General Resources AHRQ PS Net Patient Safety Network AHRQ WebM&M Includes monthly expert analysis of medical errors American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program American College of Surgeons: Partners in Care American Hospital Association Quality and Patient Safety American Society of Anesthesiologists AnesthesiaPatientSafety A sister website to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists site Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Australian Patient Safety Foundation ECRI Institute Patient Safety, Quality and Risk Management HealthGrades Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study [pdf] Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Minnesota organization for quality improvement Institute for Healthcare Improvement IHI's 100,000 Lives Campaign Institute of Medicine IOM statistics on medical errors are very frequently cited. Read or order IOM reports. Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety Joint Commission Patient Safety The Leapfrog Group Medical Library Association Health Literacy Resources National Patient Safety Foundation National Quality Forum The Patient Safety Group Patient Safety Institute Premier Safety Institute Safest in America Minnesota collaborative working to improve patient safety SafetyNet:  Lessons Learned from Close Calls in the OR Thank You to the Industry Partners who supported this Patient Safety  Supplement with an education grant to the AORN Foundation. AORN Journal Supplement, July 2006 Surgical Care Improvement Project US Pharmacopeia Medication Safety  VA National Center for Patient Safety wrong-side.org	Government Affair Resources Government Resources For a List Federal Government Patient Safety Resources [pdf] click here  For a List of State Government Patient Safety Resources [pdf] click here Presentations and Articles For a Powerpoint Presentation on the Legal Aspects of Patient Safety [pdf] click here  Other Patient Safety Policy Resources National Academy for State Health Policy:  http://www.nasph.org The National Academy for State Health Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to helping states achieve excellence in health policy and practice.   NASHP is at the forefront of examining how states monitor and respond to quality and patient safety issues. http://www.nashp.org/_catdisp_page.cfm?LID=...8925  Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC) is a multi-disciplinary voluntary international organization that seeks to drive public policy to grow and protect the infection prevention and control profession.  To see a current list of State Mandated Healthcare-Associated Infection Reporting Programs, use the following link:  http://www.apic.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ GovernmentAdvocacy/ MandatoryReporting/state_legislation/state_legislation.htm
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