Resource Library
RCA (Root Cause Analysis) Tool Selection Guide
This tool was designed to help with selecting which RCA tool to use: Affinity Group, 5 Whys or Fishbone. Access the resource here.
Post COVID-19 Outbreak Guide
After a COVID-19 outbreak, what do you do? This guide tool provides step by step guidance to help your team recover and take action to improve prevention practices. Access the resource here.
How to Build a Hug Tunnel and Plan a Hugging Event
Hug Tunnels are a creative way to help nursing home residents safely stay connected with loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. A group in Colorado has found a way to maintain vital social...
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Risk Assessment
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...
COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease Partner Toolkit
This toolkit includes tools approved by CDC’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention that you can use to encourage individuals to continue seeking cardiovascular care at this time. Access...
PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) Pathway Guide
This guide outlines the steps to navigate the PDSA method. Access the resource here.
NHSN SAMS Access Security Upgrade
Use the document to guide you through the process of upgrading your SAMS Level 1 access to Level 3 access. Please be sure you have at least one other user with access to your facility’s NHSN...
Implementation Resource Guide: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety
The Implementation Resource Guide, a supplemental resource to the National Action Plan, details specific tactics and supporting resources for implementing the National Action Plan recommendations....
Self-Assessment Tool: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety
This self-assessment is complementary to the recommendations and tactics presented in Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety (National Action Plan) and the accompanying...
Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety
Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety provides clear direction that healthcare leaders, delivery organizations and associations can use to make significant advances toward...