| Kaiser_Permanente_Institutional_Review_Board Provides overview of FDA regulations defining the Institutional Review Board (IRB); site includes links to relevant literature, research, and resources on the IRB process. |
| KWIC_Healthcare Provide innovative patient safety products, such as barcoding, filing, and blood transfusion systems; services include change management support. |
| 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 site |
| Lifetag_-_Medical_Identification_Jewelry Offers alternatives to traditional medical ID tags; provides a highly-visible medical emblem which can attach to jewelry, keys, cell phones, insulin pumps and driver's licenses. |
| LifeWings_Partners_LLC Offers guaranteed improvements in patient safety utilizing aviation-based patient safety training programs. |
| Making_Health_Care_Safer Supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decisionmaking. |
| 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. |
| Medical_Information_Card,_Inc_ Offers medical identification cards containing patient-specific information to assist rescue personnel. |
| MedSun The Medical Product Surveillance Network (MedSun) supports FDA post-market surveillance; activities include identification, analysis, and dissemination of information about problems with the use of me |
| Minnesota_Alliance_for_Patient_Safety Promotes patient safety by encouraging collaboration between participants of the Minnesota health care system. Includes organizational assessment tools, information on best practices, and links to re |
| National_Patient_Safety_Agency Promotes an open culture in hospitals, encouraging doctors and other staff to report incidents and "near misses," when things almost go wrong. Encourages staff to report incidents without fear of per |
| National_Patient_Safety_Foundation Information, research, and resources on professional, consumer, and systems issues related to patient safety. The online discussion forum is devoted to development of a safer health care system. |
| National_Quality_Forum Promotes change through development and implementation of a national strategy for health care quality measurement and reporting. |
| 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 facilitie |
| Partnership_for_Patient_Safety A patient-centered initiative to advance the reliability of healthcare systems worldwide. Includes videos, audio cassettes, and CD-ROM training tools. |
| Patient_Care_Technology_Systems Provides integrated technology solutions and consulting services to improve quality and operating performance of emergency departments. |
| Patient_Safety_and_Quality_Healthcare Provides broad range of safety and quality information for patients, clinicians, and healthcare administrators; online and in print format. |
| 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. Research targets the frail elderly an |
| Patient_Safety_Data_Standards Promotes development of data standards applicable to the collection, coding and classification of patient safety information. The plan will apply to both adverse event data and errors data. |
| Patient_Safety_First Assists perioperative nurses, managers and practitioners in providing safe patient care. Offers resources related to patient safety in surgical settings, including lists of educational products and r |
| Patient_Safety_Group Encourages a culture of safety by providing tools that allow health care organizations to communicate, collaborate, improve and share; site includes eCUSP (electronic unit-based patient safety program |
| Patient_Safety_Improvement_Programs Provides JCAHO-compliant environment of care safety management and patient safety improvement policies and procedures for health care organizations; resources include online programs and on-site train |
| 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. |
| 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 h |
| Patient_Safety_News_and_Article_Tracker Updated list of recent patient safety news, journal articles, and conferences. |
| 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. |
| Patient_Updates Provides a free, convenient and reliable way to keep friends and family updated on the condition of a hospitalized loved one. |
| PatientGuard Offers downloadable eBook that teaches users how to recognize and prevent medical mistakes; site resources include free newsletter. |
| Plug_Lock Device that safeguards power supply to vital apparatus at the patient's bedside and prevents accidental disconnection. |
| Premier_Inc_ Provides consulting services and information resources to help hospitals and health systems improve clinical effectiveness and operational performance. |
| QSHC_Online A monthly journal presenting peer-reviewed ideas, solutions and practices in the field of patient safety and quality improvement. |
| Quality_Interagency_Coordination_(QuIC)_Task_Force Ensures that Federal agencies involved in purchasing, providing, studying, or regulating health care services are working in a coordinated manner toward the common goal of improving quality care. |
| Quality,_Patient_Safety_Initiatives_Program_(QPSI) Quality of care, professional performance, science of quality improvement, and safety of care educational site for healthcare professionals and patients. |
| QuIC_Report_on_Patient_Safety Prepared by the Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force (QuIC), proposes strong action on Institute of Medicine recommendations to promote safer health care. |
| Rightfield_Solutions Provides multimedia, interactive, informational programs for the healthcare industry; services enhance patient safety, improve clinical care, and reduce risk exposure. |
| 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 reso |
| SAFER_California_Healthcare The Strategic Alliance For Error Reduction in California Healthcare (SAFER) promotes and coordinates patient safety research activities, clinical delivery systems, and educational programs. Includes |
| SafeStart Provides safety awareness training that identifies behaviors common in 90% of all patient injuries and medication errors for clinical staff and other health care personnel. Focuses on the human side |
| Safety_Logic_Systems Strategic risk control and patient safety education for healthcare organizations, state associations, and professional societies that promote a safe patient care environment and culture. |
| Simulation_Group Conducts research that will transform medical training from the current apprentice model to real-time computer-based medical simulations; objectives include improving medical education and increasing |
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Our healthcare system is facing a medical crisis
of epidemic proportions.
Preventable medical errors and hospital acquired infections are
shockingly pervasive in American hospitals, and they affect all
patients, regardless of age, gender, race or financial resources.
Everyone of us is at risk.
Preventable medical errors and other adverse events kill thousands upon thousands of hospitalized
Americans every year. Tens of thousands more suffer serious pain
and disability, sometimes lasting a lifetime. These tragic events
additionally result in billions of dollars of unnecessary healthcare
costs.
Five years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its landmark
report, "To Err Is Human," which called for a drastic reduction in these preventable medical mistakes after finding that accidental overdoses, infections and other hospital errors had become a leading cause of death in America.
The IOM's report included an immediate "call to action" to improve patient safety and the quality of care in our healthcare system. With its alarming
statistics on the number of people killed and injured annually in American hospitals, the authors declared that "it would be irresponsible to expect anything less that a 50 percent reduction in errors over five years."
Well, we didn't even come close! Although pockets within the industry have finally started to address certain medical errors and hospital acquired infections, very
little progress has been made to date. The lack of a national commitment, the absence of any sense of urgency along with healthcare provider complacency appear to be the main reasons that the alarming
"Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Willing is
not enough; we must do."
----Goethe
number of deaths
and injuries in our nation's hospitals continue unabated. Indeed, some studies have found that the problem has only gotten worse, year after year. The American public still fails to understand the gravity and scope
of the problem, due in large part to the industry's lack of disclosure
and the medical shroud of secrecy and deceit.
Enough is enough. The status quo is simply no longer acceptable.
Preventable medical errors and hospital acquired infections remain
one of the most urgent, widespread public safety problems facing
our nation today.
We demand change and we demand it now. Unfortunately, this tipping point
just won't come about from tiptoeing timidly.
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