Resources
Organizations
Academies and Issue-Specific Organizations
American Academy of Neurology: Patient Safety
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Patient Safety
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists: Patient Safety
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
Associations for Professionals in Infection Control
Hand Hygiene Resource Center – Saint Raphael Healthcare System
National Transitions of Care Coalition
US Food and Drug Administration: Medication Errors
Consumer Organizations
Josie King Foundation
Partnership for Patient Safety
The Quaid Foundation
Safe Care Campaign
General Organizations
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: PSOs
American Data Network
American Hospital Association
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management: Patient Safety Resources
Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Institute of Medicine
National Center for Patient Safety – United States Department of Veterans Affairs
National Patient Safety Foundation
National Quality Forum: Patient Safety
Partnership for Patients
The Joint Commission: Patient Safety
The Just Culture Community
The Leapfrog Group
US Department of Defense: Patient Safety Program
World Health Organization: Patient Safety
Read More
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation: Newsletter
Arkansas Business article about Patient Safety Organization Adoption in Arkansas
PSNet – Patient Safety Network
Patient Safety and Health Information Technology E-Newsletter
“The Chasing Zero Department: Making Idealized Design a Reality”
“The Economic Measurement of Medical Errors” – Society of Actuaries Study
WebM&M – Morbidity and Mortality Rounds on the Web
Tools & Initiatives
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s PSO Brochure (PDF)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s PSO Common Formats (PDF)
AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit for Hospitals
Innovations Exchange
MATCH Toolkit (Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs)
NPSF: Key Facts About Patient Safety
Patient Safety Awareness Week
Patient Safety Education and Training Catalog
Project BOOST (Better Outcomes for Older Adults through Safe Transitions)
Project RED (Re-Engineered Discharge)
PSO Fast Facts
STAAR Initiative (STate Action on Avoidable Rehospitalizations)
TeamSTEPPS
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