Ohio Patient Safety Institute

▪ Medication safety brochures
▪ Medication cards
▪ Brownbag toolkit
▪ Order materials

▪ Ohio Surgical Verification
    Protocol
  ▪ Anesthesia awareness sample
    policy
▪ Key steps poster
▪ Time-out wet erase board
▪ "The Vital Patient" brochure

▪ Abbreviations
▪ Patient ID/Wristbands
▪ Infection
▪ Skin Integrity
▪ Fall Precautions
▪ 2008-2009 Flu Season resources
▪ 2009 National Patient Safety Goals
▪ Healthcare 411

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The Ohio Patient Safety Institute is...
The Ohio Patient Safety Institute is the leader and catalyst in transforming healthcare into a reliable safe delivery system.

What's New...

Ohio On the CUSP: Stop BSI
Register to participate in this statewide initiative sponsored by AHRQ to reduce central line catheter-associated blood stream infections.

For more information:
--Announcement;
--Fact Sheet;
--Letter of Commitment;
--Hospital Team Form;
--Questions e-mail opsi@ohanet.org
Deadline for registration is
June 30, 2009.

OPSI designated as a Patient Safety Organization
View news release

Best Practice Award
Sherrod Brown (D) presented the first Annual OPSI Safety Best Practice Award at the OHA annual Meeting June 15 to The Children's Medical Center of Dayton for the Reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the children's population.

2009 Understanding Diversity Making a Difference in Patient Safety Teleconference Series
On July 8, Cindy Schisler, MA will discuss "Patient Safety across the Generations." She will discuss the generational factors between healthcare providers and patients, as well as between healthcare providers.