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The Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition believes it important that each dialysis provider incorporate patient safety values into their organizational culture. MARC encourages all dialysis providers to initiate specific measures that can be incorporated into the daily facility environment, to further educate both patients and facility staff, and enhance the overall level of safety within a facility.
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5-Diamond Patient Safety Program
To help promote patient safety values, MARC has implemented the 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program . The goal of this program is to help dialysis facilities better implement patient safety principles among both staff and patients. The program consists of modules that are to be completed by the facility staff as a team, and upon completion, facilities are awarded diamond status. Apply to participate in the 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program. Visit the program's Patient Safety Principles webpage for tools and additional resources that can be downloaded.
DIAMOND STATUS IS ALREADY BEING AWARDED, WITH 99 NETWORK 5 FACILITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM!
Resources
Five Steps to Safer Health Care
Patient safety is one of the Nation's most pressing health care challenges. A recent report by the Institute of Medicine estimates that as many as 44,000 to 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year as the result of lapses in patient safety. This fact sheet tells what you can do to get safer health care.
Improving Care in the Dialysis Setting
Dr. Derrick Latos introduced the topic, followed by Dr. Barbara Fivush who presented an overview of safety science, national activities focused on patient safety, and activities specific to the renal community. Dr. Jack Moore facilitated an interactive session to gather the audience's viewpoint.
20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Adults
Medical errors are one of the Nation's leading causes of death and injury. A recent report by the Institute of Medicine estimates that as many as 44,000 to 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year as the result of medical errors. This means that more people die from medical errors than from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS.
20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children
Medical errors are one of the Nation's leading causes of death and injury. Rates of medication errors and adverse drug events for hospitalized children were comparable to rates for hospitalized adults in a 2001 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. However, the rate for potential adverse drug events was three times higher in children, and substantially higher still for babies in neonatal intensive care units. Studies of medical errors outside the hospital are just getting underway. This fact sheet is intended to help parents help their children avoid medical errors.
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