Safely caring for others is a full-time commitment. R&R Insurance Services always recognizes the expertise and commitment of our health care customers and their employees, especially during Patient Safety Awareness Week – March 3-9, 2013.
Here are some ways to promote patient safety in your organization:
- Patient Safety Get Involved: available from Department of Veterans Affairs
- Medication Errors - Tips to Help Prevent Them: available from American Academy of Family Physicians
- Hand Hygiene Project: available Joint Commission Center for Transforming Health Care
- Fall Prevention: available National Council on Aging
- Video: Keeping Patients Safe From Falls
Information on Health Care Workers and Patient Safety
For any help with understanding Patient Transfer Safety, or the implementation of proven wellness and work comp techniques, please contact me, Maureen Joy, OTR, knowledgebroker, Occupational Therapist and Health Care Specialist at R&R Insurance Services.
