What's New

If you would like to join in our efforts to promote patient safety in Mississippi, you may post the following Web banners on your site to show that you support our efforts. (And make it easier for patients and your employees to find us by letting visitors click on the banner to enter our site.)

On November 15, 2006, the Patient Safety Coalition sponsored the First Annual Statewide Patient Safety Conference featuring nationally recognized speakers on key patient safety issues from the perspective of patients, healthcare professionals and quality organizations. To view pictures from the event, click here.

Online Journals

• Patient Safety Network
• Morbidity and Mortality Rounds
  

E-Newsletters

• AHRQ's Patient Safety Newsletter

• ASHRM's Online Patient Safety Toolkit
• Pathways for Medication Safety
• JCAHO's National Patient Safety Goals
• Time-Out Checklist Sticker
• Speak-Up Med Cards for Patients
• When Things Go Wrong: Responding to Adverse Events (PDF)
• Best Practices Self-Assessment Tool
• Do Not Use List
• Guide to Patient Safety Indicators

Resources for Facility Managers

• Alchohol-Based Hand Rub Dispensers (JCAHO's official stance)

Resources for Physicians

• AQA Parameters for Selecting Measures for Physician Performance

• AQA List of Measures

• Guide to Inpatient Quality Indicators

• Engaging Physicians in Patient Safety