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Benchmark Reports
Qtr 4, 2008

Qtr 4, 2008 (ACM)

Drug Safety
Drug Safety Measures in the Carolinas Population

DrugDigest®
A consumer health and drug information website dedicated to empowering consumers to make informed choices about drugs and treatment options. This site contains an interactive tool to help consumers identify any possible interactions between medications.

Medicare Quality Improvement Community – Prescribing Practices

Medication Reconciliation Toolkit
The materials in this toolkit can be reproduced for the purpose of establishing a medication reconciliation process in a hospital, but cannot be reproduced with intentions of commercial use. © 2006, The NC Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety ©2005, The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence.

Potentially Inappropriate Medications for the Elderly According to the Revised Beers Criteria

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
A nonprofit organization that educates the health care community and consumers about safe medication practices.

Your Medicines: What You Need to Know to Safely Take Medicines at Home
The South Carolina Hospital Association and other healthcare groups in South Carolina developed videos and tools to promote medication safety among consumers.

Heart Failure
American Heart Association – Resources for Health Care Professionals

Medicare Quality Improvement Community – Heart Care

Medicare Quality Improvement Community – Heart Failure

Important Documents
National QIO List

Important Links
AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet)
A national web-based resource featuring the latest news and essential information on patient safety.

TeamSTEPPS™
An evidence-based teamwork system aimed at optimizing patient outcomes by improving communication and other teamwork skills.

The Institute for Health care Improvement
IHI works to lead and accelerate improvement by building the will for change, and cultivating promising concepts for improving patient care.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting public health activities in the United States.

QualityNet
Established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), QualityNet provides health care quality improvement news, resources, and data reporting tools and applications used by health care providers and others.

Medicare Quality Improvement Community - Physician Offices
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed this comprehensive online resource of quality improvement information for Medicare's National Quality Improvement Priority Topics.

MRSA
MRSA
Medline Plus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health

MRSA infection
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

MRSA infectionMedicare Quality Improvement Community – MRSA

MRSA infectionMRSA in Health Care Settings
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

MRSA Resource Websites

Overview of Health Care-Associated MRSA
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Physical Restraint
Falls in Nursing Homes – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

MDS 2.0 RAI Users Manual – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Medicare Quality Improvement Community – Tools: Physical Restraints

Pressure Ulcers
Medicare Quality Improvement Community – Nursing Home Tools: Pressure Ulcers

Medicare Quality Improvement Community – Pressure Ulcers in Nursing Homes

Medicare Quality Improvement Community – Tools: Pressure Ulcer Pocket Cards

National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP)

Pressure ulcer
Medline Plus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health

Pressure Ulcer Fact Sheet – Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes Campaign

Surgical Safety
Medicare Quality Improvement Community – SCIP Project Information

Medicare Quality Improvement Community – Tools: SCIP Project Information

Surgical Care Improvement Project Core Measure Set – The Joint Commission
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