General Resources
AHRQ PS Net Patient Safety Network
AHRQ WebM&M
Includes monthly expert analysis of medical errors
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
American College of Surgeons: Partners in Care
American Hospital Association Quality and Patient Safety
American Society of Anesthesiologists
AnesthesiaPatientSafety
A sister website to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists site
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
Australian Patient Safety Foundation
ECRI Institute
Patient Safety, Quality and Risk Management
HealthGrades Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study [pdf]
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
Minnesota organization for quality improvement
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
IHI's 100,000 Lives Campaign
Institute of Medicine
IOM statistics on medical errors are very frequently cited. Read or order IOM reports.
Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety
Joint Commission Patient Safety
The Leapfrog Group
Medical Library Association Health Literacy Resources
National Patient Safety Foundation
National Quality Forum
The Patient Safety Group
Patient Safety Institute
Premier Safety Institute
Safest in America
Minnesota collaborative working to improve patient safety
SafetyNet: Lessons Learned from Close Calls in the OR
Thank You to the Industry Partners who supported this Patient Safety Supplement with an education grant to the AORN Foundation.
AORN Journal Supplement, July 2006
Surgical Care Improvement Project
US Pharmacopeia Medication Safety
VA National Center for Patient Safety
wrong-side.org
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Consumer Resources
American College of Surgeons: Patients as Partners in Surgical Care
This site contains educational information to help you and your family become informed about your operation and surgical care
Consumers Advancing Patient Safety
CAPS is a nonprofit consumer organization formed to promote patient safety.
Hospital Compare
Quality measures for US hospitals
Joint Commission
Help Prevent Errors in Your Care: For Surgical Patients [pdf]
Information for General Public
Medical Library Association
Includes guide to finding and evaluating health information on the web, "deciphering medspeak," consumer health library directory, and links to many other resources
MedlinePlus Patient Safety
MedlinePlus is an authoritative source of health information from the National Library of Medicine, the largest medical library in the world. The MedlinePlus Patient Safety section offers news, overviews of issues and research, and links to patient safety organizations. The MedlinePlus Patient Rights section provides resources to empower patients in dealing with the health care system.
National Patient Safety Foundation
Patient Safety Resources for Patients and Families
Partnering for Patient Empowerment through Community Awareness
PPECA is a partnership of patient safety advocates, health science librarians, health care institutions, and public libraries with the mission of improving communication among consumers, health care professionals, and public librarians.
Persons United Limiting Substandards and Errors
PULSE is a nonprofit organization committed to reducing medical errors through advocacy, education, and support.
SurgicalFire.Org
Resource for information on surgical fires
You: the Smart Patient
2006 book by Michael F Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C Oz, M.D. in collaboration with Joint Commission Resources that offers tips for navigating the health care system.
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