Risk Managers and Safety Leaders
Patient Safety Library
Read on
More CRICO Guidelines
Guideline
Patient Safety Guidance for Perioperative Fire Safety
The AMC PSO convened the Perioperative Fire Safety Task Force to consider the question of why fires continue to occur in operating rooms, and what to do about it.
Related To: Claims, Communication, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Patient Safety Awareness, Surgery
Guideline
Patient Safety Guidance for Pathology Specimens
The AMC PSO convened the Lost Specimens Task Force to offer guidance — and identify and mitigate risks — for specimen loss and mishandling that results in diagnostic error.
Related To: Communication, Decision Support, Documentation, EHR, Nursing, Other Specialities, Patient Safety Awareness, Surgery
Guideline
Guidelines for Prescribing Psychiatrists
As part of patient care activities, most prescribing psychiatrists enter into a variety of professional relationships with other clinicians. When division of responsibility in these relationships is ambiguous, quality of treatment may be affected.
Related To: Communication, Decision Support, Documentation, General Medicine, Medication, Other Specialities
Guideline
Suicide Identification, Assessment, and Treatment Planning
Guidelines to assist primary care and mental health professionals in their decision-making.
Related To: Decision Support