**Patient Safety Resource Seminar: Librarians on the Front Lines**

Patient Safety Web References and Resources

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

**Table of Contents**

[Information Web Sites 2](#__RefHeading___Toc200452370)

[General/Something for All Groups 2](#__RefHeading___Toc200452371)

[Especially for Patients and Families 2](#__RefHeading___Toc200452372)

[Websites Including Advocacy 3](#__RefHeading___Toc200452373)

[Information for All Professionals 3](#__RefHeading___Toc200452374)

[Especially Administrators, Researchers, and Other Professionals
4](#__RefHeading___Toc200452375)

[Especially for Librarians 4](#__RefHeading___Toc200452376)

[Journals, Newsletters, Books 4](#__RefHeading___Toc200452377)

[Free Online 4](#__RefHeading___Toc200452378)

[Subscription Journals 5](#__RefHeading___Toc200452379)

[Other Article/Book Resources 5](#__RefHeading___Toc200452380)

[Additional Resources 5](#__RefHeading___Toc200452381)

[Alerts and Advisories 5](#__RefHeading___Toc200452382)

[Blogs 6](#__RefHeading___Toc200452383)

[Consumer Patient Safety Reading Lists 6](#__RefHeading___Toc200452384)

[Discussion Forums 6](#__RefHeading___Toc200452385)

[Podcasts 6](#__RefHeading___Toc200452386)

[Videos 6](#__RefHeading___Toc200452387)

[Recognition and Award Programs 7](#__RefHeading___Toc200452388)

[Patient Safety Events Reporting 7](#__RefHeading___Toc200452389)

[Web Sites 7](#__RefHeading___Toc200452390)

[Additional Databases 8](#__RefHeading___Toc200452391)

[Patient Safety Education 8](#__RefHeading___Toc200452392)

[Patient Safety Oriented Conferences 8](#__RefHeading___Toc200452393)

[Websites Including Online Resources 8](#__RefHeading___Toc200452394)

[Selected Patient Safety Certificate and Masters Programs
9](#__RefHeading___Toc200452395)

[Additional Patient Safety Programs and Educational Resources
9](#__RefHeading___Toc200452396)

[NLM-Specific Resources 10](#__RefHeading___Toc200452397)

[Patient Safety Agency/Organizations 11](#__RefHeading___Toc200452398)

[Other U.S. Government Agencies 12](#__RefHeading___Toc200452399)

[Agencies with Patient Safety Grants 13](#__RefHeading___Toc200452400)

[International Agencies 13](#__RefHeading___Toc200452401)

[Selected Quality of Care and Evidence Based Medicine Sites
14](#__RefHeading___Toc200452402)

[Selected Health Literacy and Patient Education Sites
15](#__RefHeading___Toc200452403)

[Abbreviations 16](#__RefHeading___Toc200452404)

[State Health and Patient Safety Resources including Incident Reporting
Resources 19](#__RefHeading___Toc200452405)

[Additional State Resources 26](#__RefHeading___Toc200452406)

[United States National Regulatory and Related Agencies
26](#__RefHeading___Toc200452407)

**Information Web Sites**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452370 .anchor}

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

\*Recommended places to start

[General/Something for All
Groups]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452371 .anchor}

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

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

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

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

The Leapfrog Group: <http://www.leapfroggroup.org/>

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

\* National Council on Patient Information and Education - NCPIE:
<http://www.talkaboutrx.org/>

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>
>
> Patients' Action Network (AMA):
> <http://www.patientsactionnetwork.com/>

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

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

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

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

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

[Especially for Patients and
Families]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452372 .anchor}

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

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

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/>

Leapfrog Hospital Ratngs: <http://www.leapfroggroup.org/cp>

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

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

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

> Safety Information for Patients and Families (MACPS):
> <http://www.macoalition.org/consumerDirectory.shtml>
>
> U.S. Power of Attorney and Health Care Forms:
> <http://www.uslegalforms.com/poweratty.htm>

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

*Websites Including Advocacy*[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452373 .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 University):
<http://medicalrecordrights.georgetown.edu/>

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

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

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

\* 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/>
>
> Stop Hospital Infections (Consumers Union):
> <http://www.StopHospitalInfections.org/>
>
> The Quaid Foundation - TQF: <http://thequaidfoundation.org/>
>
> Voice4Patients.com: <http://www.voice4patients.com/>
>
> Office for Civil Rights: Medical Privacy (OCR):
> <http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/>

[Information for All
Professionals]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452374 .anchor}

AACE Patient Safety Exchange:
<http://www.aacepatientsafetyexchange.com/>

\* American Society of Medication Safety Officers - ASMSO:
<http://www.asmso.org/>

Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation - APSF: <http://www.apsf.org/>

Center for Improving Medication Management: <http://www.thecimm.org/>

Center for Patient Partnerships: <http://law.wisc.edu/patientadvocacy/>

Cognitive Technologies Laboratory - CtL: <http://www.ctlab.org/>

\* Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation - EMPSF:
<http://www.empsf.org/>

Hand Hygiene Resource Center - HHRC (SRHS):
<http://www.handhygiene.org/>

Health and Safety (MNA): <http://www.massnurses.org/health/>

\* Health Care Innovations Exchange (AHRQ):
<http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/>

Interprofessional Patient Safety Education and Resources (University of
Washington Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education):
<http://interprofessional.washington.edu/ptsafety/>

IV Safety Task Force Toolkit:
<http://www.cardinal.com/clinicalcenter/taskforce/>

> Medication Errors (CDER-FDA):
> <http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/MedErrors/>

National Center for Patient Safety (VA): <http://www.patientsafety.gov/>

> National Patient Safety Goals (Joint Commission):
> <http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/NationalPatientSafetyGoals/>

Patient Safety (AAN): <http://www.aan.com/go/practice/patientsafety>

Patient Safety (AAOS): <http://patientsafety.aaos.org/>

Patient Safety (ASHP): <http://www.ashp.org/> (Search *Patient Safety)*

\* Patient Safety (IHI): <http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/PatientSafety/>

Patient Safety (Joint Commission):
<http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/>

Patient Safety (Joint Commission Resources):
<http://www.jcrinc.com/26638/>

Patient Safety (USP): <http://www.usp.org/hqi/patientSafety/>

Patient safety and quality tools (AMA):
<http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/12582.html>

Patient Safety Awareness Week - PSAW (NPSF):
<http://www.npsf.org/hp/psaw/>

Patient Safety Center (ECRI): <http://www.ecri.org/PatientSafety/>

Patient Safety Center (NYDOH):
<http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/healthinfo/patientsafety.htm>

Patient Safety First (AORN): <http://www.patientsafetyfirst.org/>

> Patient Safety Resource Center (TMA):
> <http://www.texmed.org/template.aspx?id=4632>
>
> Patient Safety Resource Center: Medscape (WebMD):
> <http://www.medscape.com/resource/patientsafety> (free registration
> required)

Patient Safety Strategies (CRICO/RMF):
<http://www.rmf.harvard.edu/patient-safety-strategies/>

Patient Safety Tool Kit (ASHRM):
<http://www.ashrm.org/ashrm/foundation/toolkit.html>

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

Pathways for Medication Safety® (HRET): <http://www.medpathways.info/>

Physician Practice Patient Safety Assessment Tool (HRET):
<http://www.physiciansafetytool.org/>

\* PSNet - Patient Safety Network (AHRQ): <http://psnet.ahrq.gov/>

Quality and Patient Safety (AHA):
<http://www.aha.org/aha_app/issues/Quality-and-Patient-Safety/>

Safety Institute (Premier - for profit):
<http://www.premierinc.com/safety/>

\* Sorry Works! Coalition: <http://sorryworks.net/>

Vermont Oxford Network - VON: <http://www.vtoxford.org/>

\* WHO Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety Solutions:
<http://www.ccforpatientsafety.org/>

[Especially Administrators, Researchers, and Other
Professionals]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452375 .anchor}

Academy of Architecture for Health (American Institute of Architects):
<http://www.aia.org/aah_default>

Patient Safety through Knowledge Management (CRG Medical - for profit):
<http://crgmedical.com/>

Civility Mutual: <http://www.actcivil.com/>

> National Association of Health Data Organizations:
> <http://www.nahdo.org/>

Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes (HIMSS):
<http://www.himss.org/ASP/topics_patientSafety.asp>

\* Patient Safety Toolbox for States (NASHP):
<http://www.pstoolbox.org/>

Quality Center (AHA): <http://www.ahaqualitycenter.org/>

Safest Hospital: <http://safesthospital.org/>

[Especially for Librarians]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452376
.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/>

**Journals, Newsletters, Books** []{#__RefHeading___Toc200452377
.anchor}

***[Free Online (some both online & print, some offer
subscriptions]{.underline}***[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452378
.anchor}***[)]{.underline}***

> Australian Patient Safety Bulletins (CREPS):
> <http://www.crepatientsafety.org.au/news/>

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

Collaborations (WHO): <http://www.ccforpatientsafety.org/33617/>

Current Awareness Literature Alert (NPSF):
<http://www.npsf.org/rc/pubs/ca/>

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

Feedback (PSRS):
<http://www.psrs.arc.nasa.gov/flashsite/publications.html>

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/> (Search
for title)

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - MMWR (CDC):
<http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/>

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

Patient Safety and Health Information Technology E-Newsletter (AHRQ):
<http://www.ahrq.gov/news/ptsnews.htm>

Patient Safety Link (JCICPS): <http://www.ccforpatientsafety.org/30826/>

Patient Safety Monitor (HCPro - for profit):
<http://www.hcpro.com/pub_archives.cfm?oc_id=873>

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

PSNet newsletter -- email link (AHRQ):
<http://psnet.ahrq.gov/signForNews.aspx>

Sorry Works! Newsletter: <http://www.sorryworks.net/past.phtml>

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___Toc200452379
.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/>

[Patient Safety Special Issues]{.underline}

Healthcare*Papers*: <http://www.longwoods.com/home.php?cat=336>
\[2001;2(1)\]

Healthcare Quarterly: <http://www.longwoods.com/special_issues.php>
\[2006;9(Sp)\]

Wisconsin Medical Journal:
<http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/wmj/view/100/6> \[2001;100(6)\]

> \* See:
> <http://psnet.ahrq.gov/browseResourceType.aspx?resourceTypeID=202> for
> others

***[Other Article/Book
Resources]{.underline}***[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452380 .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___Toc200452381 .anchor}

[Alerts and Advisories (See also state health
websites)]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452382 .anchor}

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

Medication Safety Alert! Newsletters (ISMP):
<http://www.ismp.org/Newsletters/>

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

MedWatch E-list (FDA): <http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/elist.htm>

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/>

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

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___Toc200452383 .anchor}

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

Blogs for Hospital Librarians: <http://mla-hls.wikispaces.com/Blogs>

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/>

JKF Journal (Josie King Foundation): <http://www.josieking.org/blog/>

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

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

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

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

Spotlight on Prevention (Arrowsight Medical):
<http://www.patientsafetyfocus.com/>

Weblogs - Medical Librarianship: <http://liswiki.org/wiki/Medlib_Blogs>

[Consumer Reading Lists]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452384
.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___Toc200452385 .anchor}

American Society of Medication Safety Officers - ASMSO:
<http://www.asmso.org/Membership.htm>

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

Forums (LifeWings - for profit):
<http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/mb/saferpatients>

Health Literacy Discussion List:
<http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/healthliteracy>

JKF Forum (Josie King): <http://www.josieking.org/page.cfm?pageID=36>

\* 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/>

\* WikiHealthCare^TM^ (Joint Commission):
<http://wikihealthcare.jointcommission.org/>

[Podcasts/Audio Conferences]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452386
.anchor}

Audio and Web Conferences (ECRI): <http://www.ecri.org/> (under
*Conferences & Training*)

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

Audio-Digest Foundation: <http://www.audio-digest.org/>

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

Free Audio (IHI): <http://www.ihi.org/IHI/AudioandVideo.htm>

\* 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___Toc200452387
.anchor}

Free Video (IHI): <http://www.ihi.org/IHI/AudioandVideo.htm>

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

Josie King Story DVD: <http://www.josieking.org/page.cfm?pageID=23>

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/shop/category.aspx?catid=3>

Videos (HCPro): <http://www.hcmarketplace.com/listings-M1_QPS.html>

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

[Recognition and Award
Programs]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452388 .anchor}

5 Million Lives Campaign (IHI):
<http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/Campaign/>

Award for Excellence in Medication-Use Safety (ASHP Foundation):
<http://www.ashpfoundation.org/MainMenuCategories/Awards.aspx>

Baldrige National Quality Program (NIST): <http://www.quality.nist.gov/>

Center for Patient Safety Awards (HIS):
<http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/ihs/program-centers/cps/Awards.html>

Cheers Award (ISMP): <http://www.ismp.org/Cheers/>

> Ernest Amory Codman Award (Joint Commission):
> <http://www.jointcommissioncodman.org/>
>
> Franklin Award of Distinction (ACMA/Joint Commission):
> <http://www.acmaweb.org/section.asp?sID=20>
>
> Health Quality Awards (NCQA): <http://www.ncqa.org/>
>
> John M. Eisenberg Award for Patient Safety and Quality (Joint
> Commission):
> <http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/EisenbergAward/>

Josie King Grant for Nursing Innovation in Patient Safety:
<http://www.josieking.org/page.cfm?pageID=21>

Magnet Recognition Program (ANCC):
<http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Magnet.aspx>

> NQF National Quality Healthcare Award (NQF):
> <http://www.qualityforum.org/awards/08-quality-award.asp>
>
> Patient Safety Leader Award, Pete Conrad Patient Safety Excellence
> Award (TMIT): <http://www.safetyleaders.org/>
>
> Patient Safety Leader Award and Scholarship (TMIT):
> <http://www.tmit1.org/content_pagePIF.jsp?ID=3927>
>
> PSRS Annual Awards (VA):
> <http://psrs.arc.nasa.gov/web_docs/Feedback_v4_4.pdf>
>
> Quest for Quality Prize (AHA-McKesson):
> <http://www.aha.org/aha/news-center/awards/quest-for-quality/>
>
> Socius Award, Chairman's Medal, Stand Up for Patient Safety Management
> Award (NPSF): <http://www.npsf.org/>
>
> Stuart Fleming Patient Safety Award, Emergency Medicine Patient Safety
> Research Fellowship (EMPSF): <http://www.empsf.org/>

**Patient Safety Events Reporting** []{#__RefHeading___Toc200452389
.anchor}

[Web Sites]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452390 .anchor} [(also
under *Departments of Health*)]{.underline}

Anesthesia Awareness Registry (University of Washington):
<http://www.awaredb.org/>

Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database - MAUDE (FDA):
<http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfMAUDE/search.CFM>

Medical Device Safety Reports - MDSR (ECRI): <http://www.mdsr.ecri.org/>

Medical Event Reporting System for Transfusion Medicine - MERS-TM:
<http://www.mers-tm.net/>

> Medication Errors Reporting Program - MERP (USP-ISMP):
> <https://www.ismp.org/orderForms/reporterrortoISMP.asp>

Medication Errors Reporting Program (USP):
<http://www.usp.org/hqi/patientSafety/mer/>

> MedWatch - FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program:
> <http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/>
>
> National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators - NDNQI:
> <http://www.nursingquality.org/>

National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System -NNIS (CDC):
<http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/nnis.html>

National Reporting and Learning Service (NPSA):
<http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/>

Nightingale (VON): <https://nightingale.vtoxford.org/>

OB Safety Reporting System (STORC): <https://www.obsafety.org/>

Patient Safety Reporting System - PSRS (NCPS-VA):
<http://www.psrs.arc.nasa.gov/>

> Report a complaint about a Health Care Organization (Joint
> Commission): <http://www.jointcommission.org/GeneralPublic/Complaint/>

Sentinel Event Statistics (Joint Commission):
<http://www.jointcommission.org/SentinelEvents/Statistics/>

USP MedMarx: <https://www.medmarx.com/> , info:
<http://www.usp.org/hqi/patientSafety/medmarx/>

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System - VAERS (FDA):
<http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaers/vaers.htm>

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: <http://cpsc.gov/>

[Additional Informational
Databases]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452391 .anchor}

> H-CUPnet - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (AHRQ):
> <http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/>

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

MedSun - Medical Product Safety Network: <http://www.medsun.net/>

**Patient Safety Education**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452392 .anchor}

[Patient Safety Oriented
Conferences:]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452393 .anchor}

Conference calendar (PSQH): <http://www.psqh.com/calendar.html>

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

Conferences & Seminars (IHI):
<http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/ConferencesAndSeminars/>

Health Care Quality Conference: (ABQAURP): <http://www.abqaurp.org/>

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting:
<http://www.hfes.org/>

Leadership Summit (AHA):
<http://www.healthforum.com/healthforum/html/conferences/>

NPSF Conferences, Seminars and Other Events (NPSF):
<http://www.npsf.org/npsfac/o/>

World Health Care Congress (World Congress): <http://worldcongress.com/>

[Websites Including Online
Resources]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452394 .anchor}

> CE Articles and Online Exam (NAHQ):
> <http://www.nahq.org/journal/ce/ce-list.html>
>
> Center for Education and Research in Patient Safety - CERPS (DoD):
> <http://dodpatientsafety.usuhs.mil/>

CMElectures.org (Graduate Education Foundation):
<http://www.cmelectures.org/>

> Continuing Education for Healthcare Professionals CE Contact Hours
> (Concept Media): <http://www.conceptmedia.com/CECentral.aspx>
>
> Drug Review and Related Activities in the United States (CDERLearn
> Educational Tutorial): <http://www.connectlive.com/events/drugdev/> -
> FREE
>
> *Ensouring Safety in the Use of Contrast Media Agents* (ASHP):
> <http://esymposia.ashp.org/collaboration/> - FREE

*Get Magnetized: Magnet Recognition, Libraries, and Excellence* (Medical
Library Association):
[http://nahrs.library.kent.edu/archives/annmtg/2006mtg/2006Magnet%20Program.html](http://nahrs.library.kent.edu/archives/annmtg/2006mtg/2006Magnet Program.html)

*Improving Patient Safety in Hospitals: Turning Ideas into Action* (U of
MI Health System): <http://www.med.umich.edu/patientsafetytoolkit/> -
FREE

MedEdPortal (AAMC): <http://www.aamc.org/mededportal/> - FREE

Medical Risk Management (Med*Risk*): <http://medrisk.com/>

Medscape CME/CE (WebMD): <http://cme.medscape.com/> (free registration
required)

Nurses Learning Network: <http://www.nurseslearning.com/>

Online Continuing Education (ABQAURP):
<http://www.abqaurp.org/course.asp>

On-Line Learning (HCPro): <http://www.hcmarketplace.com/> (under
*Quality/Patient Safety*)

Online Continuing Education (Massachusetts Medical Society):
<http://www.massmed.org/> (under *Continuing Education*)

Online CME (AAOS): <http://www5.aaos.org/OKO/cme/online.cfm>

Patient Safety Curriculum (AAOS):
<http://www3.aaos.org/member/safety/pscurriculum.cfm>

> Patient Safety Curriculum (Wisconsin State Medical Association):
> <http://www.wsma.org/medical_professionalism/patient-safety-curriculum.cfm> -
> FREE

*Patient Safety Improvement Program* (ABMS):
<http://www.abms.org/Products_and_Publications/Performance_Improvement/PSIP.aspx>

> *Patient Safety: The Other Side of the Quality Equation* (ACP):
> <http://www.acponline.org/running_practice/patient_care/safety/modules.htm> -
> FREE
>
> *Patient Safety - Quality Improvement* (Duke University Medical
> Center): <http://patientsafetyed.duhs.duke.edu/> - FREE

PedsEdcuation.org (Nemours):
<http://www.pedseducation.org/online_education/>

*Public Meeting on Improving Patient Safety by Enhancing the Container
Labeling for Parenteral Infusion Drug Products* (CDER-FDA):
<http://www.fda.gov/CDER/meeting/parenteral_labeling.htm> - FREE

*Train for Patient Safety* (Train for Compliance):
<http://www.trainforpatientsafety.com/>

Sullivan Group: <https://www.thesullivangroup.com/>

> *Testosterone Update: Optimizing Patient Safety in the Management of
> Hypogonadism* (AACE): <http://www.testosteroneupdate.org/AACE/> - FREE

Trinity Healthforce Learning (TWL Knowledge Group):
<http://www.twlk.com/healthcare/>

Virtual Lecture Hall (Medical Directions): <http://www.vlh.com/>

[Selected Patient Safety Certificate and Masters
Programs]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452395 .anchor}

> Health Care Quality Management (HCQM) - 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 Leadership - MS degree; Patient Safety, Error Science
> and Full Disclosure - Graduate Certificate: (UI Global Campus):
> <http://global.uillinois.edu/programs/patient-safety/>
>
> Trainee Certification (AHRQ):
> <http://www.webmm.ahrq.gov/cmeAbout.aspx#3>

[Additional Patient Safety Programs and Educational
Resources]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452396 .anchor}

CMEInfo.com: <http://www.cmeinfo.com/>

CMEOnly.com: <http://www.cmeonly.com/>

CMEweb.com (Thomson's AHC Media): <http://www.cmeweb.com/>

Continuing Education (AHRQ): <http://www.webmm.ahrq.gov/cmeLogin.aspx>

Continuing Medical Education for Physicians and Other Health
Professionals (HMS): <http://www.cme.hms.harvard.edu/>

Educational Programs (ISMP): <http://www.ismp.org/educational/>

Educational Symposia: <http://www.edusymp.com/>

FreeCME.com (Thomson's AHC Media) <http://www.freecme.com/> - FREE

*Executive Fellowship in Patient Safety* (VCU):
<http://www.had.vcu.edu/williamson/safety.html>

Institute for Healthcare Communication - IHC:
<http://www.healthcarecomm.org/>

> *Medical Simulation* (Center for Medical Simulation/HMS):
> <http://www.harvardmedsim.org/>

Medscape from WebMD: <http://www.medscape.com/welcome/cme> (free
registration required)

> Office of Continuing Medical Information (Johns Hopkins Medicine):
> <http://www.hopkinscme.net/>

Online Continuing Medical Education (Bernard Sklar):
<http://cmelist.com/list.htm>

*Patient Safety Curriculum* (ASHRM):
<http://www.ashrm.org/ashrm/education/PatSafCurriculum.html>

*Patient Safety Improvement Corps* - PSIC (AHRQ):
<http://www.ahrq.gov/about/psimpcorps.htm>

*Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship* (HRET):
<http://www.hret.org/hret/about/pslf.html>

Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute - RM&PSI:
<http://www.rmpsi.com/>

**NLM-Specific Resources**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452397 .anchor}

[General]{.underline}

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

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

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]{.underline}

Dietary Supplements Labels Database:
<http://dietarysupplements.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]{.underline}

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

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

[Alert services]{.underline}

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

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

**Patient Safety Agency/Organization and Organizations with a Patient
Safety Component**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452398 .anchor}

(non-profit or government, unless otherwise noted; not including
state-only organizations)

AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) - <http://www.aarp.org/>

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQ:
<http://www.ahrq.gov/> with <http://psnet.ahrq.gov/>

Alliance for Human Research Protection - AHRP: <http://www.ahrp.org/>

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - AAOS: <http://www.aaos.org/>

American Association of Medical Colleges - AAMC: <http://www.aamc.org/>

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists - AANA:
<http://www.aana.com/> with <http://www.anesthesiapatientsafety.com/>

American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians -
ABQAURP: <http://www.abqaurp.org/>

American College of Physicians - ACP: <http://www.acponline.org/>

American Health Quality Association - AHQA: <http://www.ahqa.org/>

American Health Information Management Association - AHIMA:
<http://www.ahima.org/>

American Iatrogenic Association - AIA: <http://www.iatrogenic.org/>

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

American Nurses Association - ANA: <http://www.ana.org/> with NDNQI
<http://nursingworld.org/quality/>

American Pharmacists Association - APhA: <http://www.pharmacist.com/>

American Organization of Nurse Executives - AONE: <http://www.aone.org/>

American Society for Quality - ASQ (for profit): <http://www.asq.org/>
(Six Sigma program)

American Society of Medication Safety Officers - ASMSO:
<http://www.asmso.org/>

Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation - APSF: <http://www.apsf.org/>

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology -
APIC: <http://www.apic.org/>

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses - AORN:
<http://www.aorn.org/> with <http://www.patientsafetyfirst.org/>

Association Society of Health-System Pharmacists - ASHP:
<http://www.ashp.org/> with <http://www.safemedication.com/>

Bridges to Excellence (coalition): <http://www.bridgestoexcellence.org/>

Carter Center: <http://www.cartercenter.org/>

Center for Drug Safety: <http://www.centerfordrugsafety.org/>

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

Consumers Union: <http://www.consumersunion.org/>

CRICO/RMF - Risk Management Foundation (for profit):
<http://www.rmf.harvard.edu/>

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - DFCI: <http://www.dfci.org/>

ECRI (for profit): <http://www.ecri.org/> with
<http://www.mdsr.ecri.org/>

Food and Drug Administration - FDA: <http://www.fda.gov/>

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society - HIMSS:
<http://www.himss.org/>

Healthcare Leadership Council - HLC: <http://www.hlc.org/>

Human Simulation and Patient Safety Center, Duke University:
<http://simcenter.duhs.duke.edu/>

Institute for Family‑Centered Care: <http://www.familycenteredcare.org/>

Institute for Healthcare Improvement - IHI: <http://www.ihi.org/>

Institute of Medicine - IOM: <http://www.iom.edu/>

Institute for Safe Medication Practices - ISMP: <http://www.ismp.org/>

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

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

Kaiser Family Foundation (for profit): <http://www.kaisernetwork.org/>

Kenneth B. Schwartz Center: <http://www.theschwartzcenter.org/>

The Leapfrog Group: <http://www.leapfroggroup.org/>

Life Wings (for profit): <http://www.saferpatients.com/>

Medically Induced Trauma Support Services - MITSS:
<http://www.mitss.org/>

MedQIC - Medical Quality Improvement Community: <http://www.medqic.org/>

National Academy for State Health Policy - NASHP:
<http://www.nashp.org/>

National Association for Healthcare Quality - NAHQ:
<http://www.nahq.org/>

National Business Coalition on Health - NBCH: <http://www.nbch.org/>

National Center for Patient Safety - NCPS (VA):
<http://www.patientsafety.gov/>

National Committee for Quality Assurance - NCQA: <http://www.ncqa.org/>

National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and
Prevention - NCC-MERP: <http://www.nccmerp.org/>

National Council on Patient Information and Education - NCPIE:
<http://www.talkaboutrx.org/>

National Initiative for Children\'s Healthcare Quality - NICHQ:
<http://www.nichq.org/>

National Patient Safety Foundation - NPSF: <http://www.npsf.org/>

National Safety Council - NSC: <http://www.nsc.org/>

National Quality Forum - NQF: <http://www.qualityforum.org/>

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

Patient Safety Education Project - PSEP^TM^:
<http://www.patientsafetyeducationproject.org/>

Patient Safety Group: <https://www.patientsafetygroup.org/>

Premier: Safety Institute (for profit): <http://www.premierinc.com/>

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

RM&PSI - Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute:
<http://www.rmpsi.com/>

Smile Train: <http://www.smiletrain.org/>

Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy - SHCA (AHA):
<http://www.shca-aha.org/>

STORC OB Safety Initiative: <http://www.storc.org/>

SEIPS - Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (UW-Madison):
<http://www2.fpm.wisc.edu/seips/>

Voice4Patients.com: <http://www.voice4patients.com/>

University HealthSystem Consortium (for profit): <http://www.uhc.edu/>

USP - United States Pharmacopeial Convention (for profit):
<http://www.usp.org/>

World Congress: <http://worldcongress.com/>

WHO Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety Solutions:
<http://www.ccforpatientsafety.org/>

[Additional Government
Agencies]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452399 .anchor}

> Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - CBR (FDA):
> <http://www.fda.gov/cber/>
>
> Center for Drug Evaluation & Research - CDER (FDA):
> <http://www.fda.gov/cder/> (with Drug Safety Initiative and consumer
> education information)
>
> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC:
> <http://www.cdc.gov/>

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - CMS:
<http://www.cms.hhs.gov/>

Department of Health and Human Services - HHS: <http://www.hhs.gov/>

Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion - DHQP (CDC):
<http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/>

> Library of Congress Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet:
> <http://thomas.loc.gov/>
>
> Medicare: <http://www.medicare.gov/> (The Official U.S. Government
> Site for People with Medicare)

National Academies Press - NAP: <http://www.nap.edu/>

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC): <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/>

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics - NCVHS:
<http://ncvhs.hhs.gov/>

National Institutes of Health - NIH: <http://www.nih.gov/>

> National Library of Medicine - NLM: <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/>
>
> Patient Safety Program (DoD): <http://dodpatientsafety.usuhs.mil/>
> including: Patient Safety Center - PSC, Center for Education and
> Research in Patient Safety - CERPS and the Healthcare Team
> Coordination Program - HCTCP

[Agencies with Patient Safety Grants and Other
Funding]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452400 .anchor}

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQ:
<http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/>

Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation - APSF:
<http://www.apsf.org/grants/>

Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation - EMPSF:
<http://www.empsf.org/>

Commonwealth Fund: <http://www.cmwf.org/programsgrants/>

Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health - NIH:
<http://grants.nih.gov/>

National Institute of Nursing Research:
<http://www.ninr.nih.gov/ResearchAndFunding/>

National Patient Safety Foundation - NPSF: <http://www.nsf.gov/funding/>

National Science Foundation - NSF:
<http://www.nsf.gov/funding/research_edu_community.jsp>

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: <http://www.rwjf.org/grants/>

US Department of Health and Human Services: <http://www.hhs.gov/grants/>

[International Agencies]{.underline}[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452401
.anchor}

> Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care:
> <http://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/>
>
> (Western) Australian Council of Safety and Quality of Health Care:
> <http://www.wacsqhc.health.wa.gov.au/>

Australian Health Insite: <http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/>

Australian Patient Safety Foundation - APSF: <http://www.apsf.net.au/>

Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovation - ARCHI:
<http://www.archi.net.au/>

Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration: <http://www.tga.gov.au/>

> Canadian Current Patient Safety Initiatives in Canada (Health Canada):
> <http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/qual/patient_securit/init_e.html>

Canadian Institute for Safe Medication Practices - ISMP:
<http://www.ismp-canada.org/>

Canadian Patient Safety Institute - CPSI/ICSP:
<http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/>

> Canadian Patient Safety Support Service (Ontario Hospital
> Association): <http://www.oha.com/> (under *Programs*)

Canadian Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety: <http://mbips.ca/wp/>

> Danish Society for Patient Safety - Dansk Selskab for
> Patientsikkerhed: <http://www.patientsikkerhed.dk/>
>
> European Medicines Agency: <http://www.emea.europa.eu/>
>
> International Alliance of Patients\' Organizations - IAPO:
> <http://www.patientsorganizations.org/>
>
> International Society for Quality in Health Care - ISQua:
> <http://www.isqua.org.au/>

Irish Patients\' Association: <http://www.irishpatients.ie/>

Japan Council for Quality Health Care: <http://jcqhc.or.jp/>

> Switzerland Patient Safety Foundation - Stiftung für
> Patientensicherheit: <http://www.patientensicherheit.ch/>

Sweden Socialstryelsen: <http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/Patientsakerhet/>

UK Clinical Safety Research Unit - CSRU: <http://www.csru.org.uk/>

UK HealthSpace: <https://www.healthspace.nhs.uk/>

UK National Patient Safety Agency -- NPSA (NHS):
<http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/>

UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence -- NICE (NHS):
<http://www.nice.org.uk/>

UK NHS Litigation Authority -- NHSLA (NHS): <http://www.nhsla.com/>

UK Safer Healthcare (NHS): <http://www.saferhealthcare.org.uk/>

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

**Additional Selected Quality of Care and Evidence Based Medicine
Sites**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452402 .anchor}

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine - CEMB (UK with international links):
<http://www.cebm.net/>

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination - CRD (University of York, UK):
<http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/>

ClinicalTrials.gov (NLM): <http://clinicaltrials.gov/>

Cochrane Collaboration: <http://www.cochrane.org/>

Consumer Health Information Corporation:
<http://www.consumer-health.com/>

EBM Page Generator (Dartmouth College and Yale University):
<http://www.ebmpyramid.org/>

EBM Librarian (wiki): <http://ebmlibrarian.wetpaint.com/>

Evidence-Based Behavioral Practice - EBBP (Northwestern University):
<http://www.ebbp.org/>

*Evidence Based Library and Information Practice* Quarterly Journal of
the University of Alberta Learning Services:
<http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/>

Evidence-Based Knowledge Portal (Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Annette and Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library):
<http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/biolib/ebmportal/>

Evidence-Based Medicine (University of Massachusetts Medical School):
<http://library.umassmed.edu/EBM/>

Evidence-Based Medicine - EMB (Duke University Medical Center Library):
<http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/subject/ebm/>

Evidence-Based Medicine: Finding the Best Clinical Literature
(University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences
Peoria): <http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhsp/resources/ebm.shtml>

Evidence-Based Medicine Resource Center (NY): <http://www.ebmny.org/>

Health Policies (OECD): <http://www.oecd.org/els/health>

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems -
HCAHPS: <http://www.hcahpsonline.org/>

International Clinical Trials Registry Platform - ICTRP (WHO):
<http://www.who.int/ictrp/en/>

National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators - NDNQI:
<http://www.nursingquality.org/>

National Center for Health Care Statistics - NCNQ (CDC):
<http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/>

National Coalition on Health Care - NCHC: <http://www.nchc.org/>

National Guideline Clearinghouse (AHRQ): <http://www.guidelines.gov/>

National Initiative for Children\'s Healthcare Quality - NICHQ:
<http://www.nichq.org/>

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse - NQMC:
<http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/>

PLoS Hub: Clinical Trials (peer-reviewed venue for clinical trials
results): <http://clinicaltrials.plosjournals.org/>

Quality Indicators - QIs (AHRQ):
<http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/>

Quality Indicator Project (for profit): <http://www.qiproject.org/>

Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force - QuIC:
<http://www.quic.gov/>

Remaking American Medicine - Healthcare for the 21st Century:
<http://ramcampaign.org/>

Standards Improvement Initiative (Joint Commission):
<http://www.jointcommission.org/Standards/SII/>

**Selected Health Literacy and Patient Education
Sites**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452403 .anchor}

Ask ME 3 (NPSF): <http://www.askme3.org/>

Building a Health Literacy Curriculum (University of Virginia Health
System): <http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/som-hlc/>

Clear Communication: an NIH Health Literacy Initiative (NIH):
<http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/ocpl/resources/clearcommunication/>

Health Communication (PHPartners):
<http://phpartners.org/hp/health_comm.html>

Health Information Literacy (MLA):
<http://www.mlanet.org/resources/healthlit/healthlit_resources.html>

Health Information Translations:
<http://www.healthinfotranslations.com/>

Health Literacy (IOM): <http://www.iom.edu/?id=3827>

Health Literacy (NNLM): <http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/hlthlit.html>

Health Literacy Discussion List (NIL):
<http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/healthliteracy>

Health Literacy: Free On-Line Training (HRSA):
<http://www.hrsa.gov/healthliteracy/training.htm>

Health Literacy News (AMA):
<http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/9931.html>

Health Literacy Portal (CPHA): <http://www.nlhp.cpha.ca/>

Health Literacy Solutions (ACP Foundation):
<http://foundation.acponline.org/>

Health Literacy Studies (Harvard School of Public Health):
<http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthliteracy/>

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

Health & Literacy Special Collection (World Education):
<http://www.healthliteracy.worlded.org/>

Healthy People Library Project: <http://healthlit.org/>

Healthy Roads Media: <http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/>

*How to Write Easy-to-Read Health Materials* (NLM):
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/etr.html>

Improving Health Literacy to Protect Patient Safety (Joint Commission):
<http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/PressKits/Health_Literacy/>

National Institute for Literacy -- NIL: <http://www.nifl.gov/>

Patient Education Library (Hamilton Health Sciences):
<http://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/PEDL/>

Partnership for Clear Health Communication - PCHC:
<http://www.p4chc.org/>

Patient Education Materials - Creating (University of Minnesota):
<http://www.biomed.lib.umn.edu/help/guides/patiented>

Plain Language.gov: Improving Communication from the Government to the
Public (FAA): <http://www.plainlanguage.gov/>

Plain Language Association International - PLAIN:
<http://plainlanguagenetwork.org/>

Think Cultural Health (OMH): <http://www.thinkculturalhealth.org/>

**Abbreviations**[]{#__RefHeading___Toc200452404 .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

NIL - National Institute for Literacy

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___Toc200452405 .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 Environmen: 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://www.fdhc.state.fl.us/mchq/Health_Facility_Regulation/Risk/RiskMgmt.shtml>

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 Hospital Association - FHA:
<http://www.fha.org/KeyIssue.html?PGID=6>

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

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 - DCCA:
<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 - IPSO:
<http://www.chicagopatientsafety.org/CPSF_initiatives/IL_PSO.htm>

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

Indiana Medical Error Reporting System - MERS:
<http://www.in.gov/isdh/23433.htm>

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/>

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.ohio.gov/>

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

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

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: <http://www.dvhc.org/>

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.communityofcompetence.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/hsqa/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/>

**United States National Regulatory and Related
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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: Docfinder 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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