Personal Healthcare Journal
What did the doctor say? When is my next appointment? Why am I taking this medicine? If these questions sound familiar the Personal Healthcare Journal can help. This easy to use book is ideal for recording medications, allergies, tests, symptoms, questions for the doctor, answers received and more. Learn the ABC’s of how to talk to your doctor and get the most from your visit. An excellent resource for patients, families, caregivers and healthcare professionals.
High Performing Healthcare Systems: delivery quality by design.
http://www.longwoods.com/home.php?cat=571This book by Canadian researchers G. Ross Baker, Anu MacIntosh-Murray, Christina Porcellato, Lynn Dionne, Kim Stelmacovich and Karen Born is available to download free of charge.It is an examination of leadership strategies, organizational processes and investments made to create and sustain improvement in healthcare. It is to help those involved in healthcare “learn about what we might try to do differently in our own systems’ pursuit of quality – not by chance, but by design”.
Patient Safety Primers
http://psnet.ahrq.gov/primerHome.aspx These resources explain the key concepts in patient safety. Each Primer defines a topic, offers background information on its epidemiology and context, and highlights relevant content, both historical and cutting edge.Primer topics include:
- Handoffs and Signouts
- Health Care-Associated Infections
- Never Events
- Computerized Provider Order Entry
- Medication Reconciliation
- Patient Disclosure
- Rapid Response Systems
- Root Cause Analysis
A Short Film About How Nurses Save Lives
The Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF)’s first electronic video documentary highlights the well-established link between nurse staffing and patient safety.Through interviews with a patient, an oncology nurse, a nurse manager, and a leading researcher, award-winning journalists and filmmakers Ray Moynihan and Miranda Burne make a powerful case for higher levels of nurse staffing.The video is available on the CHSRF’s Staffing for Safety page. Also featured are “Stories for Safety” profiling organizations that have already made positive changes, two research syntheses presenting up-to-date evidence on how nurse staffing affects patient safety, and several research reports. MORE ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENT RESOURCESDisclaimer: All links are provided for information purposes only. Site content accessed via these links is the sole responsibility of the Web site owners and does not necessarily constitute an endorsement or reflect the views of the Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety.