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Offers consolidated medical information, allergies and prescription drugs for health care
providers.
http://www.emerald-group.net/
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Illawarra Health Consumer
Offers a health consumer's perception of the Australian public health service commitment to quality
care; site includes interactive section for posting personal experiences.
http://users.tpg.com.au/dbholden
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American Iatrogenic Association
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/
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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
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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/
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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
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Medicharms
Offers alternative medical identification items; products include a variety of character,
sports-related and other pendants with the medical information on the back.
http://www.medicharms.com/
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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
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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/
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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/
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ISMP Nurse Advise-ERR
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
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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/
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AHRQ WebM&M
Web-based patient safety resource and journal that showcases patient safety lessons drwan from
actual cases of medical errors; site includes cases of medical errors, expert commentaries, and a
users' forum.
http://www.webmm.ahrq.gov/
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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/
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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.asp
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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.tamushsc.edu/qpsi/
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ARCHI - Document - Improving Patient Safety Discussion Group
Provides a forum for health professionals to discuss issues pertaining to patient safety and
quality in health care.
http://www.archi.net.au/document/index.phtml/id/1650/topic_id/219
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Premier Inc.
Provides consulting services and information resources to help hospitals and health sytems improve
clinical effectiveness and operational performance.
http://www.premierinc.com/
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HospitalWeb - Global (not including USA)
Lists web site addresses of international hospitals; updated regularly.
http://adams.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalwebworld.html
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HospitalWeb - USA
Lists web site addresses of U.S. hospitals; updated regularly.
http://adams.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalwebusa.html
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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
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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
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Patient Safety News and Article Tracker
Updated list of recent patient safety news, journal articles, and conferences.
http://www.vipcs.org/news.htm
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Virginians Improving Patient Care and Safety: Advancing Patient Safety in Virginia
VIPC&S supports systematic efforts to continuously improve quality of care and patient safety.
http://www.vipcs.org/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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.mederrors.org/
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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/
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Colorado Patient Safety Coalition
Home page for coalition of healthcare professionals and organizations formed to promote patient
safety in Colorado.
http://www.coloradopatientsafety.org
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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
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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/Patient+Safety+Data+Standards
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Institute For Safe Medication Practices
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 electronic discussion forum, and links to
related sites.
http://www.ismp.org/
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National Quality Forum
Promotes change through development and implementation of a national strategy for health care
quality measurement and reporting.
http://www.qualityforum.org/
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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/
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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/
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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/cfdocs/cfTopic/psn/index.cfm
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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
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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+organizations/patient+safety/index.htm
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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/default.htm
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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/
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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/
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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/
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The Leapfrog Group
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/
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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/
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VA National Center for Patient Safety
Patient Safety: medical error, medication error, medical equipment failure, root cause analysis,
human factors, usability, physician error, pharmacy error, nursing error, iatrogenesis, failure
mode analysis
http://www.patientsafety.gov/
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p4ps-Partnership for Patient Safety
A patient-centered intitiative to advance the reliability of healthcare systems worldwide.
Includes videos, audio cassettes, and CD-ROM training tools.
http://www.p4ps.org/
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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/
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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/
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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://www.npsa.org.uk/
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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/
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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/
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