) for advice about the use of color coding intravenous (IV) lines. Read the response from the President of the Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP).
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New Information Technology Can Help Keep Patients Safer
Sharing information and working collaboratively with patients over the Internet can make health care not only more convenient and patient-centered, but safer too.
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Improving Patient Safety by Incorporating Human Factors
Human factors is a discipline devoted to studying the interaction of people and equipment and the variables that affect the outcome of the contact. Learn how Iowa Health System (Des Moines, Iowa, USA) is incorporating human factors to improve patient safety, particularly around the use of medical equipment and devices.
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Treat Every Defect as a Treasure
A culture of fear stifles innovation and halts continuous improvement; managers must create a culture that searches for defects, where staff continually seek and eliminate the flaws in the system.
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Trust Thrives in an Open Environment: Developing a Patient Safety Culture
Missouri Baptist Medical Center (St. Louis, Missouri, USA), the 2002 American Hospital Quest for Quality Prize winner, discusses the key reasons for its success in implementing a patient safety culture.
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Implementing Computer Prescriber Order Entry
Dr. David Bates (Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) discusses the advantages and challenges of developing and implementing computer prescriber order entry systems.
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Health Care Leaders Leading: A Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Executive Describes the Crucial Role of Leadership in Driving Patient Safety
After more than six years guiding the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) in substantial patient safety enhancements, the organization’s Chief Operating Officer shares valuable leadership insights.
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IHI.org: A Key Resource in the UK’s Efforts to Improve Patient Safety
According to Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer for England, patient safety is an issue for health care systems all over the world. The United Kingdom is leading the way to develop a systematic approach to reducing the risk of error in health care, and intends to use IHI.org as a key resource in that effort.
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