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Resources

Patient Safety Resources

The National Patient Safety Foundation. In 1996, the AMA partnered with CNA HealthPro?, 3M, and the Schering-Plough? Corporation to found the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). The NPSF Web site offers patient safety education, information, products and tools for physicians, nurses, professional healthcare providers, patients and families. http://www.npsf.org/

The National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) Department of Veterans’ Affairs offers information on human factor analysis and safety in high reliability organizations (aviation and nuclear power). http://www.patientsafety.gov/

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). AHRQ supports research on health care systems, health care quality and cost issues, access to health care, and effectiveness of medical treatments. It provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes and quality of care. http://www.ahrq.gov/

CAP Public Policy on Patient Safety.
* Patient Safety and Informing Patients of Pathology Errors
* Patient Safety
* Definition of Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Quality Improvement