Patient Safety

The AHA safety site offers tools to measure and evaluate quality in hospitals as well as links to reports, news and advisories.

Focuses on issues surrounding the safe use of medications in hospitals. Includes links to news, tools and resources, and publications.

Targeted to anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists, the Foundation web site includes back issues of its newsletter, announcements of research grants, and expert discussions of anesthesia safety questions.

APIC resources related to the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals, including hand hygiene and preventing multidrug-resistant organism infections, surgical infections, and central-line associated blood stream infections.

Sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the site highlights innovative practices and ideas on patient safety and other related topics with discussion groups, case studies, measures, interactive tools, literature and other information resources.

Resources and tools for education and prevention of medication errors. Includes information on Textbook and Publication Errata.

Standards, goals, statements, awards and publications on patient safety from the primary accreditation organization for healthcare facilities.

Non-profit organization that sponsors education programs, conferences, speakers bureau, research programs and other resources.

An electronic toolbox intended to provide states with tools to help them develop or improve adverse event reporting systems.

The site provides links to events, information, abstracts, and other resources.

AHRQ is the primary federal agency concerned with quality and safety issues. It provides a collection of links to documents, reports, legislation and other useful information for health professionals and consumers.

Information for consumers and health professionals on new drug warnings and other safety information, drug label changes, and shortages of medically necessary drug products.