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National Patient Safety Agency
Promotes an open culture in hospitals, encouraging doctors and other staff to report incidents and "near misses," when things almost go wrong. Encourages staff to report incidents without fear of personal reprimand and know that by sharing their experiences others will be able to learn lessons and improve patient safety. The change of emphasis is more about the "how" than the "who."
http://81.144.177.110/
Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety
Promotes patient safety by encouraging collaboration between participants of the Minnesota health care system. Includes organizational assessment tools, information on best practices, and links to related resources.
http://www.mnpatientsafety.org/
Patient Safety: Let's Get Practical
Conference home page for the patient safety / errors in health care conference series presented by the National Patient Safety Foundation, Annenberg Center for Health Sciences, and other medical and health care organizations, government agencies, and corporations.
http://www.npsf.org/congress/
Colorado Patient Safety Coalition
Home page for coalition of healthcare professionals and organizations formed to promote patient safety in Colorado.
http://www.coloradopatientsafety.org
American Society of Medication Safety Officers
Promotes public health by representing the professional interests of pharmacists and medication safety officers practicing in hospitals and other healthcare organizations.
http://www.asmso.org
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
Improves public health worldwide by providing technical, research, and program management services to government and private sector clients; helps clients, including federal agencies, state health organizations, clinical trials networks, and research entities, to advance research missions, enhance communications, shape policy, and implement programs in the global battle against HIV/AIDS and other diseases.
http://www.s-3.com
Patient Safety Group
Encourages a culture of safety by providing tools that allow health care organizations to communicate, collaborate, improve and share; site includes eCUSP (electronic unit-based patient safety program).
https://www.patientsafetygroup.org/main/in...
National Quality Forum
Promotes change through development and implementation of a national strategy for health care quality measurement and reporting.
http://www.qualityforum.org/
APIC Patient Safety Resources
Multi-disciplinary voluntary international organization promoting quality health care through infection control and epidemiology in all health settings. Includes links, tools, archives and information resources.
http://www.apic.org/safety/
Healthcare's Dirty Little Secret: Medical Errors and Hospital Acquired Infections
Provides timely information and resources to help people become more knowledgeable about medical errors, hospital acquired infections, other preventable adverse events and the lack of disclosure and accountability in the healthcare system.
http://www.americansmadandangry.org
Partnership for Human Research Protection
Provides accreditation to protect the safety and rights of participants in clinical trials and research programs in public and private hospitals, academic medical centers, and other research facilities in the United States and abroad.
http://www.phrp.org/
Quality Interagency Coordination (QuIC) Task Force
Ensures that Federal agencies involved in purchasing, providing, studying, or regulating health care services are working in a coordinated manner toward the common goal of improving quality care.
http://www.quic.gov/index.htm
Healthcare Leadership Council
Serves as a coalition of chief executives from all disciplines within the health care system and forum to jointly develop policies, plans and programs; includes resources on key issues, legislative advocacy, and current news.
http://www.hlc.org/
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare
Provides broad range of safety and quality information for patients, clinicians, and healthcare administrators; online and in print format.
http://www.psqh.com
JCAHO Facts About Patient Safety
Improves safety and quality of care for patients and residents in health care organizations through accreditation and performance improvement.
http://www.jcaho.org/accredited+organizati...
Institute for Safe Medical Practices
Organization that gathers safety data from hospitals and makes recommendations to improve patient safety in hospitals.
http://www.ismp.org/
Cure Research
Provides cure research information for more than 1200 diseases.
http://www.cureresearch.com/
UCLA Center for Patient Safety and Quality
Defines and promotes changes necessary to create a "blame free" culture that encourages reporting and learning from mistakes, near misses and mishaps. Provides the link between UCLA Healthcare and the University of California patient safety efforts (SAFER California Healthcare).
http://quality.mednet.ucla.edu/
Patient Safety Reporting System
A voluntary, confidential, non-punitive program available to all VA employees for the reporting of events and concerns related to patient safety.
http://psrs.arc.nasa.gov/
CyraCom.Com - Transparent Language Services
Provides interpretation and translation services to healthcare professionals; communication services in more than 150 languages include over-the-phone interpretation, onsite interpretation, translation, interpreter testing and training, and assessment services.
http://www.cyracom.com/
TalkingQuality.gov
Provides research findings and instructions on effective ways to communicate information about health care quality to consumers and develop health plan report cards.
http://www.talkingquality.gov/default.html
SafeStart
Provides safety awareness training that identifies behaviors common in 90% of all patient injuries and medication errors for clinical staff and other health care personnel. Focuses on the human side of safety.
http://www.pwpl.com/healthcare/safestart.a...
HospitalWeb - Global (not including USA)
Lists web site addresses of international hospitals; updated regularly.
http://adams.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalwebwo...
Plug Lock
Power outlet safety covers that secure 13A plugs in their sockets, for purchase online.
http://www.pluglock.co.uk/
AHRQ's Patient Safety E-newsletter
Issued periodically to disseminate patient safety news and information; features research findings, new product announcements, and updates on initiatives in the safety and quality field.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/ptsflist.htm
Train for Patient Safety
Offers comprehensive health care training for patient safety improvement, medical errors reduction and healthcare quality enhancement; products and services include e-learning solutions, CDs, written materials, onsite training, and access to national conferences and audioconferences.
http://www.trainforpatientsafety.com/
Safety Logic Systems
Strategic risk control and patient safety education for healthcare organizations, state associations, and professional societies that promote a safe patient care environment and culture.
http://www.safetylogicsystems.com
VA National Center for Patient Safety
Identification and elimination of system vulnerabilities by focusing on prevention, applying human factor analysis, and the safety research. From the US Dept. of Veteran Affairs.
http://www.patientsafety.gov/
Alliance for Human Research Protection
National network to advance responsible and ethical medical research practices and empowers patients with information they need to make informed research choices.
http://www.ahrp.org/
HospitalWeb - USA
Lists web site addresses of U.S. hospitals; updated regularly.
http://adams.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalwebus...
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Consolidates resources and information to help health care professionals accelerate progress and performance improvement; site includes extensive training and research resources.
http://www.ihi.org/ihi
Quality, Patient Safety Initiatives Program (QPSI)
Quality of care, professional performance, science of quality improvement, and safety of care educational site for healthcare professionals and patients.
http://www.rchitexas.org/qpsi/
Medical Information Card, Inc.
Offers medical identification cards containing patient-specific information to assist rescue personnel.
http://www.medical-card.com
MedSun
The Medical Product Surveillance Network (MedSun) supports FDA post-market surveillance; activities include identification, analysis, and dissemination of information about problems with the use of medical devices.
https://www.medsun.net/about.html
Center on Patient Safety
Supports professional practice of pharmacists in hospitals and health systems and promotes issues related to medication use and public health. Includes research, links, and informative brochures.
http://www.ashp.org/patient-safety/
Aviation Patient Safety
Provides resources to improve patient safety using lessons learned from the commercial airlines; site includes links and information on aviation based crew resource management procedures applied to hospital patient safety.
http://www.aviationpatientsafety.com
Maryland Patient Safety
Supports regional patient safety initiatives by encouraging collaborative efforts, disseminating current knowledge relating to patient safety, and developing a formal structure for activities.
http://www.marylandpatientsafety.org/
Australian Patient Safety Foundation
Provides leadership in the reduction of harm to patients in all health care environments and provides incident reporting and monitoring systems. Collects de-identified incident report data for inclusion in an aggregated database that facilitates comparative research.
http://www.apsf.net.au/
Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations - ARCHI
Supports the learning process for health professionals involved in clinical service redesign in Australia.
http://www.archi.net.au/home
Patient Updates
Provides a free, convenient and reliable way to keep friends and family updated on the condition of a hospitalized loved one.
http://www.patientupdates.org/
Patient Safety Improvement Programs
Provides JCAHO-compliant environment of care safety management and patient safety improvement policies and procedures for health care organizations; resources include online programs and on-site training.
http://www.4patientsafety.com/
TY Products
Provides information on a rescue device that protects the patient/casualty and also the operator.
http://www.ty-products.co.uk/
FDA Patient Safety News
Televised series carried on satellite broadcast networks for health care personnel at hospitals and other medical facilities across the country. Features information on new medical devices, FDA safety notifications and product recalls, and ways to protect patients when using medical devices.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh...
Partnership for Patient Safety
A patient-centered initiative to advance the reliability of healthcare systems worldwide. Includes videos, audio cassettes, and CD-ROM training tools.
http://www.p4ps.org/
National Patient Safety Foundation
Information, research, and resources on professional, consumer, and systems issues related to patient safety. The online discussion forum is devoted to development of a safer health care system.
http://www.npsf.org/
Crossroad Health & Safety Systems
Offers health and safety training programs, customized to meet organizational criteria.
http://www.safetycrossroad.com/
RN+ Systems
Offers a variety of wireless monitoring systems to assist healthcare organizations improve patient safety, prevent falls, and reduce reliance upon restraints; site includes training and education resources.
http://www.rnplus.com/
Global Care Quest
Products to provide mobile access to patient data and medical references, support diagnosis and treatment decisions and enhance clinical performance.
http://www.gcq.ucla.edu/index.htm
Patient Safety Institute
Provides real-time, secure, patient-centric clinical information in five areas critical for delivering quality care: diagnoses, laboratory results, medications, allergies and immunizations.
http://www.ptsafety.org/
KWIC Healthcare
Provide innovative patient safety products, such as barcoding, filing, and blood transfusion systems; services include change management support.
http://www.kwic.nl
PatientGuard
Offers downloadable eBook that teaches users how to recognize and prevent medical mistakes; site resources include free newsletter.
http://www.patientguard.com
Patient Safety Center of Inquiry
Supports clinicians in providing safe patient care by designing and testing clinical innovations, technological solutions, and patient safety improvement systems. Research targets the frail elderly and persons with disabilities.
http://www.patientsafetycenter.com/
Patient Safety First
Assists perioperative nurses, managers and practitioners in providing safe patient care. Offers resources related to patient safety in surgical settings, including lists of educational products and resources, articles, and links to national patient safety initiatives.
http://www.patientsafetyfirst.org/
Patient Safety News and Article Tracker
Updated list of recent patient safety news, journal articles, and conferences.
http://www.vipcs.org/
LifeWings Partners LLC
Offers guaranteed improvements in patient safety utilizing aviation-based patient safety training programs.
http://www.saferpatients.com
Center for Advancement of Health
Translates to the public the latest evidence-based research on health, health care, prevention and chronic disease management, with an emphasis on how social, behavioral and economic factors affect illness and well-being.
http://www.cfah.org/
E. K. Borden Consulting
Offers consulting services on safety and benefit/effectiveness of marketed medications; resources include evaluation, investigation and scientific follow-up methodologies.
http://www.ekbordenconsulting.com/
Rightfield Solutions
Provides multimedia, interactive, informational programs for the healthcare industry; services enhance patient safety, improve clinical care, and reduce risk exposure.
http://www.rightfield.net/
AHRQ WebM&M
Web-based patient safety resource and journal that showcases patient safety lessons drawn from actual cases of medical errors; site includes cases of medical errors, expert commentaries, and a users' forum.
http://www.webmm.ahrq.gov/
Premier Inc.
Provides consulting services and information resources to help hospitals and health systems improve clinical effectiveness and operational performance.
http://www.premierinc.com/
Lifetag - Medical Identification Jewelry
Offers alternatives to traditional medical ID tags; provides a highly-visible medical emblem which can attach to jewelry, keys, cell phones, insulin pumps and driver's licenses.
http://www.susaneisen.com/lifetag.htm
IPRO Quality Improvement Organization
Assesses quality of health care for federal and state agencies, providers, managed care organizations, commercial insurers, Fortune 500 companies, business coalitions and unions. Services include utilization review, study design, data analysis, and claim review.
http://www.ipro.org/
Patient Safety Data Standards
Promotes development of data standards applicable to the collection, coding and classification of patient safety information. The plan will apply to both adverse event data and errors data.
http://www.iom.edu/IOM/IOMHome.nsf/Pages/P...
Making Health Care Safer
Analyzes controlled observational studies, clinical trials, and peer-reviewed medical literature on practices relevant to improving patient safety. Focuses on prevention of errors and adverse events.
http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/ptsafety/
QSHC Online
A monthly journal presenting peer-reviewed ideas, solutions and practices in the field of patient safety and quality improvement.
http://qhc.bmjjournals.com/
Simulation Group
Conducts research that will transform medical training from the current apprentice model to real-time computer-based medical simulations; objectives include improving medical education and increasing patient safety.
http://www.medicalsim.org/
Institute for Self-Directed Care
Promotes clinical research, consumer education and advocacy for self-directed, patient-centered health care; site includes consulting services and links to relevant resources.
http://www.selfdirectedcare.org/
The Leapfrog Group
An organization of health insurance companies that is promoting Computerized Physician Order Entry to hospitals as a way to decrease medication errors.
http://www.leapfroggroup.org/
Patient Care Technology Systems
Provides integrated technology solutions and consulting services to improve quality and operating performance of emergency departments.
http://www.pcts.com/
Kaiser Permanente Institutional Review Board
Provides overview of FDA regulations defining the Institutional Review Board (IRB); site includes links to relevant literature, research, and resources on the IRB process.
http://xnet.kp.org/irb/
SAFER California Healthcare
The Strategic Alliance For Error Reduction in California Healthcare (SAFER) promotes and coordinates patient safety research activities, clinical delivery systems, and educational programs. Includes University of California medical centers, state agencies, and organizational partnerships.
http://www.safer.healthcare.ucla.edu/
American Iatrogenic Association
Studies and reports on illness caused by the medical profession. Despite the rare public discussion of iatrogenic illness, it is a significant cause of disease and death for Americans... Time magazine has reported one estimate that 80,000 people are killed annually by doctors and medical treatments. That is about twice the number of Americans killed each year in car accidents.
http://www.iatrogenic.org/
Voice4Patients.Com
Provides information to educate patients and consumers on the health care process, including links to research and support resources.
http://www.voice4patients.com
HCA Patient Safety
Describes this US hospital chain's medication and patient safety practices, and provides general information about the subject.
http://www.hcapatientsafety.org/
Global Med-ID System
Provides a medical information system with immediate worldwide compatibility. System utilizes existing Internet/Intranet technology and unique controls providing the foremost level of security.
http://www.globalmed-id.com
QuIC Report on Patient Safety
Prepared by the Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force (QuIC), proposes strong action on Institute of Medicine recommendations to promote safer health care.
http://www.quic.gov/report/toc.htm
Human Factors MD
Provides consulting assistance in medical software And devices; services include user interface design, usability testing, and human factors program development.
http://www.humanfactorsmd.com/default.html
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