Back to basics. Gima Z, Gosselar P, Levine A, Lincoln T, Ramirez A. Washington, DC: Public Citizen; August 6, 2009. "This report recommends 10 improvements and explains how implementing these safety practices could help prevent errors and avoidable deaths as well as save billions in health care costs.” [book - free full text available online]
Health care–associated infections. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. For health care providers and consumers, this Web site features information, tools, and resources on health care–associated infections (HAIs). AHRQ-funded research and initiatives to reduce HAIs are also highlighted. [website]
How to make an emergency department visit a safe one. Clancy CM. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 1, 2009. “This column offers advice for consumers on what personal health and medical information to prepare before going to the emergency department.”
ISMP's list of confused drug names. Institute for Safe Medication Practices. 2009. [free full text available online]
The Josie King Foundation. "This foundation was created by the parents of Josie King, a young child who died due to medical error. It supports the Josie King Pediatric Patient Safety Program, which promotes a safety culture at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, as well as other pediatric patient safety efforts." [website]
Meeting the challenge of patient safety in the ambulatory care setting. Turney S, Evans EW, Callaway E, et al. Englewood Cliffs, CO: Medical Group Management Association; 2009. “This white paper discusses development of safety culture, policies, and administrative roles that can support patient safety improvement in physician practices and other ambulatory settings.” [book - free full text available online]
Patient safety and adverse events. Adlassnig KP, Blobel B, Mantas J, Masic I, eds. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2009;150:497-566. In: Medical Informatics in a United and Healthy Europe. Washington, DC: IOS Press. ISBN: 9781607500445. “Part of a comprehensive electronic compilation on medical informatics, this series of papers examines topics surrounding the use of health information technology (HIT) to detect, report, and learn from adverse events.”
Thinking outside the pillbox: a system-wide approach to improving patient medication adherence for chronic disease. Cambridge, MA: New England Healthcare Institute; August 12, 2009. "This report describes how medication reconciliation and pharmacist counseling can help improve outcomes through greater patient adherence to medication regimens." [book - free full text available online]
WHO patient safety small research grants.
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