- Prepare
- Appoint PECCs
- Assess and Review
- Improve
- Care Team Training and Competencies
- Clinical Pathways
- Equipment, Supplies, and Medications
- Emergency Department Support Services
- Patient and Medication Safety
- Policies, Procedures, and Protocols
- Quality Improvement
- Get Recognized
Resource Overview
- This Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality resource introduces core concepts related to identifying, reporting, and learning from safety events.
- Highlights how timely reporting and evaluation support risk identification, pattern recognition, and system-level improvement across emergency care settings.
How to Use This Resource
- Review to build awareness of safety principles and reporting approaches.
- Use to support education around event reporting, transparency, and learning systems.
- Apply concepts to strengthen local processes for reviewing events and implementing improvements.