UMass Memorial Cuts CLABSI Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center among the first-ever awardees in the National Awards Program to Recognize Progress in Eliminating Healthcare-Associated Infections CDC: Hospitals continue progress in preventing infections American Heart Association: Improvements in Door-to-Balloon Time in the US - 2005 to 2010 Thomson Reuters Top 10 Health Systems of 2011 UMass Memorial Diabetes Scorecard Cooley Dickinson Hospital: Better-than-National Infection Rate Drops Further Following UV Room Disinfection Mercy Medical Center, Implements a Program to Decrease Pressure Ulcers Lawrence General Hospital: Runner Up: Med/surg unit boosts safety and satisfaction with initiative care MetroWest Medical Center Demystifies Outpatient Satisfaction Partners Study on Falls Featured in JAMA Winchester Hospital: A Focus on Outcomes Southcoast Health System: Reducing the Use of Safety Sitters Partners: Coordinating Care for High-Risk Patients New Bedford Rehab's use of volumetric capnography Winchester Hospital -- Reducing IV-associated bloodstream infection Newton-Wellesley Hospital: eMAP Rx for Medication Errors? Reducing Surgical Site Infections at New England Baptist Hospital Milton Hospital Reduces Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Cooley Dickinson Hospital's Positive Culture Led to Pressure Ulcer Improvements Beverly Hospital Implements Nurse-Led Program to Reduce Patient Falls Boston Medical Center Nurses Teach Pressure Ulcer Prevention Two Hospitals are Co-Winners of Betsy Lehman Patient Safety Award Making Strides at Jordan Hospital to Reduce Falls Telling Your Hospital's Story Public Reporting of Serious Reportable Events Winchester Hospital's Hand-Hygiene Competency Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Wins $4.9 Million Grant for Program to Improve Patient Outcomes Within 30-Day Window of Discharge

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Treatment of Viral Respiratory Tract Infections

The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH)

 

Safety Information for Patients and Families

Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors
The Coalition's website offers valuable resources and links for taking medication safely.  It includes a guide and downloadable Med List for managing medications as well as several resources for using blood thinners safely.
http://www.macoalition.org/consumerDirectory.shtml

How to Take your Medication Safely

Institute for Safe Medication Practices
This one-page guide offers helpful advice on what you can do at home, in the hospital and at the pharmacy to reduce the risk of medication errors.
http://www.ismp.org/newsletters/consumer/alerts/Brochure.asp

Help Avoid Mistakes with Your Medicines

The Joint Commission
As part of its Speak Up™ Initiative, the Joint Commission developed a downloadable brochure (available in English & Spanish) to help consumers avoid medication errors.
http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/SpeakUp/speak_up_med_mistakes.htm

Your Medication: Play it Safe

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
This guide helps you learn more about how to take medicines safely by answering common questions.  It also has many handy forms that will help users keep track of information.
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/safemeds/safemeds.htm

What You Can Do to Avoid Medication Errors

Institute of Medicine
A one-page, downloadable fact sheet that lists tips for reducing medication errors in the home, hospital and pharmacy.         
What You Can Do to Avoid Medication Errors

RX Drug Smarts

AARP
This website offers a wealth of information on medication safety, from general safety tips to a helpful drug interaction checker. 
http://www.aarp.org/health/rx_drugs/