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Offers downloadable eBook that teaches users how to recognize and prevent medical mistakes; site resources include free newsletter.
http://www.patientguard.com
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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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Provides broad range of safety and quality information for patients, clinicians, and healthcare administrators; online and in print format.
http://www.psqh.com
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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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Updated list of recent patient safety news, journal articles, and conferences.
http://www.vipcs.org/
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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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Encourages a culture of safety by providing tools that allow health care organizations to communicate, collaborate, improve and share; site includes eCUSP (electronic unit-based patient safety program).
https://www.patientsafetygroup.org/main/index.cfm
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Provides JCAHO-compliant environment of care safety management and patient safety improvement policies and procedures for health care organizations; resources include online programs and on-site training.
http://www.4patientsafety.com/
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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/
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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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Provides integrated technology solutions and consulting services to improve quality and operating performance of emergency departments.
http://www.pcts.com/
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A patient-centered initiative 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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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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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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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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