Initiatives
Elimination Of Hospital-Acquired Infections In Acute Care Hospitals
Reducing Medication Errors – Anticoagulation Medication Safety
Reducing Medication Errors in Ambulatory Settings – Medication List
Reducing Medication Errors in Acute Care Facilities – Reconciling Medications
Reducing Medication Errors in Acute Care Facilities – Inpatient and Consumer Medication Safety
Reducing Medication Errors in Long Term Care Facilities – Best Practices
Reducing Medical Errors in Healthcare Facilities – Communicating Critical Test Results
Treatment and Prophylaxis of DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) and VTE (Venous Thromboembolism)
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Prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism & Development of National Performance Measures, June 3, 2008
Program Announcement
Coming Soon – Audio Conference Available by Download
Process Improvement in the Hospital Setting: Lessons for Successful Implementation of VTE Prophylaxis from the Rochester Regional Thromboembolism Collaborative, June 17, 2008 Program Announcement
Coming Soon – Audio Conference Available by Download
For more information on anticoagulation therapy please see: Reducing Medication Errors – Anticoagulation Medication Safety |
Defining Accountability in Patient Safety
Reducing Restraint & Seclusion Use
Reporting Requirements
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Reporting Requirements Across Agencies |
- The Coalition conducted an inventory of hospital reporting requirements across health care agencies. For each agency, the document identifies reportable incidents, incident specifics required when reporting, disclosable information, as well as confidentiality issues. The agencies presented include: Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, JCAHO, CMS/LTC, and the FDA.
- This document was revised April 2004. It is a working document that is subject to change. If you have comments or updates, contact Effie Brickman at 781-262-6082 or ebrickman@macoalition.org.
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Patient Safety Tools
Educational Programs
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