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This Guide recommends
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for you regarding health care risk management, security, infection control, error
prevention, and patient safety. We have made it our goal to
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2000
Life Safety Code Field Guide for Healthcare Facilities -
2003
2000 Life
Safety Code Workbook & Study Guide for Healthcare Facilities
- Jun 2003
Accident Prevention and Resident Supervision: Preparing your SNF
- HCPro, Nov 2007
Accountability:
Patient Safety & Policy Reform - Oct
2004
Accreditation -
for numerous
resources, see our
compliance page
Achieving
Safe & Reliable Healthcare: Strategies & Solutions
-
ACHE, Jul 2004
Adverse
Events, Stress & Litigation: A Physician's Guide
- Apr 2005
After Harm:
Medical Error & the Ethics of Forgiveness
- Aug 2005
(A) Guide
to Patient Safety in Medical Practice
- AMA, May 2007
 
(The) APIC
/ JCAHO Infection Control Workbook
- APIC, JCAHO, Dec 2005
Applied
Spatial Statistics for Public Health Data
- Jul 2004
Applied
Statistics: Analysis of Variance & Regression, 3e
-
Feb 2004
Are You Prepared?
Hospital Emergency Management Checklist
- JCAHO, Feb 2006
Assessment & Training Tools: Essential Falls Management
- Jan 2004
Bar Coding
Basics: Implementation Strategies to Improve Patient Safety
- Jan 2005
Biological Weapons Defense: Principles
& Mechanisms for Infectious Diseases
- 2004
Bioterrorism:
A Guide for Hospital Preparedness - Dec
2004
Bioterrorism: Field Guide to Disease Identification
& Initial Patient Management
- 2003
Bulletproofing
Your Medical Practice: Risk Management Techniques
- 2000
Calculating
& Reporting Healthcare Statistics, 2e
- Nov 2006
(The) CDC's
Tuberculosis Guidelines: Key Strategies for Compliance
- May 2006
Complete
Guide to Laboratory Safety, 2e
- HCPro, May 2007
Compliance - for numerous
resources, see our
compliance page
Contracted
Staff & Patient Safety -
JCAHO, Nov 2005
Control of
Communicable Diseases Manual, 18e
- book or CD-ROM, 2004
Credentialing Audits: Tools for Compliance & Reduced Liability
- HCPro, Oct 2006
Credentialing Resources
- please see our
Medical Staff page
Crew Resource
Management: Flight Plan for Lasting Change in Patient Safety
- Oct 2005
Critical Test
Results Troubleshooter: Practical Strategies & Tools
- Aug 2006
Diagnosing
& Preventing Adverse & Sentinel Events
- 2000
Disaster Planning for the Clinical Practice
- May 2008
Disclosing Medical Errors: Guide to an Effective Explanation &
Apology
- JCAHO, Jan 2007
Doing More with
Less: Lean Thinking & Patient Safety in Health Care
- JCAHO, Feb 2006
EMTALA:
Essential Guide to Compliance
- Jan 2004 
Engaging Physicians in Patient Safety: A Handbook for Leaders
- JCAHO, Jun 2006
Environment
of Care Essentials for Health Care,
7e
- JCAHO,
2007 2006
(The)
Environment of Care: Guide to JCAHO's Management Plans, 3e
- Nov 2006
Environment of Care Management Plans, 2e
- JCAHO, Apr 2006
Environment of Care Sample Annual Evaluation & Report to Leadership,
2e - Oct 2006
Error Reduction:
Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety
- 2000
Evidence-Based Falls Prevention: A Study Guide for Nurses
- Oct 2004
Failure
Mode
&
Effects Analysis in Health Care, 2e
- JCAHO, Nov 2005
Failure Modes
& Effects Analysis: Templates & Tools to Improve Patient Safety
- HCPro, Jun 2007
First,
Do No Harm: Power, Oppression & Violence in Healthcare
- Jul 2002
First, Do No
Harm: The Cure for Medical Malpractice - Mar 2004 
Five-Star
Customer Service: Step-by-Step Guide for Physician Practices
- Nov 2005
Front
Line of Defense: Role of Nurses in Preventing Sentinel Events, 2e
- JCAHO, Jan 2007
Getting
Results: Reliably Communicating & Acting on Critical Test Results
- JCAHO, May 2006
Good
Practices for Medical Emergency Teams
- JCAHO, Jan 2007
Guide to Risk
Assessments: Identify & Control Your Top Problem Areas
- Jan 2005
(The) Handbook
of Patient Safety Compliance
- Mar 2005
(The)
Handbook on Storing & Securing Medications
- JCAHO, ASHP, Feb 2006
Hand-off Communication: Practical Strategies & Tools for JCAHO
Compliance
- May 2006
Healing
Words: The Power of Apology in Medicine
- Apr 2004 
Health &
Safety Management for Medical Practices
- AMA, 2002
Healthcare
Hazard Control -
complete system, always current
Healthcare
Hazard Control & Safety Management, 2e - Jun 2005
Healthcare Mold Management: Prevention, Assessment
& Remediation
- Nov 2004
Healthcare
Risk Control
- complete risk
management system
Hospital
& Healthcare Security, 4e - Feb 2001
Hospital
Epidemiology & Infection Control, 3e
-
May 2004
Hospital Infections, 5e - Oct
2007 
Hospital
Patient Safety Standards: Examples of Compliance
- JCAHO, Dec 2002
Hospital Preparation for Bioterror: A Medical & Biomedical Systems
Approach - Aug 2006
(The) Hospital Safety Director's Handbook, 3e
-
Jun 2007 
How to
Comply With CMS & Joint Commission Restraint & Seclusion
- HCPro, Sep 2007
How to Use Control Charts for
Healthcare
- ASQ, 1999
How to
Recognize Abuse & Neglect -
JCAHO, Dec 2002
How to
Resolve Patient Complaints to Manage Risk
- Nov 2003
Improving Infection Control with Data: Guide to Quality Care & JCAHO
Compliance, 2e
-
May 2006
Improving
Patient Safety with Statistical Correlation
-
2003
Infection Control Compliance Guide, 2e
- Jan 2007 
Infection Control for Nursing Homes
- HCPro, Mar 2007
Infection
Control in Ambulatory Care
- Jun 2003
Infection Control in Home Care & Hospice, 2e
- May 2005
Infection Control in Respiratory Care
- Mar 2005
Infection Control Issues in the Environment of Care
- JCAHO, May 2005
Infection Control Manual for Hospitals, 2e
- Mar 2006
Infection Control Manual for the Physician's Office
- HCPro, May 2008
Infection Control Program Guide
- HCPro, Dec 2007
Infection Control Risk Assessments Made Easy
- Jun 2004
Institutional
Integrity in Healthcare
- 2004
Institutional
Review Board: Management & Function, 2e
- 2006
Institutional Review Board: Member Handbook, 2e
- Nov 2006
Institutional Review Board: Study Guide, 2e
- 2006
Insurance
& Risk Management Strategies for Physicians
- Aug 2004
Interim Life
Safety Measures Made Easy -
Apr 2005
Internal Investigations Handbook
- Oct 2006
(The) Joint Commission Guide to Improving Staff Communication
- JCAHO, Dec 2005
(The)
Joint Commission Guide to Patient & Family Education, 2e
- JCAHO, Dec 2006
Keeping
Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses
- Dec 2004
Lab Safety
Training Made Simple - HCPro,
Sep 2006
Law & Legal Issues
- for numerous
resources, see our
compliance page
Life
Safety Survey Companion: Compliance Strategies for JCAHO
- 2007 
Litigation - for numerous
resources, see our
compliance page
Long-Term Care Legal Desk Reference: Understanding & Minimizing Risk
- Aug 2006
Long-Term Care Pocket Guide for Infection Control
- HCPro, Feb 2008
Making It Right:
Healthcare Service Recovery
- Press Ganey, Nov 2005 
Malpractice - for numerous
resources, see our
compliance page
Mammography Risk Management Manual
- Aug 2003
Manage
Challenging Resident Behaviors: Resource & Training Guide
- HCPro, Sep 2005
Managerial
Epidemiology for Health Care Organizations, 2e - Jun 2005
Managerial
Epidemiology: Practice, Methods, Concepts
- May 2005
Managing
Clinical Supervision: Ethical Practice & Legal Risk Management
- 2001
Managing Documentation Risk: A Guide for Nurse Managers
- May 2004
Managing Falls in Adult Day Services
- May 2006
Managing Falls in Assisted Living
- Apr 2006
Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High Performance
- Jul 2001
Maximize
Patient Safety with Advanced Root Cause Analysis
- Nov 2003
Measuring
Patient Safety -
Sep 2004
Medical
Error & Patient Safety: Human Factors in Medicine
- Nov 2007
Medication Errors, 2e - American
Pharmacists Association, Nov 2006
Medical
Errors & Medical Narcissism
- Dec 2004
Medical Error: What
do we know? What do we do?- 2002
Medical Malpractice - for numerous
resources, see our
compliance page
Medical
Malpractice Risk Management
- ACPE, 2001
Medication Errors, 2e - American
Pharmacists Association, Nov 2006
Medication
Errors: Causes, Prevention & Risk Management
- 2000
Medication Management & Reconciliation
- HCPro, Oct 2007
(The)
Medication Management Compliance Toolkit
- Feb 2007
Medication Management Under F-Tags 329, 425, 428 & 431
- Dec 2006
Medication Reconciliation Handbook -
JCAHO, Jul 2006
Medication Reconciliation: Strategies & Tools for JCAHO Compliance,
2e
- May 2008 
Medication
Safety & Cost Recovery: 4-Step Approach for Executives
-
2001
Meeting the
Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals
- JCAHO, 2008
(The) National Patient Safety Goals Calculator: Tools to Assess
Compliance - Oct 2007 
National Patient Safety Goals for Hospitals, Laminated Posters
- JCAHO, posters, 2008
Nursing
Practice & the Law: Avoiding Malpractice & other Legal Risks
-
2001
Operating
Room Risk Management System -
always current
Order Entry resources
- see our
technology page
OR Surgical
Fire Training Guide: Strategies to Reduce Risk
- Jul 2005
OSHA
Compliance Manual for Health Care Facilities
- updated annually
(The) OSHA Handbook: Guidelines for Compliance in Health, 3e
- 2002
OSHA
Reference Guide: What You Need to Know, 2e
- Nov 2005
Patient Flow
- please see our
nursing management resources
Pandemic
Drill-Down: Preparing for JCAHO's Revised EC 4.20
- Nov 2006
Pandemic
Point-of-Care Pocket Guide
- JCAHO, Dec 2006
Partnering
with Patients to Reduce Medical Errors
-
Jan 2004
Patient Falls
Assessment & Prevention: Tools to Comply with JCAHO
- Nov 2005
Patient
Safety: Achieving a New Standard of Care
- Jul 2004
Patient Safety Basics for Healthcare Staff
- Nov 2004
Patient Safety Essentials for Health Care, 4e
- JCAHO, Apr 2006
(The) Patient Safety Handbook
-
Sep 2003
Patient
Safety: HIMSS Compendium Series - Sep 2003
Patient
Safety Meets Corporate Compliance - Jun 2004
Patient Safety Pocket Guide - JCAHO, Dec 2006
Patient
Safety: Principles & Practice - May 2004
Patients as
Partners: How to Involve Patients and Families in Their Own Care
- JCAHO, Feb 2006
Patient Satisfaction
- please see our
customer service resource page
(The) Patient's Guide to Preventing Medical Errors
- Oct 2004
Planning,
Design, & Construction of Health Care Facilities
- JCAHO, Jan 2006
Practical
Handbook for Healthcare Epidemiology, 2e
-
Sep 2004
(The) Practice of Uncertainty: Voices in
Medical Malpractice Claims
-
1999
Practice Without
Fear: Physician's Guide to Liability Reduction & Asset Protection - Apr 2003
Preparing
for Mass Casualties - Jan 2002
Prevent
Infections with Isolation Precautions
- HCPro, Feb 2007
Preventing Medication Errors - Quality Chasm series, Jan 2007
Preventing
Medication Errors & Improving Therapy Outcomes
- Feb
2003
Prevention
& Control of Nosocomial Infections, 4e
- Dec 2002
Prohibited Abbreviations: Tools to Track & Train
- Aug 2004
Protecting
Study Volunteers in Research, 3e
- CenterWatch, 2004
Protecting
Those Who Serve: Health Care Worker Safety
- JCAHO, Jul 2004
Public Health Preparedness: Handbook for Disaster Response
- Dec 2008
Quality
Work Environments: For
Nurse & Patient Safety - Nov 2004
Quick
Reference to Outbreak Investigation & Control in Health
Facilities - 2000
Rage &
Reconciliation: Inspiring a Health Care Revolution - SMU, Nov 2005
Rapid
Response Teams: Proven Strategies for Successful Implementation - Apr 2007
Ready, Set, Patient Safety: Strategies to Prepare Your Staff, 2e - Mar 2007
Reducing the
Risk of Falls in Your Health Care Organization
- JCAHO, Sep 2005
Resolving
Patient Complaints: Effective Service
Recovery, 2e
-
Mar 2004
Restraint & Seclusion: Complying with Joint Commission Standards
- JCAHO, Jun 2002
Restraint &
Seclusion: Model for Eliminating Use in Healthcare
- Jun 2005
Reversing
Adverse Drug Events with Statistical Correlation: Step-by-Step Guide
to JCAHO - Dec 2003
Risk
Assessment & Management Guide for the Medical Practice
- AMA, Feb 2005
Risk
Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations, 5e
- Nov 2006
Risk
Management Handbook for Health Care Professionals
-
Nov 2001
Risk
Management in Health Care Institutions: A Strategic Approach, 2e
- Jun 2003
(The) Risk Manager's Desk Reference, 2e
- 1998
Root
Cause Analysis in Health Care: Tools & Techniques, 3e
-
JCAHO, Aug 2005
Root
Cause Analysis: Simplified Tools & Techniques
- Dec 1999
Safe Patient
Handling & Movement: Practical Guide for Health Care Professionals
- Dec 2005
Safety
in Medicine - 2000
Safety Mail:
JCAHO Survey Readiness Tool -
May 2006
Safety
Manual for Ambulatory Surgery: OSHA & Regulatory Compliance
- Nov 2004
Safety Risk
Assessment Tools: Strategies for Joint Commission
- Aug 2007
Security in the Health Care Environment
- Jun 2000
Security
Planning for Terrorism: Preparedness & Action Tool for
Healthcare
-
2003
Sedation, Anesthesia, & the JCAHO, 3e - Apr 2005
Six Sigma Book for Healthcare: Improving Outcomes by Reducing Errors
-
2002
Spatial &
Syndromic Surveillance for Public Health
- May 2005
Statement of
Conditions Manual: Comprehensive Guide to JCAHO Compliance, 3e
- Jun 2007
Statistics
- for more
statistics books, see our
CQI and Quality page
Statistics
for Health Policy & Administration Using Microsoft Excel
- Oct 2003
Strategies for Building a Hospitalwide Culture of Safety
- JCAHO, Feb 2006
Suicide Risk
Assessment: Strategies & Tools for Joint Commission Compliance
- HCPro, Mar 2007
Surgical Care
Improvement Project
- HCPro, Aug 2007
Surviving
OSHA: Avoid, Manage & Respond to Healthcare Inspections
- Nov 2004
To
Do No Harm: Ensuring Patient Safety in Health Care Organizations
- Dec 2004
To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System -
2000
(The) Top 15 Policies & Procedures: Reduce Liability:
Physician Practices
- Jun 2005
(The) Top 30 Safety Policies and Procedures for Health Care
- HCPro, 2004
Total Health
and Safety for Health Care Facilities
- JCAHO, AHA, Aug 2006
Tuberculosis:
Arresting Everyone's Enemy, 2e
- JCAHO, Jan 2007
Understanding Medication Management in Your Health Care Organization
- JCAHO, Apr 2006
Understanding Patient Safety
- Oct 2007
Using
Technology to Improve Medication Safety
- JCAHO, Jul 2004
What Every
Health Care Organization Should Know About Sentinel Events
- JCAHO, Aug 2005
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