Fact Sheet/FAQs Safety as You Go from Hospital to Home. Citation Text: National Patient Safety Foundation; NPSF Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL March 6, 2005 National Patient Safety Foundation; NPSF A review of steps for patients to make their transition home as safe as possible. Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: National Patient Safety Foundation; NPSF Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Role of the Patient Advocate. March 6, 2005 Preventing Infections in the Hospital—What You As a Patient Can Do. March 27, 2005 The National Patient Safety Foundation Research Program. March 27, 2005 Pharmacy Safety and Service—What You Should Expect. March 6, 2005 National Patient Safety Foundation. March 27, 2005 Transforming Health Care: A Compendium of Reports From the National Patient Safety Foundation's Lucian Leape Institute. 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Transforming Health Care: A Compendium of Reports From the National Patient Safety Foundation's Lucian Leape Institute. June 1, 2016
Free From Harm: Accelerating Patient Safety Improvement Fifteen Years After To Err Is Human. December 16, 2015
Call to Action: Preventable Health Care Harm Is a Public Health Crisis and Patient Safety Requires a Coordinated Public Health Response. March 22, 2017
Optimizing a Business Case for Safe Health Care: An Integrated Approach to Safety and Finance. July 12, 2017
Being open: communicating patient safety incidents with patients and their carers. September 28, 2005
Information Design for Patient Safety: A Guide to the Graphic Design of Medication Packaging. 2nd edition. November 23, 2007
Mix-up (wrong route of administration) of bladder irrigation with intravenous (IV) infusions. May 3, 2006
Opioid-Induced Ventilatory Impairment (OIVI): Time for Change in the Monitoring Strategy for Postoperative PCA Patients. March 19, 2014
Safe intrahospital transport of the non-ICU patient using standardized handoff communication. April 15, 2009
Supplementary Advisory: Results of the PA-PSRS Workgroup on Pharmacy Computer System Safety. June 13, 2007
Canadian Patient Safety Institute announces recipients of first research funding competition. December 21, 2005
Patient Safety Innovations Remote Response Team and Customized Alert Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis May 31, 2023
Patient Safety Innovations Enhancing Support for Patients’ Social Needs to Reduce Hospital Readmissions and Improve Health Outcomes March 29, 2023
Selected medication safety risks to manage in 2016 that might otherwise fall off the radar screen—part 1 and part 2. February 24, 2016
Effects of an educational patient safety campaign on patients' safety behaviours and adverse events. March 7, 2012
Patients' attitudes towards patient involvement in safety interventions: results of two exploratory studies. February 1, 2012
Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care: A Roadmap for Hospitals. August 25, 2010