18 ASC patient safety tools

Quality patient care is a core goal for any healthcare provider. In response, many healthcare organizations and stakeholders have developed a number of tools provide support in key areas of patient safety.

Here 18 patient safety tools for ASC leaders to consider.

Hand hygiene

Hand hygiene tools and resources (World Health Organization)
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Hand hygiene toolkit (ASC Quality Collaboration)
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Infection prevention

Ambulatory surgical center infection control surveyor worksheet (CMS)
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Ambulatory surgery center infection prevention and control toolkit (Oregon Patient Safety Commission)
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Environmental infection prevention toolkit (ASC Quality Collaboration)
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Guide to infection prevention for outpatient settings (CDC)
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Standard of infection prevention in the gastroenterology setting (Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates)
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Standards of infection prevention in reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes (Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates)
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Medication safety

Ambulatory supplement: Medication safety (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses)
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Managing medication in ambulatory surgery centers (American College of Surgeons)
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Safety considerations for medication administration in perioperative settings (American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities)
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Surgical checklists

Anesthesia safety checklist (World Health Organization)
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Correct site surgery tool kit comprehensive checklist (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses)
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Gastroenterology safe surgery checklist for ambulatory surgical centers (American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
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Ophthalmic surgery checklist (American Academy of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses and Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society)
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SURPASS checklist (SURgical Patient Safety System)
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WHO surgical safety checklist (World Health Organization)
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