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Cognitive Biases in Health Care Tip Sheet

Read the recommendations for recognizing and addressing biases to prevent disappointing outcomes and experiences.

Cultural Sensitivity in Treatment Tip Sheet

Read the recommendations for ensuring cultural sensitivity in treatment.

Patient Identification Errors Tip Sheet

Read the research-based recommendations to advance accurate patient identification.

High Acuity Patient External Transfer Handoff Guidance Tool

This tool assists the care provider in ensuring adequate handoff communication to assist in safe transfer of patients to higher acuity care.

White Papers

White Papers
Download peer-reviewed white papers to provide risk managers with reliable information on promoting best practices in health care risk management

White Paper: EMTALA: A Practical Primer for Risk Managers

An overview of Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), relevant regulations and Conditions of Participation (CoPs), and practical tips for health care risk professionals.

ASHRM Behavioral Health White Paper Series

White Papers
The ASHRM/AHA Behavioral Health White Paper Series offers guidelines for managing patients with behavioral health disorders beyond the inpatient setting and a list of resources to assist providers.

USP <800> Monograph and Risk Readiness Bundle

White Papers
This American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) monograph discusses the physical environment provisions of USP and is primarily intended for the use of health care facility managers.

ASHRM Patient Safety Portal

Resources
This is a portal to relevant and useful patient safety programs, tools, and information.