Patient Safety

Presentations from UHA Hospital Quality Workshop

The following materials were presented as a part of UHA's Hospital Quality Workshop, taking place Thursday, January 28th.

Utah CheckPoint (www.utcheckpoint.org)

Website devoted to the reporting of the quality & safety within the hospitals throughout our state.

Health Care Acquired Infection Prevention

• Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention
• Workgroup Membership

Sentinel Events Prevention

• Workgroup Membership

Medication Safety

• Workgroup Membership
• Medication Reconciliation (The Med Rec Card)
• MedCard Endorsements
• SALAD & Dangerous Abbreviation Documents
• Medication Safety FMEA Documents

Other Hospital Safety Documents & Initiatives

• Transitions of Care (ToC) Project
• C3 Guidelines for Surgical Site Markings
• Safe Patient Handling Guidelines
• Guidelines for Non-Payment for Serious Events
• Color-coded Wristband Standardization for Utah