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Quality & Patient Safety Resources on the Web

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of America's health care system and develops the knowledge, tools, and data needed to improve the health care system and help Americans, health care professionals, and policymakers make informed health decisions.
American Hospital Association
National organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Quality of Care Center
Federal agency providing reports and standards on quality.
Consumers Advancing Patient Safety
Focused on improving quality and safety in healthcare by offering educational opportunities promoting patients as partners.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Organization that has used improvement science to advance and sustain better outcomes in health and health care across the world.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Non-profit organization educating the healthcare community and consumers about safe medication practices.
The Joint Commission
Accredits and certifies more than 22,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.
The Leapfrog Group
A national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care. Collects and transparently reports hospital performance.
Medication Safety Officers Society
Serves to advance and encourage excellence in medication safety by providing communication, leadership, direction, and education for its members.
National Committee for Quality Assurance
A private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality.
VA National Center for Patient Safety
Established in 1999 to lead VA’s patient safety efforts and to develop and nurture a culture of safety throughout the Veterans Health Administration.

American Hospital Association: Content on Patient Safety
Provides news, resources, podcasts, data, videos and more related to patient safety.
Center for Disease Control's National Healthcare Safety Network
Widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system that provides facilities, states, regions, and the nation with data needed to identify problem areas, measure progress of prevention efforts, and ultimately eliminate healthcare-associated infections.
Food and Drug Administration: Drug Safety & Availability
Responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
Patient Safety - U.S. National Library of Medicine
Broad overview on patient safety from the U.S. National Library of Medicine including statistics and research, journal articles, and clinical trials.
World Health Organization: Patient Safety
Fact sheet on patient safety from the World Health Organization that includes key facts and organizational initiatives.

Center for Disease Control Policy Process
Provides public health practitioners with a summary of the domains of the CDC policy process.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Measures
Overview of the Model for Improvement, a simple yet powerful tool for accelerating improvement that has been used successfully by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and hundreds of health care organizations in many countries to improve numerous health care processes and outcomes.
The Joint Commission Measures
Provides access to The Joint Commission's standardized core performance measures for hospitals.
National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) and National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)
Provide users a place to find information about the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research's legacy guidelines and measures clearinghouses.
World Health Organization Policy Process
Presents the WHO framework for national health policies, strategies, and plans. Identifies key elements of sound process.