Table 13. Organizations with Patient Safety Online Resources
Organization |
Website |
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) |
http://www.aaahc.org/eweb/StartPage.aspx |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/ |
Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASC) |
http://www.ascassociation.org/ |
American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) |
www.aad.org |
American Association of Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) |
http://www.aaaasf.org/ |
American Medication Association (AMA) Patient Safety and Quality Tools |
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/12582.html |
American Osteopathic Association (AOA) |
http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm?q=patient+safety |
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) |
http://www.asds.net/ |
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Patient Safety Corner |
http://www.asahq.org/safety.htm |
American Society of Medication Safety Officers (ASMSO) |
http://www.asmso.org/ |
Anesthesiology Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) |
http://www.apsf.org/ |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) |
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ |
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
http://www.fda.gov/ |
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) |
http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/ |
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) |
http://www.ihi.org/ihi |
Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) |
http://www.ismp.org/ |
Institute of Medicine (IOM) |
http://www.iom.edu/ |
Leapfrog Group |
http://www.leapfroggroup.org/ |
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) |
http://www.mgma.com/ |
MedPAC |
http://www.medpac.gov/ |
National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS), Department of Veterans’ Affairs |
http://www.patientsafety.gov/ |
National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) |
http://www.npsf.org/ |
National Quality Forum (NQF) |
http://www.qualityforum.org/ |
Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI) |
http://www.prhi.org/ |
Texas Medical Institute of Technology (TMIT) |
http://www.safetyleaders.org/ |
U.S. Pharmacopeia Healthcare Quality and Safety |
http://www.usp.org/hqi/ |
World Alliance for Patient Safety, World Health Organization (WHO) |
http://www.who.int/patientsafety/en/ |