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You are here: Home > Safety > Patient Safety Alliance for Human Research Protection National network to advance responsible and ethical medical research practices and empowers patients with information they need to make informed research choices. http://www.ahrp.org/ American Iatrogenic Association Focuses on the study and reporting of medical errors that lead to disease and death. http://www.iatrogenic.org/ Australian Patient Safety Foundation Provides leadership in the reduction of harm to patients in all health care environments and incident reporting and monitoring systems. http://www.apsf.net.au/ Colorado Patient Safety Coalition Home page for coalition of healthcare professionals and organizations formed to promote patient safety in Colorado. http://www.coloradopatientsafety.org Global Med-ID System Provides a medical information system with immediate worldwide compatibility. http://www.globalmed-id.com HCA Patient Safety Describes this US hospital chain's medication and patient safety practices, and provides general information about the subject. http://www.HCAPatientSafety.org Institute For Safe Medication Practices Provides information about adverse drug events and their prevention to healthcare practitioners and institutions, regulatory agencies, professional organizations and the pharmaceutical industry. http://www.ismp.org/ Institute for Self-Directed Care Promotes clinical research, consumer education and advocacy for self-directed, patient-centered health care; site includes consulting services and links to relevant resources. http://www.selfdirectedcare.org/ IPRO Quality Improvement Organization Assesses quality of health care for federal and state agencies, providers, managed care organizations, commercial insurers, Fortune 500 companies, business coalitions and unions. http://www.ipro.org/ Maryland Patient Safety Supports regional patient safety initiatives by encouraging collaborative efforts, disseminating current knowledge relating to patient safety, and developing a formal structure for activities. http://www.marylandpatientsafety.org/ Medicharms Offers alternative medical identification items; products include a variety of character, sports-related and other pendants with the medical information on the back. http://www.medicharms.com/ MediSL Offers consolidated medical information, allergies and prescription drugs for health care providers. http://www.emerald-group.net/ Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety Promotes patient safety by encouraging collaboration between participants of the Minnesota health care system. http://www.mnpatientsafety.org/ National Patient Safety Foundation Information, research, and resources on professional, consumer, and systems issues related to patient safety. http://www.npsf.org/ National Quality Forum Promotes change through development and implementation of a national strategy for health care quality measurement and reporting. http://www.qualityforum.org/ p4ps-Partnership for Patient Safety A patient-centered intitiative to advance the reliability of healthcare systems worldwide. http://www.p4ps.org/ Partnership for Human Research Protection Provides accreditation to protect the safety and rights of participants in clinical trials and research programs in public and private hospitals, academic medical centers, and other research facilities in the United States and abroad. http://www.phrp.org/ Patient Safety Center of Inquiry Supports clinicians in providing safe patient care by designing and testing clinical innovations, technological solutions, and patient safety improvement systems. http://www.patientsafetycenter.com/ Patient Safety First Assists perioperative nurses, managers and practitioners in providing safe patient care. http://www.patientsafetyfirst.org/ Patient Safety Institute Provides real-time, secure, patient-centric clinical information in five areas critical for delivering quality care: diagnoses, laboratory results, medications, allergies and immunizations. http://www.ptsafety.org/ Patient Safety Reporting System A voluntary, confidential, non-punitive program available to all VA employees for the reporting of events and concerns related to patient safety. http://psrs.arc.nasa.gov/ Patient Safety: Let's Get Practical Conference home page for the patient safety / errors in health care conference series presented by the National Patient Safety Foundation, Annenberg Center for Health Sciences, and other medical and health care organizations, government agencies, and corporations. http://www.mederrors.org/ Patient Updates Provides a free, convenient and reliable way to keep friends and family updated on the condition of a hospitalized loved one. http://www.patientupdates.org/ Premier Inc. Provides consulting services and information resources to help hospitals and health sytems improve clinical effectiveness and operational performance. http://www.premierinc.com/ Rightfield Solutions Provides multimedia, interactive, informational programs for the healthcare industry; services enhance patient safety, improve clinical care, and reduce risk exposure. http://www.rightfield.net/ RN+ Systems Offers a variety of wireless monitoring systems to assist healthcare organizations improve patient safety, prevent falls, and reduce reliance upon restraints; site includes training and education resources. http://www.rnplus.com/ The Leapfrog Group Promotes improvements in the safety of health care by giving consumers data to make more informed hospital choices. Includes hospital survey results, patient safety research, and links to related sites. http://www.leapfroggroup.org/ VA National Center for Patient Safety Patient Safety: medical error, medication error, medical equipment failure, root cause analysis, human factors, usability, physician error, pharmacy error, nursing error, iatrogenesis, failure mode analysis http://www.patientsafety.gov/ Virginians Improving Patient Care and Safety: Advancing Patient Safety in Virginia VIPC&S supports systematic efforts to continuously improve quality of care and patient safety. http://www.vipcs.org/ Voice4Patients.Com Provides information to educate patients and consumers on the health care process, including links to research and support resources. http://www.voice4patients.com Wrong Diagnosis Provides information on misdiagnosis of more than 1200 diseases and 300 symptoms; includes data on risk factors and links to additional resources. http://wrongdiagnosis.com/ Home  |  About Us  |  Contact Us |  Disclaimer  |  Link to Us  |  Privacy Policy |  Submit Site Information on this web site is provided for fitness, personal health, mental health, home health care, mental health, counseling and therapy, reproductive health, health care management, weight loss and useful information. 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