Healthcare Safety ResourcesAgency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
This is a public health agency under the department of Health and Human Services. This site covers AHRQ's involvement with patient safety through links to press releases, important documents, speeches, statements and hearings. Links are also provided to fact sheets and information about the Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force. AHRQ Web Morbidity and Mortality Rounds
Site features expert analysis of medical errors reported anonymously by readers, interactive learning modules on patient safety ("Spotlight Cases"), and forums for online discussion. CME credit is available. American Hospital Association (AHA)
This site offers information on AHA's initiatives, and focuses on medication safety and safety culture. Resources include links to successful practices, reporting information, the Strategies for Leadership series in PDF format, and links to major reports. Also see American Organization of Nurse Executives. American Medical Association (AMA)
An overlooked resource is the AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) Reports and the corresponding annual publication of the AMA's Code of Medical Ethics. Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF)
This web site, devoted solely to patient safety, provides a video library, newsletters, research grants, links to other patient safety web sites, safety questions and answers, and a suggested protocol for adverse events. Aviation Safety Network CarePages.com
This is a site that allows individuals to create, free of charge, personal Web pages that help family and friends communicate when someone is receiving care. Colorado Patient Safety Coalition
This new site has links to patient safety resources, ongoing activities in Colorado, their email distribution list and their national conference. Department of Defense Patient Safety Program Florida Hospital Association (FHA)
The resources on patient safety include educational tool kits, information on legislation & regulations, Helpful Hints for clinicians to prevent problems, and more. Georgia Hospital Association (GHA):Partnership for Health and Accountability
Resources include patient safety toolkits, safety alerts, brochures and state reports, patient safety teleconference information, and links to other organizations and patient safety resources. Illinois Hospital Association (IHA)
This site offers information on medical errors in Illinois, including alerts, Spotlight on Safety Series, reporting information, consumer resources, quality collaboratives, and links to government reports. Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
The two topics of this site are improvement methods and patient safety. The latter section examines medication systems. A variety of tools and resources are available for download and/or purchase. Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
This site has excellent resources for hospitals and consumers, including alerts/fact sheets, surveys, articles, action agendas, events, and information on ISMP-Canada and ISMP-Spain. Kentucky Medical Association - Patient Safety Task Force
The KMA Patient Safety Task Force has developed products for use by the medical community and by patients, for example, methods physician practices can use to track test results ordered in the practice and flyers for patients on the same subject. Links to downloadable and other patient safety resources are included. Leapfrog Group
Contains information on the Leapfrog Group's approach, as well as information and fact sheets on three initiatives, including computer physician order entry, evidence-based hospital referral, and ICU physician staffing. Also includes tool kit for purchasers, and links to other patient safety and healthcare Web sites. Maryland/DC Patient Safety Coalition
This site offers information on the coalition, the safety culture, initiatives and conferences. Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors
Includes basic patient safety information and resources, summaries of patient safety foundations and their functions, as well as an extensive list of publications, including best practice recommendations for medication error, restraints and seclusions, reconciling medications, communicating critical test results, as well as educational programs, tools for leadership, medication safety tips and the brochure, Your Role in Safe Medication Use. Mederrors.com
This site provides extensive information, including a CE course titled Anatomy of an Error, features on patient safety topics, a history of tracking errors, consumer tips, a hospital checklist, legislation, grants, a library of patient safety article summaries, and FAQs. Michigan Health and Safety Coalition (MH&SC)
Information on hospitals including referrals and report cards, journal articles, patient safety toolkits, and links to other web-based resources. Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS)
Information on MAPS initiatives, as well as organizational and culture change tools. Includes an extensive list of printed and web-based resources. Minnesota Health Information: A Guide to Health Care Quality and Cost in Minnesota
This Web site connects you with a wide range of information about the cost and quality of health care in Minnesota. It is designed to be a clearinghouse of health care information, whether you want to compare certain providers, learn how to be a wise health care consumer, or better manage your personal health. The site -- which contains links to a wide range of health-related Web sites -- was created by the Governor's Health Cabinet National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS)
The goal of the NCPS is the nationwide reduction and prevention of inadvertent harm to patients as a result of their care. National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)
This not-for-profit organization is dedicated to improving the safety of patients and is an indispensable resource for individuals and organizations committed to improving the safety of patients. New York DoH Patient Safety Center
Within the larger Center for Consumer Health Care Information, this site provides links to information patient safety issues. There are also links to physician profiles, hospital and nursing home surveys, and to filing complaints about care. Ohio Patient Safety Institute (OPSI)
Includes a number of brochures, plus links to patient safety tools, research, case studies, best practices, and programs P.U.L.S.E. (Persons United Limiting Substandards and Errors in Healthcare)
This site offers information on the national (and local chapters of) PULSE, a consumer-focused organization geared towards education and support. Resources include a chat room, personal stories, related links for patients' rights, some state-specific resources, as well as physician profiles. Partnership for Patient Safety (P4PS)
This site promotes the organization's patient-centered approach for improving healthcare. It provides information about the Partnership symposia (past and present), call for abstracts, products for sale (including the video "First, Do No Harm"), and news and reports. Patient Safety Institute (PSI)
This site provides information on this organization, which strives to work with hospitals, providers and patients to reduce medical error through the use of technology and the building of relationships. Pennsylvania Patient Safety Collaborative (PPSC)
This site offers an extensive list of publications with links (in PDF format), as well as a monograph titled "Elements of a Culture of Safety, a presentation on performance improvement in medication safety, and a list of events in Pennsylvania. Premier, Inc.
Password free website include free resources for patients and healthcare professionals; Safety Share electronic newsletter archived on website; on-line store with many free safety resources. SAFER California Healthcare: Strategic Alliance for Error Reduction
This site is about the California-based organization that is focusing on research, education, and clinical practice in patient safety. Site includes links to tip sheets in medication safety, California-specific resources, and information on the researchers involved with the organization. San Diego Center for Patient Safety
This new site includes links to tip sheets and literature resources, a discussion of the Standardized Encounter, upcoming conferences, and patient safety research. South Carolina Hospital Association
SCHA's medication safety toolkit is on this site, and features tools such as the Universal Medication Form and a brochure for patients "What You Need to Know about Your Medicine." Texas Patient Safety Foundation
This site describes medical errors, discusses issues in the news and current legislation, and provides links additional resources. US Pharmacopoeia (USP)
This site offers information on USP's standards and activities. In addition, USP operates two medication error reporting, tracking, and analysis programs including the Medication Errors Reporting (MER) Program and the MedMARx Program. MedMARx is an Internet-accessible database for hospitals to report and track medication errors anonymously. Utah DoH Patient Safety Initiatives
Provides information on reporting events and filing complaints and links to resources including alerts and updates. Veteran's Administration (VA) - National Center for Patient Safety
This site has extensive resources in patient safety. Highlights include information on culture of safety, root cause analysis, a glossary of terms, a discussion room, and a library. Veteran's Administration (VA) - VA Patient Safety Reporting System - PSRS
This site has extensive resources in patient safety. Highlights include information on culture of safety, root cause analysis, a glossary of terms, a discussion room, and a library. Also check out the virtual learning center located at www.va.gov/vlc. The Patient Safety Reporting System (PSRS) is a voluntary, confidential, non-punitive program available to all VA employees for the reporting of events and concerns related to patient safety. Virginians Improving Patient Care and Safety (VIPCS)
This site features an extensive listing of organizations and Web sites, including links to specific fact sheets, a patient's guide, and a "news tracker," with links to new items. Voice4Patients.com
The site offers informative on-line resources for the victims of medical error, surviving family members and patient advocates. Resources are included to enable consumers to become active partners in their own health care; thus reducing the chance of experiencing an error. Resources include information on legislation, patient safety reports, patient stories, resources for healing following an error, patient safety events and disease-specific information. Washington Patient Safety Coalition
This site includes resource documents, links, and activities supported by the Coalition. Wisconsin Patient Safety Institute (WPSI)
This site provides patient safety resources, and information on resources for Wisconsin patient safety specifically. Includes a medication safety resource guide and assessment tool for practitioners.
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