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Patient Safety Links
Patient Safety Links
State and National Accreditation and Regulatory Resources
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov- AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange
www.innovations.ahrq.gov - Agency for Health Care Research and Quality Web M&M
www.webmm.ahrq.gov - PSNet - Patient Safety Network
psnet.ahrq.gov
- AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
www.cms.hhs.gov - FDA Patient Safety News
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/psn/index.cfm - Joint Commission
www.jointcommission.org - Maryland Health Care Commission
www.mhcc.state.md.us/patient_safety/_patientsafety.htm
Office of Health Care Quality Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
- OHCQ Clinical Alerts
http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/ohcq/regulated_programs/h_alerts.htm?id=1- OHCQ Annual Patient Safety Reports
http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/ohcq/regulated_programs/h_reports.htm
Resources: Patient Safety Initiatives
Emergency Department Initiatives
- Urgent Matters
www.urgentmatters.orgHand Hygiene
- Henry the Hand Champion Handwasher: Handwashing Awareness and Infection Prevention
http://www.henrythehand.com/- World Health Organization – Save Lives: Clean Your Hands Campaign
http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/en/index.htmlListening to the Voices of Patients and Families
- Consumers Advancing Patient Safety
http://www.patientsafety.org/- Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/advisorycouncil/- Josie King Foundation Care Journal
http://www.josieking.org/page.cfm?pageID=66- Institute for Family Centered Care
http://www.familycenteredcare.org/tools/downloads.htmlSurgical Checklist Initiatives
- Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program
Program of the Foundation for Health Care Quality
http://www.scoap.org/checklist/- World Health Organization Surgical Checklist & Toolkit – Safe Surgery Saves Lives
http://www.who.int/patientsafety/safesurgery/en/index.htmlPatient Safety-Focused Organizations and Resources
- Duke Enhancing Pediatric Safety (DEPS)
http://dukehealth1.org/deps- Institute for Healthcare Improvement
www.ihi.org- Institute for Safe Medication Practices
www.ismp.org- Joint Commission Collaborating Center for Patient Safety Solutions
http://www.ccforpatientsafety.org/- National Patient Safety Foundation
www.npsf.org- Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority
www.psa.state.pa.us- Quality & Safety Research Group - Johns Hopkins University
www.safetyresearch.jhu.edu/qsr/- The Leapfrog Group for Patient Safety
www.leapfroggroup.org- World Health Organization World Alliance for Patient Safety
http://www.who.int/patientsafety/en/
Related Organizations
- Delmarva Foundation
www.delmarvafoundation.org - Maryland Hospital Association
www.mdhospitals.org
State-level Newsletters Links
- California Hospital Patient Safety Organization
- Georgia's Partnership for Health and Accountability (PHA) Weekly
- Missouri Center for Patient Safety (MOCPS)
- New Jersey Patient Safety Newsletters, Alerts and Summary Reports
- New Mexico Hospital Association (NMHA) Monthly
- Oregon Patient and Resident Safety Newsletters
- Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority