Answer 5 quick questions based on how your practice operates today.
Take a few minutes to assess your practice's current safety and compliance readiness. Answer each question based on how your practice operates today.
Question 1 of 6
1. Documentation
If someone asked to see your practice's safety policies tomorrow, what would happen?
We could locate our current, practice-specific policies and review records right now.
We have policies, but I'm not sure when they were last reviewed.
We have templates or general policies that may not reflect how we actually operate.
I'd have to start looking and might get a little anxious.
Question 2 of 6
2. HIPAA Incident A staff member realizes they accidentally sent patient information to the wrong person. Would your team know how to respond, who to notify, and how the incident should be documented?
Yes
No
Question 3 of 6
3. Needlestick Exposure A staff member accidentally sticks themselves with a used needle while caring for a patient. Would they know what to do immediately, who to report it to, and where to go for follow-up care?
Question 4 of 6
4. Chemical Exposure A staff member accidentally sprays themselves with a chemical cleaner tomorrow. Would your team know where to find the SDS, what immediate steps to take, and where the proper safety equipment is located?
Question 5 of 6
5. Fire / Emergency EvacuationYour microwave catches fire in the break room this afternoon. Would your fire extinguisher be in date and available and the team know where it is and how to use it?
Question 6 of 6
6. If an inspector from OSHA, the Board of Medicine/Nursing, or the Fire Dept walked into your office right now, how confident would you be that you could produce all necessary documents within 60mins?
Extremely confident
Confident, but we need to revisit this ASAP
This may be an area that we could improve