Monday, September 24, 2007

Tools, Methods, and Techniques for Improving Patient Safety.

Training DVD by the Patient Safety Improvement Corps.
September 2007. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.ahrq.gov/qual/psicdvd.htm

Developed by the Patient Safety Improvement Corps (PSIC), a new DVD presents a self-paced, modular approach to training individuals involved in patient safety activities at the institutional level.

The DVD presents eight modules:

  • Patient Safety, Why Bother?
  • Creating a Culture of Safety.
  • When to do a Root Cause Analysis.
  • How to do a Root Cause Analysis.
  • Human Factor Engineering.
  • Management of Risk.
  • Proactive Risk Assessment Tools.
  • Statistical Tools and Patient Safety Indicators.