Patient Safety QIOSC MedQIC Update
August 2010
For your convenience, here is a comprehensive list of items that have been posted recently to QualityNet/MedQIC by the Patient Safety QIOSC, divided by topic. Feel free to send this out to your providers for their reference. If you have questions or comments, please contact Tracy Senat at tsenat@okqio.sdps.org or (405) 302-3286.
DRUG SAFETY
Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Drug Events:
The IHI offers this interactive tool for measuring adverse drug events (ADEs). It provides an easy-to-use method for accurately identifying adverse drug events and measuring the rate of ADEs over time.
https://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=MQPresentations&pagename=Medqic
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MRSA
First Do No Harm Blog (link):
CDC sponsors this blog on hand hygiene titled “First Do No Harm,” facilitated by Kate Ellingson, Ph.D.
https://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=MQWeblinks&pagename=Medqic%2FMQ
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Clostridium Difficile Update (presentation):
This presentation describes the evolution of C difficile disease in the US. It discusses current prevention guidelines and describes implementation challenges related to prevention.
https://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=MQPresentations&pagename=Med
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SCIP
Beta Blocker ACE/ARB Pocket Card:
This beta blocker pocket card was developed by the Regional Medical Center of San Jose, CA.
https://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=MQTools&pagename=Medqic%2FM
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This material was prepared by Stratis Health and the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, the Quality Improvement Organization Support Center for Patient Safety, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. 9SOW-QIOSC-6.2-68_0810