Sites providing information on improving safety for patients and residents in health care organizations. Issues include implementation of patient safety programs, the responsibility of organization leadership to create a culture of safety, prevention of medical errors, and the hospital's responsibility to tell a patient if he or she has been harmed by the care provided.
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/
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 compara http://www.apsf.net.au/
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/
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/
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/
Promotes improvements in the safety of health care by giving consumers data to make more informed hospital choices. Includes hospital survey results, patient safety research, and links to related sites. http://www.leapfroggroup.org/
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/
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/
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
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/
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/
Promotes change through development and implementation of a national strategy for health care quality measurement and reporting. http://www.qualityforum.org/
Provides information about adverse drug events and their prevention to healthcare practitioners and institutions, regulatory agencies, professional organizations and the pharmaceutical industry. Includes research findings, books and publications, an ele http://www.ismp.org/
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
Home page for coalition of healthcare professionals and organizations formed to promote patient safety in Colorado. http://www.coloradopatientsafety.org
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/
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 agencie http://www.safer.healthcare.ucla.edu/
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 http://www.ipro.org/
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/
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
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
Provides consulting services and information resources to help hospitals and health systems improve clinical effectiveness and operational performance. http://www.premierinc.com/
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.asp
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/
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/
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/
Provides updates on medication safety issues to alert nurses to hazards, identify systems problems, and improve patient safety; written and edited by nurses. http://www.ismp.org/NursingArticles/index.htm
A monthly journal presenting peer-reviewed ideas, solutions and practices in the field of patient safety and quality improvement. http://qhc.bmjjournals.com/
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/
Provides information to educate patients and consumers on the health care process, including links to research and support resources. http://www.voice4patients.com
Describes this US hospital chain's medication and patient safety practices, and provides general information about the subject. http://www.HCAPatientSafety.org
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/
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
Focuses on the study and reporting of medical errors that lead to disease and death; includes links to related sites and resources. http://www.iatrogenic.org/
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/
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 safet http://www.patientsafetyfirst.org/
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 experien http://81.144.177.110/
Offers consulting services on safety and benefit/effectiveness of marketed medications; resources include evaluation, investigation and scientific follow-up methodologies. http://www.ekbordenconsulting.com/
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
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
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
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
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/
Provides broad range of safety and quality information for patients, clinicians, and healthcare administrators; online and in print format. http://www.psqh.com
Offers downloadable eBook that teaches users how to recognize and prevent medical mistakes; site resources include free newsletter. http://www.patientguard.com
Provides integrated technology solutions and consulting services to improve quality and operating performance of emergency departments. http://www.pcts.com/
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/
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 (SAFE http://quality.mednet.ucla.edu/
Provide innovative patient safety products, such as barcoding, filing, and blood transfusion systems; services include change management support. http://www.kwic.nl
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 of care, professional performance, science of quality improvement, and safety of care educational site for healthcare professionals and patients. http://www.rchitexas.org/qpsi/
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
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 prote http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/psn/index.cfm
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 corp http://www.npsf.org/congress/
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 enti http://www.s-3.com
