Safety Alerts
Vizient PSO Safety Alerts provide research and guidance on the most critical issues facing health care organizations today. Please bookmark this page for updates and new resources which become available on a regular basis.
Leading practice recommendations for intravenous procedural sedation in pediatric
Reducing the risk of a wrong surgery event
Guidewires unintentionally retained safety alert
Managing behavioral issues in inpatient medical settings
Discharge against medical advice
Ensuring safe handoffs from the emergency department to the inpatient unit
Preventing suicide after discharge and in outpatient care
Closing the loop on actionable radiology findings
Improve safety with lessons learned from opioid-related events requiring naloxone
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Empathetic and effective response to sentinel events and Root Cause Analysis
Dräger Jaundice Meter JM-105 and JM-103 Out of Range Indication
Fall prevention in hospitals, ambulatory care, and the emergency department (ED)
Risks associated with concentrated insulin
Preventing patient injury from skull clamp systems