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Patient Safety Huddle.
VA National Center for Patient Safety.
The Department of Veterans Affairs consistently contributes to innovation and improvement efforts in patient safety. This podcast series offers short interviews with experts in the field that explore topics such as the VA National Center for Patient Safety leadership development program and a checklist for use in mental health facilities.
Web Resource > Government Resource
National Healthcare Safety Network.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health care–associated infection is a persistent patient safety problem. This website provides resources related to a national health care–associated infection and blood safety error monitoring program that allows organizations to identify areas of weakness and track the impact of improvements.
Web Resource > Multi-use Website
Medication Without Harm: WHO's Third Global Patient Safety Challenge.
Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Association.
Adverse drug events are likely the most common source of preventable harm in both hospitalized and ambulatory patients. This website provides information about a worldwide effort to improve medication safety by examining elements of medication prescription, distribution, and use that are vulnerable. The campaign will highlight best practices to address these weaknesses.
Book/Report
CMPA Good Practices Guide.
Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Medical Protective Association; 2016.
Key patient safety topics include human factors, teamwork, adverse events, communication, professionalism, and risk management. This website provides resources regarding patient safety concepts, strategies for addressing risks, and guidance for faculty using the material.
Web Resource > Multi-use Website
Duke Patient Safety Center.
Duke University Health System.
This website provides resources to help individuals, hospitals, outpatient practices, and others improve quality and patient safety. The materials include information on collaborative projects led by the Duke Patient Safety Center and educational opportunities. Current areas of emphasis include building resilience and joy in practice. A past PSNet interview with the director of the Patient Safety Center for the Duke University Health System discussed the importance of resilience.
Web Resource > Multi-use Website
Radiotherapy Incident Reporting and Analysis System.
Center for Assessment of Radiological Sciences.
Patient Safety Organizations enable robust data collection and analysis to support learning from medical error. This website of a Patient Safety Organization dedicated to radiation safety improvement offers a mechanism for voluntary reporting of radiation oncology incident data, a searchable database, and related publications.
Web Resource > Multi-use Website
Rory Staunton Foundation for Sepsis Prevention.
135 West 50th Street, Eurotech Suite, 5th Floor, New York, NY.
Sepsis is a serious condition that can be rapidly fatal if it is not promptly diagnosed and treated. This foundation seeks to improve education and awareness of sepsis in the name of a pediatric patient who died when his sepsis was misdiagnosed in the emergency room.
Web Resource > Multi-use Website
Indiana Patient Safety Center.
Indiana Hospital Association.
Launched in 2006, the Indiana Patient Safety Center (IPSC) is dedicated to promoting safety culture and reliable systems of care in the state. This website provides resources related to IPSC educational activities and efforts to raise awareness of local and national safety initiatives, including the Hospital Engagement Network.
Web Resource > Multi-use Website
United for Patient Safety.
National Patient Safety Foundation.
Widespread education and engagement are critical to prevent patient harm. This website offers resources related to a yearlong campaign that provides opportunities for organizations, health care professionals, and consumers to discuss patient safety.
Audiovisual > Audiovisual Presentation
Health IT Webinar Series.
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and RTI International. December 2014–September 2015.
Health information technology (IT) is seen as an important facilitator of transparency in health care, despite problems associated with these systems. This series of 10 webinars highlighted topics and research associated with the goal of improving the use of health IT, a national plan for a new health IT infrastructure and how it would be implemented.
Web Resource > Course Material/Curriculum
TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Core Curriculum.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2015.
The TeamSTEPPS program was developed to support effective communication and teamwork in health care. This curriculum offers training for participants to implement TeamSTEPPS in their organizations. The course includes evidence reviews, trainer guidance, measurement tools, and a pocket guide for frontline staff.
Web Resource > Multi-use Website
Diagnostic Error in Medicine.
Committee on Diagnostic Errors in Medicine. Washington, DC: Institute of Medicine.
Diagnostic errors have been termed the next frontier in patient safety. This Web site highlights the work of a group committed to analyzing the problem in depth to determine evidence-based solutions. Materials created in conjunction with the project will be summarized here as work progresses.
Tools/Toolkit > Multi-use Website
Adverse Drug Events.
Hospital Engagement Network 2.0. Chicago, IL: Health Research & Educational Trust and American Hospital Association; 2017.
The Partnership for Patients initiative focuses on skill building, demonstration projects, and collaboratives to improve safety. This Web site provides resources related to this program to initiate, implement, and sustain strategies to prevent adverse drug events.
Special or Theme Issue
Addressing opioid misuse.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Health Care Innovations Exchange. March 12, 2014.
Web Resource > Multi-use Website
Patient Safety Resource Centre.
The Health Foundation.
This Web site offers resources to support safety improvement in the United Kingdom, including implementation guidelines and case studies.
Web Resource > Multi-use Website
ASHRM Patient Safety Portal.
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management.
This Web site provides access to educational resources for risk managers including articles, quizzes, and webinars covering a variety of patient safety topics.
Press Release/Announcement
MRI Safety Week.
MRI-Planning.com.
MRI Safety Week is held annually in July. This Web site includes information and resources that support magnetic resonance imaging safety.
Web Resource > Government Resource
Questions Are the Answer.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
This Web site provides resources such as public service announcements, videos, tools, and checklists for patients to help support their safe interaction with the health care system.
Web Resource > Course Material/Curriculum
Safe Foundations: Junior Doctors and Patient Safety.
National Patient Safety Agency.
This Web site has educational modules for doctors-in-training and provides slides, trainer's notes, and relevant case studies on human error, risk assessment, system safety, and error response.
Audiovisual > Course Material/Curriculum
Keeping Each Patient Safe.
McKeesport, PA: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences.
A collection of three educational modules that address key areas of concern in patient safety. These include protecting patients from hospital-acquired infection, minimizing falls and confusion, and emphasizing the value of providers calling for help early when needed. The organization was recognized for this work with the John Eisenberg award in 2004.