Patient Safety
The Midwest QIN-QIO delivers technical assistance to hospitals, nursing homes, and outpatient providers to advance patient safety. Through enhancing clinical processes in areas including safety events, medication safety, and infection prevention and control, we work with organizations to create quality action plans, carry out customized interventions, and share evidence-based resource.
How the Midwest QIN-QIO Supports Patient Safety
The Midwest QIN-QIO advances patient safety by partnering with providers across care settings to reduce preventable harms and improve outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries. We also promote collaboration with patients, families, and caregivers through Patient and Family Advisory Committees (PFACs), empowering them to play an active role in safety improvement. By fostering open communication, sharing successful interventions, and addressing workforce and burnout challenges, the Midwest QIN-QIO builds a culture of continuous learning and accountability.
Whether your organization needs to reduce infection rates, strengthen medication safety, or engage patients and families in preventing harm, the Midwest QIN-QIO can help you implement effective, sustainable patient safety strategies.
Patient Safety Sub-Aims
Infection Prevention & Control
Identify strategies for monitoring and reducing risk of infections, such as Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI).
Adverse Drug Events
Ensure safe use of medications by engaging pharmacists, conducting drug regimen reviews, and technology to prevent adverse drug events.
Safety Events
Equipping providers with quality improvement capabilities to advance patient safety to prevent events such as falls, pressure ulcers/injuries, and emergency department crowding
Featured Resource
Midwest QIN-QIO Audit Tracking Tool
This Audit Tracking Tool Workbook was inspired by tools shared by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)1 Infection Control and Response (ICAR) Team and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)2 and has been adapted by Telligen, to assist long-term care…
Patient Safety Resources
Tobacco Cessation Protocol
No level of smoking or tobacco use is safe. Tobacco addiction is a chronic condition, often requiring multiple quit attempts for a tobacco user to become tobacco free. There are effective, evidence-based, brief clinical interventions available to help patients who…
Implementation Resource Guide: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety
This is a supplemental resource to the National Action Plan, and details specific tactics and supporting resources for implementing the National Action Plan recommendations. Access This Resource
Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety
This resource provides clear direction that healthcare leaders, delivery organizations, and associations can use to make significant advances toward safer care and reduced harm across the continuum of care. Access This Resource
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Risk Assessment
This resource is a tool to help focus improvement activities on essential tasks to reduce infection control risks. Completing an infection control risk assessment can help improve resident and staff safety, identify training opportunities and uncover prevention…
Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Activation Kit
Early detection and education can save lives. Use this messaging kit to communicate the importance of regular screening for kidney disease. This resource gives examples of reminders and plenty of social media posts to show you how you can spread awareness. Access This…
Vaccine Ambassador Program
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends using a Vaccine Ambassador Program to help increase vaccination rates by training individuals to have conversations with people about vaccinations using motivational interviewing techniques. Vaccine…
Implementing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program
Antibiotic stewardship programs lay the framework that helps clinicians improve clinical outcomes and minimize harm by improving antibiotic prescribing. Improving antibiotic prescribing and use is critical to effectively treating infections, protecting patients from…
Age-Friendly Health Systems Resource Package
The tools and resources in this package have been thoughtfully curated to support healthcare professionals in addressing the most pressing patient safety issues and improvement opportunities that challenge our current healthcare industry. By identifying and addressing…
Influenza and Pneumonia: Infection Prevention and Control
Minimizing the impact of influenza and pneumonia through vaccination, early detection, and good infection prevention and control habits prevent additional strain on an already overburden US healthcare system. This toolkit provides links to resources to support the…
Root Cause Analysis Tool Selection Guide
This tool was designed to help with selecting which Root Cause Analysis tool to use: Affinity Group, 5 Whys or Fishbone. Root Cause Analysis is a structured team process that assists in identifying underlying factors or causes of an event, such as an adverse event or…