- Premier Inc.
Provides consulting services and information resources to help hospitals and health sytems improve clinical effectiveness and operational performance. http://www.premierinc.com/ - 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/ - 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/ - 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 - 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/ - 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/ - 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 |