Safety » Patient Safety
The following are related categories found throughout the Libraries and Directories. Please click on the category to visit that category - a new browser window will open. Each library requires a seperate subscription.
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Ergonomics / Patient Handling : Patient transfer techniques, use of lift equipment, patient transfer teamsRecommendations for solutions to manual lifting of patients. Information about mechanical lfit equipment and patient transfer systems.
- Health / Medical Center Mgt : Handbooks for medical staff and patients, departmental resources
Full text of a medical staff handbook and of a patient handbook in use by the National Institute of Health. Medical department intranet websites. Medical records management.
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Legal / Health Law : Case developments, articles, resources related to medical lawLaw and the physician, medicine and law, medical liability, etc. Resources, cases, statutes, memos and articles on health law. Latex allergy litigation.
- Medicine / Anesthesia : Textbooks, adverse events, anesthesia safety and related materials
Resources for professionals related to anesthesia -related topics, safety, textbooks, etc.
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Medicine / Infection Control : Infection control in hospitals and healthcare institutionsGuides and information on infection control. Tutorial on drug-resistant organisms. Issues and recommendations for the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia. Recommendations for isolation practices and infection control in hospitals. Guidelines for controlling the risk of VRE infection and colonization. Emerging pathogens and multidrug-resistant organisms. Laundry guidelines. Needle sticks.
- Medicine / Pharmaceuticals : Clinical resources on pharmacology
Databases of over 4,000 generic/tradenames with information on dosage, indications for use, warnings, etc. Monographs on new drugs. Antibiotic guide. Food and drug interactions. Comparative drug charts. ASHP Practice Standards. Intravenous medication administration.
- Medicine / Radiation : Resources related to nuclear medicine
Emphasis on safety & health references for the nuclear medicine department.
- Risk Mgt / Medical Liability : Medical malpractice, risk management in medicine, insurance, etc.
Medical professional liability exposures. Tips to prevent malpractice claims. Handbook on risk management for physicians. State-specific legislative information. Series of risk management forms and letters available for download. Answers to common questions about the release of medical records. Emergency room risk management. Series of articles on risk management and medical professional liability.
- Safety / Medical Devices : FDA regulatory guidance for manufacturers of medical devices
US Food and Drug Administration guidance on the CDRH requirements related to medical device manufacturing safety requirements - recalls, reporting, quality, use errors, etc. Various inspection guides used by FDA field staff for audits. Mammography facility regulatory guidance.
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Safety / Patient Safety : Medical errors, medication errors, patient safety guidanceJCAHO Sentinel Events. Medication Error Prevention Programs. Medical Error Reporting. Guidance regarding patient safety.
- USA Government / FDA : Departments and agencies of US Food and Drug Administration
Departments and agencies of US Food and Drug Administration
- Health Care Safety / Medication Safety : Medication error reduction, drug safety handling procedures
Medication error reduction, drug safety handling procedures, medication incompatibilities
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Health Care Safety / Patient Safety : Medical errors, medication errors, patient safety guidanceJCAHO Sentinel Events. Medication Error Prevention Programs. Medical Error Reporting. Guidance regarding patient safety.
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