**Patient Safety: You Can Make a Difference**

Patient Safety Web References and Resources

Available at: <http://nnlm.gov/training/patientsafety/consumer.html>

**Table of Contents**

[Information Web Sites 2](#__RefHeading___Toc200793359)

[Information Web Sites 2](#__RefHeading___Toc200793360)

[Advocacy Websites 3](#__RefHeading___Toc200793361)

[Especially for Librarians 3](#__RefHeading___Toc200793362)

[NLM-Specific Resources 3](#__RefHeading___Toc200793363)

[Journals, Newsletters, Books 4](#__RefHeading___Toc200793364)

[Free Online 4](#__RefHeading___Toc200793365)

[Subscription Journals 4](#__RefHeading___Toc200793366)

[Other Article/Book Resources 4](#__RefHeading___Toc200793367)

[Additional Resources 4](#__RefHeading___Toc200793368)

[Alerts and Advisories 4](#__RefHeading___Toc200793369)

[Blogs 5](#__RefHeading___Toc200793370)

[Consumer Patient Safety Reading Lists 5](#__RefHeading___Toc200793371)

[Discussion Forums 5](#__RefHeading___Toc200793372)

[Podcasts 5](#__RefHeading___Toc200793373)

[Videos 5](#__RefHeading___Toc200793374)

[Patient Safety Education 6](#__RefHeading___Toc200793375)

[Patient Safety Oriented Conferences 6](#__RefHeading___Toc200793376)

[Selected Patient Safety Certificate and Masters Programs
6](#__RefHeading___Toc200793377)

[Abbreviations 8](#__RefHeading___Toc200793378)

[State Health and Patient Safety Resources including Incident Reporting
Resources 11](#__RefHeading___Toc200793379)

[Additional State Resources 18](#__RefHeading___Toc200793380)

[United States National Regulatory and Related Agencies
18](#__RefHeading___Toc200793381)

**Information Resources**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793359 .anchor}

(See also: Additional Selected Quality of Care and Evidence Based
Medicine Sites)

\*Recommended places to start

[Information Web Sites]{.underline} []{#__RefHeading___Toc200793360
.anchor}

American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS): <http://www.abms.org/>

American Hospital Directory: <http://www.ahd.com/>

Anesthesia Patient Safety (AANA):
<http://www.anesthesiapatientsafety.com/>

Consumers & Patients: Quality of Care (AHRQ):
<http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/#quality>

ConsumersUnion.org: <http://www.consumersunion.org/> (Search *patient
safety)*

Dialysis Facility Compare (Medicare):
<http://www.medicare.gov/Dialysis/>

FamilyDoctor.org (AAFP): <http://familydoctor.org/>

HealthGrades: <http://www.healthgrades.com/>

Hospital Compare (US DHHS): <http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/>

Institute for Family‑Centered Care:
[http://www.familycenteredcare.org/](http://www.familycenteredcare.org/ )

\* Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety (JCICPS):
<http://www.jcipatientsafety.org/>

Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety Survey Results:
<http://www.leapfroggroup.org/cp>

> Managing Your Healthcare (AAOS):
> <http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/menus/yhc.cfm>

\* Medically Induced Trauma Support Services (MITSS):
<http://www.mitss.org/>

\* MedlinePlus (NLM): <http://medlineplus.gov/> and
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/patientsafety.html>

Medication Safety (DHQP):
<http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/medicationsafety.html>

Medication Use Safety Training (MUST) for Seniors™ (NCPIE):
<http://www.mustforseniors.org/>

My HealtheVet (VA): <http://www.myhealth.va.gov/>

My Medicine Record (FDA):
<http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/my_medicine_record.htm>

Nursing Home Compare (Medicare): <http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/>

> Patient Education Pages (Journal of Patient Safety):
> <http://www.journalpatientsafety.com/pt/re/jps/pep.htm>

Patient Safety (Dana-Farber- for profit):
<http://www.dfci.harvard.edu/pat/patient-safety/>

Patient Safety (WHO): <http://www.who.int/patientsafety/en/>

> Patient Safety Campaign (ASDS):
> <http://www.asds.net/PatientSafetyCampaign2.aspx>

Patient Safety for Patients (NCPS):
<http://www.patientsafety.gov/patients.html>

> Patient Safety: Tips to Help You Safeguard Your Health (NASS):
> <http://www.spine.org/Pages/ConsumerHealth/PatientSafety/>
>
> Patient's Action Network (AMA):
> <http://www.patientsactionnetwork.com/>

Pharmacy and You (APhA): <http://www.pharmacyandyou.org/>

> RateMds.com: <http://ratemds.com/>

\* Questions are the Answer (AHRQ):
<http://www.ahrq.gov/QuestionsAreTheAnswer/>

Quality & Patient Safety (AHRQ): <http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/>

> Quality Check: Find a Health Care Organization (Joint Commission):
> <http://www.qualitycheck.org/>

SafeMedication.com (ASHP): <http://www.safemedication.com/>

Safer Health Care for Kids (AAP): <http://www.aap.org/saferhealthcare/>

> Safety Information for Patients and Families (MACPS):
> <http://www.macoalition.org/consumerDirectory.shtml>

\* Speak Up Initiatives (Joint Commission):
<http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/SpeakUp/>

> U.S. Power of Attorney and Health Care Forms:
> <http://www.uslegalforms.com/poweratty.htm>
>
> Your Healthcare Partnership (JHM):
> <http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/patients/safety/>

Wash-Up (Royal Women\'s Hospital): <http://www.rch.org.au/washup/>

We Care about Your Safety (ASHRM):
<http://www.ashrm.org/ashrm/foundation/emmisafety/>

[Advocacy Websites]{.underline} []{#__RefHeading___Toc200793361 .anchor}

Americans Mad and Angry: <http://www.americansmadandangry.org/>

Center for Medical Consumers: <http://www.medicalconsumers.org/>

Center on Medical Record Rights and Privacy (Georgetown Univeristy):
<http://medicalrecordrights.georgetown.edu/>

Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths - RID:
<http://www.hospitalinfection.org/>

\* Consumers Advancing Patient Safety - CAPS:
<http://www.patientsafety.org/>

> Help Congress Stop MRSA! (Consumers Union):
> <http://www.StopHospitalInfections.org/>

\* Josie King Foundation: <http://www.josieking.org/>

Partnership for Patient Safety - P4PS (for profit):
<http://www.p4ps.org/>

> Patient Advocate Foundation - PAF: <http://patientadvocate.org/>

\* P.U.L.S.E. - Persons United Limiting Substandards and Errors in
Health Care: <http://www.pulseamerica.org/>

> Save the Patient: <http://www.savethepatient.org/>
>
> The Quaid Foundation - TQF: <http://thequaidfoundation.org/>
>
> Voice4Patients.com: <http://www.voice4patients.com/>
>
> Your Health Information Privacy Rights (OCR):
> <http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/>

[Especially for Librarians]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793362
.anchor}

> Partnering for Patient Empowerment through Community Awareness -
> PPECA: <http://www.galter.northwestern.edu/PPECA/>

\* Patient Safety Resource Seminar (NLM):
<http://nnlm.gov/training/patientsafety/>

[NLM-Specific Resources]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793363
.anchor}

*General*

DailyMed (FDA approved medicine labels): <http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/>

Drug Information Portal:

Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed):
<http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT>

Hazardous Substance Data Bank - HSDB:
<http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?HSDB>

PubMed (including My NCBI): <http://www.pubmed.gov/>

Radiation Event Medical Management - REMM: <http://remm.nlm.gov/>

TOXNET: <http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/>

ToxSeek (includes searches of international toxicology databases):
<http://toxseek.nlm.nih.gov/>

WISER - Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders:
<http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/>

*Consumer-Oriented*

Dietary Supplements Labels Database:
<http://dietarysupplements.nlm.nih.gov/>

Drug Information Portal: <http://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/>

Household Products Database: <http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/>

MedlinePlus: <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/patientsafety.html>

MedlinePlus Go Local:
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal/topicmap_616.html>

NIH Senior Health.gov: <http://nihseniorhealth.gov/>

Tox Town: <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/>

*Projects Databases*

ClinicalTrials.gov: <http://clinicaltrials.gov/>

HSRProj (Health Services Research Projects in Progress):
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hsrproj/>

*Alert services*

My NCBI in PubMed: <http://www.pubmed.gov/>

NIH Clinical Alerts and Advisories:
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/alerts/>

**Journals, Newsletters, Books** []{#__RefHeading___Toc200793364
.anchor}

***[Free Online (some both online & print, some offer
subscriptions]{.underline}***[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793365
.anchor}***[)]{.underline}***

CAPSLink (USP):
<http://www.usp.org/hqi/practitionerPrograms/newsletters/capsLink/>

Drug Safety Newsletter (FDA): <http://www.fda.gov/cder/dsn/>

Focus on Patient Safety Newsletter (NPSF):
<http://www.npsf.org/paf/npsfp/fo/>

Journals Library (WHO):
<http://www.who.int/patientsafety/journals_library/> (abstracts)

Medical Device Safety (CDRH-FDA):
<http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/medicaldevicesafety/>

Medication Safety Issue Briefs (ASHP):
<http://www.ashp.org/patient-safety/issuebriefs.cfm>

\* Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare - PSQH: <http://www.psqh.com/>

Patient Safety Link (JCICPS): <http://www.jcipatientsafety.org/14808/>

Patient Safety Newsletter (DoD):
<http://www.afip.org/PSC/newsletter.html>

Patients for Patient Safety Newsletter (WHO):
<http://www.who.int/patientsafety/patients_for_patient/newsletters/en/>

The Pulse Newsletter Archives (LifeWings):
<http://www.saferpatients.com/patient-safety-information.htm>

Topics in Patient Safety - TIPS (NCPS):
<http://www.patientsafety.gov/TIPS/tips.html>

\* WebM&M - Morbidity and Mortality Rounds on the Web (AHRQ):
<http://webmm.ahrq.gov/>, email link:
<http://psnet.ahrq.gov/signForNews.aspx>

***[Subscription Journals]{.underline}***[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793366
.anchor} ***[(may also be online, may also have some free articles
online)]{.underline}***

[Journals on or Including Patient Safety Topics]{.underline}

Harvard Health Policy Review: <http://hcs.harvard.edu/~hhpr>

> International Journal for Quality in Health Care:
> <http://intqhc.oupjournals.org/>

International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine:
<http://www.iospress.nl/html/09246479.php>

Joint Commission Benchmark: <http://www.jcrinc.com/30/>

Journal for Healthcare Quality - JHQ: <http://www.nahq.org/journal/>

\* Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety:
<http://www.jcrinc.com/32/>

Journal of Patient Safety: <http://www.lww.com/product/?1549-8417>

\* Quality and Safety in Healthcare: <http://qshc.bmj.com/>

Safe Practices in Patient Care: <http://www.safe-practices.org/>

***[Other Article/Book
Resources]{.underline}***[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793367 .anchor}

Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care: <http://www.dartmouthatlas.org/>

\* National Academies Press: <http://www.nap.edu/> (search *Quality
Chasm Series* - read online)

National Academy for State Health Policy - NASHP:
<http://www.nashp.org/store/prodpage.cfm?CategoryID=2>

National Conference of State Legislatures - NCSL: <http://www.ncsl.org/>

National Healthcare Quality Report - NHQR (AHRQ):
<http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/measurix.htm>

**Additional Resources**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793368 .anchor}

[Alerts and Advisories (See also state health
websites)]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793369 .anchor}

> Patient Safety Toolbox for States (NASHP): <http://www.pstoolbox.org/>
> (under *Data feedback tool*)

Medical Device Safety (CDRH-FDA):
<http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/medicaldevicesafety/> (See *Alerts, Recalls*)

My NCBI (NLM PubMed): <http://www.pubmed.gov/> (create/save/email
individual searches)

NIH Clinical Alerts and Advisories:
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/alerts/>

WHO Patient Safety Alerts (ECRI):
<http://www.ecri.org/PatientSafety/Pages/WHO_Patient_Safety_Alerts.aspx>

Patient Safety Advisories (PSRS):
<http://www.ecri.org/PatientSafety/SafetyAdvisories/>

Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts (FDA):
<http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html>

VHA Patient Safety Alerts and Advisories (NCPS):
<http://www.patientsafety.gov/alerts.html>

[Blogs]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793370 .anchor}

Bacterial Infections (Pat O'Connor):
<http://bacteriainfections.blogspot.com/>

Bloggers in health & medicine:
<http://hlwiki.slais.ubc.ca/index.php?title=Bloggers_in_health_%26_medicine>

Every Patient's Advocate (Trisha Torrey): <http://trishatorrey.com/>

HealthBlog (Bill Crounse): <http://blogs.msdn.com/healthblog/>

Health Care Blog (Matthew Holt): <http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/>

MRSA Watch (Dave Roberts): <http://tahilla.typepad.com/mrsawatch/>

MTDS Notes (Christina Jones/Denise Rauff): <http://www.mrsanotes.com/>

Patient Safety: Focus on Information and Knowledge Transfer (Lorri
Zipperer): <http://patientsafetylib.blogspot.com/>

Patient Safety Blog: Telling Our Stories (Ken Farbstein):
<http://www.patientadvocare.blogspot.com/>

Patient Safety Blog (Patrick Malone & Associates):
<http://www.protectpatientsblog.com/>

Patient Safety Focus (Arrowsight Medical):
<http://www.patientsafetyfocus.com/>

Rants of a Patient Safety Advocate (Ilene Corina):
<http://patientsafetyadvocate.blogspot.com/>

Safe Care Campaign Infection News (Nahum):
<http://hospitalacquiredinfections.blogspot.com/>

[Consumer Reading Lists]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793371
.anchor}

> General Patient Safety (CAPS):
> <http://www.patientsafety.org/page/99518/>
>
> Patients (AHRQ): <http://psnet.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?taxonomyID=222>
>
> Readings for Consumers (PPECA):
> <http://www.galter.northwestern.edu/ppeca/reading_list.htm>
>
> Resource Center (Josie King Foundation):
> <http://www.josieking.org/page.cfm?pageID=44>

[Discussion Forums]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793372 .anchor}

ICPS List Serv (JCICPS): <http://www.jcipatientsafety.org/23141/>

Global Patient Safety Challenge (WHO):
<http://list.who.int/archives/patientsafetyls2.html>

JKF Forum (Josie King): <http://www.josieking.org/>

\* Discussion Forum (ListServ) *Patientsafety-L* (NPSF):
<http://www.npsf.org/psf/>

Patient Safety Alliance (WHO):
<http://list.who.int/archives/patientsafetyls3.html>

Patient Safety Talk (HCPro): <http://www.hcmarketplace.com/talkgroups/>

Patient Voices Chat Room (PULSE): <http://www.patientsafetyinfo.org/>

[Podcasts/Audio Conferences]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793373
.anchor}

Drug Safety Podcasts (FDA): <http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/podcast/>

\* Healthcare 411 (AHRQ): <http://www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/>

Patient Safety Podcasts (CRICO/RMF):
<http://www.rmf.harvard.edu/education-interventions/podcast/>

Perspectives on Safety (AHRA):
<http://www.webmm.ahrq.gov/perspectives.aspx>

[Videos/DVDs/Videocast]{.underline} []{#__RefHeading___Toc200793374
.anchor}

Health Literacy Video (AMA):
<http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/8035.html>

Josie King Story DVD: <http://www.josieking.org/> (under *Foundation
Programs*)

Patient Safety News (FDA): <http://www.fda.gov/psn/>

Patient Safety Videos Series (ECRI):
<http://www.ecri.org/Products/Pages/Patient_Safety_Videos.aspx>

We Care about Your Safety (ASHRM):
<http://www.ashrm.org/ashrm/foundation/emmisafety/>

\* Questions are the Answer (AHRQ):
<http://www.ahrq.gov/questionsaretheanswer/>

Things You Should Know Before Entering the Hospital (Four Leaf
Enterprises): <http://www.patientsafetyvideo.com/>

Video (ISMP): <http://onlinestore.ismp.org/catalog.cfm?catid=3>

Videos (HCPro): <http://www.hcmarketplace.com/> (under *Quality/Patient
Safety*)

> When Things Go Wrong: Voices of Patients and Families (CRICO/RMF):
> <http://www.rmf.harvard.edu/patient-safety-strategies/films/when-things-go-wrong/>

**Patient Safety Education**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793375 .anchor}

[Patient Safety Oriented
Conferences:]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793376 .anchor}

Conference on Patient Safety (VIPC&S): <http://www.vipcs.org/conf.htm>

Consumer Healthcare & Wellness Congress (World Congress):
<http://worldcongress.com/>

National Conference on Patient Safety and Quality (Joint Commission):
<http://www.jcrinc.com/27006/Programs2008/>

National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care (IHI):
<http://www.ihi.org/>

Patient Safety Congress (NPSF): <http://www.npsf.org/npsfac/>

[Selected Patient Safety Certificate and Masters
Programs]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793377 .anchor}

> Health Care Quality Management - Certificate (ABQAURP):
> <http://www.abqaurp.org/certification.asp>
>
> Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety - Certificate (Institute for
> Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University):
> <http://www.medschool.northwestern.edu/ihs/education/certificate/>
>
> Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety - MS Degree (Institute for
> Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University):
> <http://www.medschool.northwestern.edu/ihs/education/master/>
>
> Patient Safety Certificate Program (Train for Compliance):
> <http://www.trainforcompliance.com/>
>
> Patient Safety Certificate Program (Harvard Quality Colloquium):
> <http://www.qualitycolloquium.com/certificate.html>
>
> Patient Safety - Graduate Certificate (Systems Engineering Initiative
> for Patient Safety (SEIPS), University of Wisconsin-Madison):
> <http://www2.fpm.wisc.edu/seips/Courses/pscertificateprog.html>
>
> Patient Safety, Error Science and Full Disclosure - Graduate
> Certificate; Patient Safety Leadership - MS degree: (UI Global
> Campus): <http://global.uillinois.edu/programs/patient-safety/>
>
> Trainee Certification (AHRQ):
> <http://www.webmm.ahrq.gov/cmeAbout.aspx#3>

**Abbreviations**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793378 .anchor}

AACE - American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

AAMC - American Association of Medical Colleges

AAN - American Academy of Neurology

AANA - American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

AAOS - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

AAP - American Academy of Pediatrics

ABMS - American Board of Medical Specialties

ABQAURP - American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review
Physicians

ACMA - American Case Management Association

ACP - American College of Physicians

AHA - American Hospital Association

AHIMA - A American Health Information Management Association

AHQA - American Health Quality Association

AHRP - Alliance for Human Research Protection

AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research

AHTF - ACCE (American College of Clinical Engineering) Healthcare
Technology Foundation

AIA - American Iatrogenic Association

AMA - American Medical Association

ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center

AORN - Association of periOperative Registered Nurses

APA - American Psychological Association

APhA - American Pharmacists Association

APIC - Association for Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology

APSF - Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation

ARCHI - Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovation

ASA - American Society of Anesthesiologists

ASDS - American Society for Dermatologic Surgery

ASHP - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

ASHRM - American Society for Healthcare Risk Management

ASQ - American Society for Quality

ASMSO - American Society of Medication Safety Officers

CAPS - Consumers Advancing Patient Safety

CDC - US DHHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDER - FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

CDRH - FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health

CERPS - Center for Education and Research in Patient Safety

CHIC - Consumer Health Information Corporation

CMS-HHS - Centers for Medicare & Medicate Services

CPHA - Canadian Public Health Association

CPPSC - Chicago Pediatric Patient Safety Consortium

CPSI - Canadian Patient Safety Institute

CREPS - Centre of Research Excellence in Patient Safety, Australia

CRICO/RMF - Controlled Risk Insurance Company/Risk Management Foundation

CSRU - UK Clinical Safety Research Unit

CtL - Cognitive Technologies Laboratory

CTCPS - Connecticut Center for Patient Safety

DFCI - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

DHHS - Department of Health & Human Services

DHQP - DHHS Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion

DoD - Department of Defense

DoH - Department of Health

EBM - Evidence-Based Medicine

ECRI - Emergency Care Research Institute

EMEA - European Medicines Agency

EMPSF - Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation

FAA - Federal Aviation Administration

FDA - United States Food and Drug Administration

HAP - The Hospital and Health-System Association of Pennsylvania

HCAHPS - Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems

HCUP - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project

HCTCP - DoD Healthcare Team Coordination Program

HFES - Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

HIMSS - Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

HLC - Healthcare Leadership Council

HMS - Harvard Medical School

HRET - American Hospital Association, Health Research & Educational
Trust

IFCC - Institute for Family-Centered Care

IAPO - International Alliance of Patients\' Organizations

IHI - Institute for Healthcare Improvement

HIS - Northwestern University Institute for Healthcare Studies

IOM - Institute of Medicine

ISQua - International Society for Quality in Health Care Australia

ISMP - Institute for Safe Medication Practices

JCICPS - Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety

JHM - John Hopkins Medicine

MACPS - Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors

MAUDE - Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database

MCPME - Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors

MDSR - Medical Device Safety Reports

MedQIC - Medical Quality Improvement Community

MERP - Medication Errors Reporting Program

MERS-TM - Medical Event Reporting System for Transfusion Medicine

MHA - Massachusetts Hospital Association

MITSS - Medically Induced Trauma Support Services

MNA - Massachusetts Nurses Association

MLA - Medical Library Association

NAP - National Academies Press

NASHP - National Academy for State Health Policy

NASS - North American Spine Society

NAHQ - National Association for Healthcare Quality

NBCH - National Business Coalition on Health

NCC-MERP - National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting
and Prevention

NCHC - National Coalition on Health Care

NCIHQ - National Initiative for Children\'s Healthcare Quality

NCL - National Consumers League

NCNQ - ANA National Center for Nursing Quality

NCPIE - National Council on Patient Information and Education

NCPS - VA National Center for Patient Safety

NCQA - National Committee for Quality Assurance

NCSL - National Conference of State Legislatures

NDNQI - National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators

NHSLA - UK National Health Service Litigation Authority

NICHQ - National Initiative for Children\'s Healthcare Quality

NIH - National Institutes of Health

NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology

NLM - National Library of Medicine

NLHP - National Literacy and Health Program

NNLM - NLM\'s National Network of Libraries of Medicine

NPSA - National Patient Safety Agency

NPSF - National Patient Safety Foundation

NQF - National Quality Forum

NQMC - National Quality Measures Clearinghouse

NSC - National Safety Council

NVCPS - Nevada Center for Patient Safety

NYDOH - New York State Department of Health

OECD - Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development

OCR - DHHS Office for Civil Rights

OMH - DHHS Office of Minority Health

P4PS - Partnership for Patient Safety

PAF - Patient Advocate Foundation

PCHC - Partnership for Clear Health Communication

PPECA - Partnering for Patient Empowerment through Community Awareness

PSC - Patient Safety Center

PSI - Patient Safety Institute

PSIC - Patient Safety Improvement Corps

PSMU - Partnership for Safe Medication Use

PSO - Patient Safety Officer

PSRS - Patient Safety Reporting System

PULSE - Persons United Limiting Substandards and Errors in Healthcare

QIs - AHRQ Quality Indicators

QuIC - Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force

RID - Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths

RM&PSI - Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute

RMF - Risk Management Foundation

SDCPS - San Diego Center for Patient Safety

SEIPS - University Wisconsin-Madison Systems Engineering Initiative for
Patient Safety

SHCA - AHA Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy

SRHC - Saint Raphael Healthcare System

STORC - State Obstetric and Pediatric Research Collaboration

TMIT - Texas Medical Institute of Technology

UTCCRS - University of Texas Close Call Reporting System

US DHHS - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

USP - United States Pharmacopeia

VA - United States Department of Veterans Affairs

VAERS - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

VCU - Virginia Commonwealth University School of Allied Health
Professions

VHA - United States Veterans Health Administration

VIPC&S - Virginians Improving Patient Care and Safety

WHO - World Health Organization

WSMA - Washington State Medical Association

**State Health and Patient Safety Resources including Incident Reporting
Resources**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200793379 .anchor}

Alabama Board of Medical Examiners: <http://www.albme.org/>

Alabama Department of Public Health: <http://www.adph.org/>

Alabama Hospital Association: <http://www.alaha.org/>

Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation - AQAF: <http://www.aqaf.com/>

Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association - ASHNHA:
<http://www.ashnha.com/>

Alaska State Medical Board: <http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pmed.htm>

Mountain-Pacific Quality Health (AK, HI, MT, WY):
<http://www.mpqhf.org/>

State of Alaska - Health and Social Services:
<http://health.hss.state.ak.us/>

Arizona Department of Health Services: <http://www.azdhs.gov/>

Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association - AzHHA:
<http://www.azhha.org/>

Arizona Medical Board: <http://www.azmd.gov/>

Arizona Partnership for Implementing Patient Safety - APIPS: (no URL)

Arkansas Department of Health - ADH: <http://www.healthyarkansas.com/>

Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care - AFMC: <http://www.afmc.org/>

Arkansas Hospital Association - AHA: <http://www.arkhospitals.org/>

Arkansas State Medical Board: <http://www.armedicalboard.org/> (requires
Explorer or Netscape)

Healthy Arkansas: http://www.arkansas.gov/ha/

Bay Area Patient Safety Collaborative - BAPSC:
<http://www.hospitalcouncil.net/cgi-bin/default.asp?AID=112>

CalHospCompare.org: Rating Hospital Quality in Californian:
<http://www.calhospitalcompare.org/>

California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems - CAPH:
<http://www.caph.org/>

California Department of Health Care Services: <http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/>

California Healthcare Foundation - Patient Safety:
<http://www.chcf.org/topics/index.cfm?topic=CL143>

California Hospital Association - CHA: <http://www.calhealth.org/>

California Institute for Health Systems Performance - CIHSP:
<http://www.cihsp.org/>

California Patient's Guide - Your Healthcare Rights and Remedies:
<http://www.calpatientguide.org/>

California Office of the Patient Advocate: <http://www.opa.ca.gov/>

Medical Board of California: <http://www.medbd.ca.gov/>

Pacific Health Association - PHA (CA, OR, WA): <http://www.pha.org/>

SAFER California Healthcare - Strategic Alliance for Error Reduction:
<http://www.safer.healthcare.ucla.edu/>

San Diego Center for Patient Safety: <http://cybermed.ucsd.edu/SDCPS/>

San Diego Patient Safety Consortium: (no URL)

Colorado Board of Medical Examiners:
<http://www.dora.state.co.us/medical/>

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Occurrence
Reporting Program: <http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hf/static/ncfocc.htm>

Colorado Foundation for Medical Care - CFMC: <http://www.cfmc.org/>

Colorado Hospital Association - CHA: <http://www.cha.com/>

Colorado Patient Safety Coalition:
<http://www.coloradopatientsafety.org/>

Connecticut Center for Patient Safety - CTCPS: <http://www.ctcps.org/>

Connecticut Department of Public Health: <http://www.ct.gov/dph/>

Connecticut Healthcare Research Education Foundation, Patient Safety
Organization -- CHREF PSO: (no URL)

Connecticut Hospital Association - CHA: <http://www.chime.org/>

Connecticut Licensing Info Center -- CT-CLIC: <http://www.ct-clic.com/>

Delaware Healthcare Association - DEHA: <http://www.deha.org/>

Norwalk Department of Health: <http://www.norwalkhealthdept.org/>

State of Delaware - Division of Professional Regulation:
<http://dpr.delaware.gov/>

State of Delaware - Health and Social Services - Division of Public
Health: <http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/>

District of Columbia Department of Health: <http://www.dchealth.dc.gov/>

District of Columbia Hospital Association - DCHA: <http://www.dcha.org/>

Center for Patient Safety (University of Miami/ Jackson Memorial
Hospital): <http://anesthesiology.med.miami.edu/x47.xml>

Center on Patient Safety (Florida State University):
<http://med.fsu.edu/HealthAffairs/PatientSafety/>

Florida Agency for Health Care Administration:
<http://www.fdhc.state.fl.us/> - including online reporting

Florida Agency for Health Care Risk Management - Medical Errors
Resolution and Tracking Programs:
<http://ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/Health_Facility_Regulation/Risk/>

Florida Department of Health: <http://www.doh.state.fl.us/> or
<http://floridashealth.com/>

Florida Department of Health - Division of Medical Quality Assurance:
<http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/>

Florida Patient Safety Corporation - FPSC:
<http://www.floridapatientsafetycorp.com/>

Healthy Florida Foundation - HFF:
<http://www.healthyfloridafoundation.org/>

Patient Safety (Florida Hospital Association - FHA):
<http://www.fha.org/KeyIssue.html?PGID=6>

VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry,
Tampa): <http://www.visn8.med.va.gov/patientsafetycenter/>

Georgia Healthcare Leadership Council: <http://www.ghlc.org/>

Georgia Hospital Association - GHA: Partnership for Health and
Accountability: <http://www.gha.org/pha/> including Hospital Quality
Check

Georgia Composite State Board of State Medical Examiners:
<http://medicalboard.georgia.gov/>

Georgia Department of Human Services - Division of Public Health:
<http://health.state.ga.us/>

Georgia Department of Human Resources - Office of Regulatory Services:
<http://ors.dhr.georgia.gov/portal/site/DHR-ORS/> - including online
reporting

Georgia Hospital Association - GHA: <http://www.gha.org/>

Georgia Secretary of State - Professional Licensing Boards:
<http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/>

Safe Care Campaign: <http://www.safecarecampaign.org/>

Healthcare Association of Hawaii - HAH: <http://www.hah.org/>

Mountain-Pacific Quality Health (AK, HI, MT, WY):
<http://www.mpqhf.org/>

State of Hawaii, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs - Division
of Professional and Vocational Licensing: <http://pvl.ehawaii.gov/pvl/>

State of Hawaii, Department of Health: <http://www.hawaii.gov/health/>

Idaho Board of Medicine: <http://www.bom.state.id.us/>

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare:
<http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/>

Idaho Hospital Association: <http://www.teamiha.org/>

State of Idaho, Patient Freedom of Information Act:
<http://www.idacare.org/>

Chicago Patient Safety Forum - CPSF:
<http://www.chicagopatientsafety.org/>

Chicago Pediatric Patient Safety Consortium - CPPSC:
<http://www.chicagopatientsafety.org/CPSF_initiatives/pediatric.htm>

Chicago Save the Patient: <http://www.savethepatient.org/>

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation:
<http://www.idfpr.com/>

Illinois Department of Public Health - IDPH:
<http://www.idph.state.il.us/>

Illinois Hospital Association - IHA, Patient Safety:
<http://www.ihatoday.org/issues/safety/>

Illinois Patient Safety Organization - OPSO:
<http://www.chicagopatientsafety.org/CPSF_initiatives/IL_PSO.htm>

Northwestern Center for Patient Safety - CPS:
<http://www.medschool.northwestern.edu/ihs/program-centers/cps/>

Indiana Medical Error Reporting System - MERS:
<http://www.in.gov/isdh/regsvcs/mers/>

Indiana Hospital Association: <http://www.ihaconnect.org/>

Indiana Patient Safety Center: <http://www.indianapatientsafety.org/>

Indiana Professional Licensing Agency - IPLA: <http://www.in.gov/pla/>

Indiana State Department of Health: <http://www.state.in.us/isdh/>

Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety - ICPS:
<http://www.indypatientsafety.org/>

Iowa Board of Medicine: <http://www.docboard.org/ia/ia_home.htm>

Iowa Department of Public Health - IDPH, Patient Safety Program:
<http://www.idph.state.ia.us/patient_safety/>

Iowa Healthcare Collaborative - IHC: <http://www.ihconline.org/>

Iowa Hospital Association: <http://www.ihaonline.org/>

Kansas Department of Health and Environment - KDHE:
<http://www.kdheks.gov/>

Kansas Hospital Association - KHA: <http://www.kha-net.org/>

Kansas State Board of Healing Arts: <http://www.ksbha.org/>

Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure: <http://kbml.ky.gov/>

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services - CHFS:
<http://chfs.ky.gov/>

Kentucky Hospital Association: <http://www.kyha.com/>

Kentucky Medical Association - KMA, Patient Safety Task Force:
<http://www.kyma.org/Patient_Safety.php>

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals:
<http://www.dhh.state.la.us/>

Louisiana Hospital Association - LHA: <http://lhaonline.org/>

Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners:
<http://www.lsbme.louisiana.gov/>

Help ME Law: <http://www.helpmelaw.org/> (including Legal Services for
the Elderly)

Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group: <http://www.mainebenzo.org/>

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC:
<http://www.state.me.us/dhs/boh/>

Maine Department of Health & Human Services - Sentinel Event Program:
<http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/dlrs/medical_facilities/sentinelevents/home.html>

Maine Hospital Association - MHA: <http://www.themha.org/>

Maine Quality Forum: <http://www.mainequalityforum.gov/>

State of Maine - Board of Licensure in Medicine:
<http://www.docboard.org/me/me_home.htm>

State of Maine - Board of Osteopathic Licensure:
<http://www.maine.gov/osteo/>

Coalition for Patients Rights - CPR:
<http://www.coalitionforpatientsrights.org/>

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Board of Physicians:
<http://www.mbp.state.md.us/>

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Family Health
Administration: <http://www.fha.state.md.us/>

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Office of Health Care
Quality - OHCQ: <http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/ohcq/>

Maryland Health Care Commission - MHCC, Patient Safety:
<http://mhcc.maryland.gov/patient_safety/>

Maryland Hospital Association - MHA: <http://www.mhaonline.org/>

Maryland Patient Safety Center: <http://www.marylandpatientsafety.org/>

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine:
<http://www.massmedboard.org/>

Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors - MACPS:
<http://www.macoalition.org/>

Massachusetts Department of Public Health - Division of Health Care
Quality: <http://www.mass.gov/dph/dhcq/>

Massachusetts Department of Public Health - Office of Patient
Protection: <http://www.mass.gov/dph/opp/>

Massachusetts Hospital Association - MHA: <http://www.mhalink.org/>

Patients First (MHA): <http://www.patientsfirstma.org/>

Michigan Bureaus of Health Professions and Health Systems:
<http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-27417---,00.html>

Michigan Department of Community Health - MDCH:
<http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/>

Michigan Department of Community Health - Verify a license/registration:
<http://www.cis.state.mi.us/free/>

Michigan Health and Hospital Association - MHA: <http://www.mha.org/>

Michigan Health and Safety Coalition - MH&SC:
<http://www.mihealthandsafety.org/>

Patient Safety Enhancement Program - PSEP (Ann Arbor VA Medical
Center/University of Michigan Health System):
<http://www.med.umich.edu/psep/>

Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety - MAPS:
<http://www.mnpatientsafety.org/>

Minnesota Board of Medical Practice: <http://www.bmp.state.mn.us/>

Minnesota Department of Health - MDH, Patient Safety:
<http://www.health.state.mn.us/patientsafety/> (including adverse events
reporting)

Minnesota Health Information: <http://www.minnesotahealthinfo.org/>

Minnesota Hospital Association: <http://www.mnhospitals.org/>

Minnesota Hospital Quality Report: <http://www.mnhospitalquality.org/>

Mississippi Hospital Association - MHA: <http://www.mhanet.org/>

Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure - MSBML:
<http://www.msbml.state.ms.us/>

Mississippi State Department of Health:
<http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/>

City of St. Louis - Department of Health:
<http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/health/>

Missouri Center for Patient Safety - MoCPS: <http://www.mocps.org/>

Missouri Division of Professional Registration: <http://pr.mo.gov/>

Missouri Hospital Association -MHA: <http://www.mhanet.com/>

State of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services:
<http://www.dhss.mo.gov/>

MHA - An Association of Montana Health Care Providers:
<http://www.mtha.org/>

Montana Board of Medical Examiners:
<http://mt.gov/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/med_board/board_page.asp>

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services:
<http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/>

Mountain-Pacific Quality Health (AK, HI, MT, WY):
<http://www.mpqhf.org/>

Nebraska Coalition for Patient Safety - NCPS:
<http://www.nhanet.org/quality_patient/> middle of page

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services:
<http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/>

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services - Licensure Unit:
<http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/crlindex.htm>

Nebraska Hospital Association - NHA: <http://www.nhanet.org/>

Nevada Bureau of Licensure & Certification:
<http://health.nv.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=68>

Nevada Center for Patient Safety - NVCPS: <http://www.nvcps.org/>

Nevada Hospital Association - NHA: <http://www.nvha.net/>

Nevada State Health Division: <http://health.nv.gov/>

Nevada Sentinel Events Registry:
<http://health.nv.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67&Itemid=136>

State of Nevada - Board of Medical Examiners: <http://medboard.nv.gov/>

New Hampshire Board of Medicine: <http://webster.state.nh.us/medicine/>

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services:
<http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/>

New Hampshire Hospital Association: <http://www.nhha.org/>

New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute - NJHCQI:
<http://www.njhcqi.org/>

New Jersey Office of the Attorney General Division of Consumer Affairs -
Health Related Boards: <http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical.htm>

New Jersey Hospital Association - NJHA: <http://www.njha.com/>

State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services - Patient
Safety Initiative: <http://www.nj.gov/health/hcqo/ps/>

New Mexico Department of Health: <http://www.health.state.nm.us/>

New Mexico Hospital Association - NMHA: <http://www.nmhhsa.org/>

New Mexico Medical Board: <http://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/>

New Mexico Medical Review Association - NMMRA: <http://www.nmmra.org/>

Healthcare Association of New York State: <http://www.hanys.org/>

New York State Department of Health: <http://www.health.state.ny.us/>

New York State Department of Health - Patient Safety Center:
<http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/healthinfo/patientsafety.htm>

New York State Department of Health - Professional Misconduct and
Physician Discipline:
<http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/opmc/main.htm>

New York Online Access to Health - NOAH: <http://www.noah-health.org/>

New York Patient Occurrence and Tracking System - NYPORTS:
<http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/hospital/nyports/>

PULSE New York: <http://pulseamerica.org/>

North Carolina Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety:
<http://www.ncha.org/ncchqps/>

North Carolina Coalition for Patient Safety: <http://www.nc-cps.org/>

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services - DHHS:
<http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/>

North Carolina Hospital Association - NCHA: <http://www.ncha.org/>

North Carolina Medical Board - NCMB: <http://www.ncmedboard.org/>

WakeMed Center for Patient Safety:
<http://www.wakemed.org/body.cfm?id=468>

North Dakota Department of Health: <http://www.health.state.nd.us/>

North Dakota Healthcare Association - NDHA: <http://www.ndha.org/>

North Dakota State Board of Medical Examiners: <http://www.ndbomex.com/>

Ohio Department of Health: <http://www.odh.state.oh.us/>

Ohio Hospital Association - OHA: <http://www.ohanet.org/>

Ohio Patient Safety Institute - OPSI:
<http://www.ohiopatientsafety.org/>

State Medical Board of Ohio: <http://med.ohio.gov/>

Oklahoma Board of Osteopathic Examiners:
<http://www.docboard.org/ok/ok.htm>

Oklahoma Hospital Association - OHA: <http://www.okoha.com/>

Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - OSBMLS:
<http://www.okmedicalboard.org/>

Oklahoma State Department of Health: <http://www.ok.gov/health/>

Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems - OAHHS:
<http://www.oahhs.org/>

Oregon Medical Board: <http://www.oregon.gov/OMB/>

Oregon Patient Safety Commission:
<http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/pscommission/>

Oregon Public Health Division: <http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/>

Pacific Health Association - PHA (CA, OR, WA): <http://www.pha.org/>

Delaware Valley Healthcare Council - DVHC, Patient Safety:
<http://www.dvhc.org/safety/>

Hospital and Health System Association of Pennsylvania - HAP, Quality
and Patient Safety: <http://www.haponline.org/quality/>

Patient Safety Authority: <http://www.psa.state.pa.us/> including the
Patient Safety Reporting System -PSRS and Patient Safety Advisories:
<http://www.ecri.org/PatientSafety/SafetyAdvisories/>

Pennsylvania Department of Health: <http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/>

Pennsylvania Department of State - License Verification:
<http://www.licensepa.state.pa.us/>

Pennsylvania Department of State - Professional Licensing Boards &
Commissions:
<http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/cwp/view.asp?a=1104&q=434136>

Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council - PHC4:
<http://www.phc4.org/>

Pennsylvania Patient Safety Collaborative - PPSC: (no URL)

Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative - PRHI: <http://www.prhi.org/>

PULSE of PA: <http://www.pulseofpa.org/>

Puerto Rico Department of Health/Departamento de Salud:
<http://www.salud.gov.pr/>

Puerto Rico Hospital Association/Asociación de Hospitales de Puerto
Rico: <http://www.asociacionhosppr.org/>

Hospital Association of Rhode Island - HARI: <http://www.hari.org/>

Rhode Island Department of Health - Performance Measurement and
Reporting:
<http://www.health.state.ri.us/chic/performance/satisfaction.php>

Rhode Island Department of Health - Board of Medical Licensure and
Discipline: <http://www.health.ri.gov/hsr/bmld/>

Health Sciences South Carolina: <http://www.healthsciencessc.org/>

South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation - LLR:
<http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol.asp>

South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services:
<http://www.dhhs.state.sc.us/>

South Carolina Hospital Association - SCHA: <http://www.scha.org/>

South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations - SDAHO:
<http://www.sdaho.org/>

South Dakota Department of Health: <http://doh.sd.gov/>

South Dakota Department of Health -- Professional Licensing Boards:
<http://doh.sd.gov/boards/>

Tennessee Department of Health: <http://health.state.tn.us/>

Tennessee Department of Health - Health Related Boards:
<http://health.state.tn.us/boards/>

Tennessee Hospital Association - THA: <http://www.tha.com/>

Tennessee Improving Patient Safety (TIPS):
<http://health.state.tn.us/IPS/>

Community Medical Foundation for Patient Safety:
<http://www.comofcom.com/>

Patient Safety Resource Center (TMA):
<http://www.texmed.org/template.aspx?id=4632>

Texas Advocates for Patient Safety: <http://www.texasadvocates.org/>

Texas Department of State Health Services - Patient Safety:
<http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/HFP/safety.shtm>

Texas Hospital Association - THA: <http://www.thaonline.org/>

Texas Medical Board: <http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/>

University of Texas Center of Excellence for Patient Safety Research and
Practice: <http://www.uth.tmc.edu/schools/med/imed/patient_safety/>

University of Texas Close Call Reporting System - UTCCRS:
<https://www.utccrs.org/ccrs/>

Utah Department of Health - UDoH: <http://health.utah.gov/> and

Utah Department of Health - Patient Safety Initiatives:
<http://health.utah.gov/psi/> (including reporting requirements)

Patient Safety Updates (UDoH):
<http://health.utah.gov/psi/ps_update.htm>

Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing - DOPL:
<http://www.dopl.utah.gov/>

Utah Hospitals and Health Systems Association - UHA:
<http://www.uha-utah.org/>

Vermont Association of Hospitals and Healthcare Systems - VAHHS:
<http://www.vahhs.org/>

Vermont Board of Medical Practice:
<http://healthvermont.gov/hc/med_board/bmp.aspx>

Vermont Department of Health: <http://healthvermont.gov/>

Vermont Secretary of State - Office of Professional Regulation:
<http://www.vtprofessionals.org/>

Virginia Department of Health - VDH: <http://www.vdh.state.va.us/>

Virginia Department of Health Professionals:
<http://www.dhp.state.va.us/>

Virginia Health Quality Center - VHQC: <http://www.vhqc.org/>

Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association - VHHA:
<http://www.vhha.com/>

Virginia Joint Commission on Health Care: <http://jchc.state.va.us/>

Virginians Improving Patient Care and Safety - VIPC&S:
<http://www.vipcs.org/>

Pacific Health Association - PHA (CA, OR, WA): <http://www.pha.org/>

Washington Patient Safety Coalition - WPSC:
<http://www.wapatientsafety.org/>

Washington State Department of Health - How You Can Improve Patient
Safety: <http://www.doh.wa.gov/PatientSafety/>

Washington State Department of Health - Licensing, Certification, and
Registration: <http://www.doh.wa.gov/licensing.htm>

Washington State Hospital Association - WSHA: <http://www.wsha.org/>

Washington State Medical Association - WSMA: <http://www.wsma.org/>

Washington State Pharmacy Association - WSPA: <http://www.wsparx.org/>

West Virginia Board of Medicine - WVBOM: <http://www.wvdhhr.org/wvbom/>

West Virginia Center for Patient Safety - WVCPS:
<http://www.wvha.com/patient_safety/>

West Virginia Coalition for Quality Health Care - WVCQHC:
<http://www.wvqualitycoalition.org/>

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources - DHHR:
<http://www.wvdhhr.org/>

West Virginia Hospital Association: <http://www.wvha.com/>

Center for Patient Partnerships: <http://patientpartnerships.org/>

Checkpoint - Wisconsin Hospitals Accountable for Quality (WHA):
<http://www.wicheckpoint.org/>

Madison Patient Safety Collaborative:
<http://www.madisonpatientsafety.org/>

MetaStar: <http://www.metastar.com/> including search for hospital
quality

Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services:
<http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/>

Wisconsin eHealth Care Quality and Patient Safety Board:
<http://ehealthboard.dhfs.wisconsin.gov/>

Wisconsin Hospital Association - WHA, Quality and Patient Safety:
<http://www.wha.org/qualityAndPatientSafety/>

Wisconsin Patient Safety Institute - WPSI: (no URL)

State of Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing - DRL:
<http://drl.wi.gov/>

Mountain-Pacific Quality Health (AK, HI, MT, WY):
<http://www.mpqhf.org/>

Wyoming Department of Health - WDH: <http://wdh.state.wy.us/>

Wyoming Department of Health - Health Care Safety Event Reporting:
<http://wdh.state.wy.us/phsd/phsd/ser.html>

Wyoming Health Care Commission:
<http://www.wyominghealthcarecommission.org/>

Wyoming Hospital Association - WHA: <http://www.wyohospitals.com/>

State of Wyoming Board of Medicine: <http://wyomedboard.state.wy.us/>

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Disclosure Laws - State by State (ASHRM):
<http://www.ashrm.org/ashrm/resources/disclosurelaws.html>

Links to state medical boards (AMA):
<http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2645.html>

National Conference of State Legislatures - NCSL: <http://www.ncsl.org/>

Patient Safety Toolbox for States (NASHP): <http://www.pstoolbox.org/>
including reporting forms for states that may not have reporting
webpages (under *Data Collection Tools*)

StateHealthFacts.org (Kaiser): <http://www.statehealthfacts.org/>

USA.gov - links to state legislature information: <http://www.usa.gov/>

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Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care - AAAHC:
<http://www.aaahc.org/>

American Board of Medical Specialties - ABMS: <http://www.abms.org/>

American Medical Association - AMA: <http://www.ama-assn.org/>

Administrators In Medicine - AIM, Docfinde seaches:
<http://www.docboard.org/>

Federation of State Medical Boards - FSMB: <http://www.fsmb.org/>

Hospital Corporation of America - HCA: <http://www.hcahealthcare.com/>

Joint Commission: <http://www.jointcommission.org/>

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