Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors

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Initiatives:

Healthcare Associated Infections
Patient Safety in Office Practices
Resident and Family Councils in Long-Term Care
Improving Care Transitions
Patient and Family Advisory Councils
MACRMI
Massachusetts Alliance for Communication and Resolution following Medical Injury
Reducing Medication Errors
Communicating Critical Test Results
Defining Accountability in Patient Safety
Reducing Restraint & Seclusion Use
Reporting Requirements
Patient Safety Tools
Educational Programs

Guideline for Patient Safety Programs in All Health Care Settings

This eight-page manual was developed by patient safety experts and provider associations to offer a simple description of patient safety programs for small health care settings of all types. The manual provides some general principles of patient safety, the basic elements of a patient safety program, and suggestions to get started or to enhance an existing program.

Guideline for Patient Safety Programs in All Health Care Settings
(Free PDF version)

Patient Safety Guidelines pdf

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