Online Patient Safety Leadership Tutorial

Joint Commission Resources Patient Safety Web Page
The Joint Commission Resources has developed a new:
Patient Safety Web Page.
Each month they will focus on a specific topic related to patient safety.They will also provide access to tools and resources to help organizations focus on patient safety and implement process improvement programs.

Improving Patient Safety - A Free Online Education Session
Join Dr. Peter Pronovost, who has written more than 100 articles and
chapters in the fields of patient safety, ICU care, quality health care and
evidence-based medicine, for an in-depth educational session on safety in
the ICU. In this session, "Improving Patient Safety: From Rhetoric to
Reality," Dr. Pronovost will address the need to improve care in the ICU.
You will gain practical tools to reduce or eliminate preventable morbidity
and mortality, and the costs associated with ICU care.

This session has been developed as a resource for senior hospital executives
through an unrestricted educational grant from Eli Lilly & Company. There is
no cost to access this session on the Hospitals & Health Networks Web site.
Measuring, Monitoring & Preventing Medical Harm from a Systems Perspective
Eric Larson, MD
In April, 2002 Dr. Larson described efforts at UWMC to deal with patient safety issues.
To view the program, click here
NOTE - You need the Free RealOne Player to view the presentation.

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AHRQ WebM&M Site
The Agency for Health Care Research & Quality has developed an online journal and forum on patient safety and health care quality. This site features interactive learning modules and online discussion forums. The resource can be found at http://webmm.ahrq.gov/
HIMMS Patient Safety Survey
The 2003 HIMMS Patient Safety Survey suggests that nurses play a critical role in promoting patient safety in healthcare. Full Report

Research Findings

Room for Improvement: Patient Report on the Quality of Their Health Care. Karen Davis, Stephen C. Schoenbaum, Karen Scott Collins, Katie Tenny, Dora L. Hughes and Anne-Marie J. Audet. PDF
An extensive bibliography compiled by the Leapfrog group on Physician computer order entry- Click on link Leapfrog Physician order entry.

Resources for Care Providers

AHRQ WebM&M Site
The Agency for Health Care Research & Quality has developed an online journal and forum on patient safety and health care quality. This site features interactive learning modules and online discussion forums.
The Leapfrog Group
The Leapfrog Group works with medical experts throughout the U.S. to identify problems and propose solutions that it believes will improve hospital systems that could break down and harm patients. Their website provides information about the problem of patient safety, how to set standards and a description of Leapfrog's Approach to patient safety.
ECRI
ECRI is an independent nonprofit health services research agency. Their mission is to improve the safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness of healthcare. ECRI's focus is healthcare technology, healthcare risk and quality management, and healthcare environmental management. Their website provides a variety of products/services/ education/conferences and information for patients and professionals alike.
ISMP
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is is a nonprofit organization that works closely with healthcare practitioners and institutions, regulatory agencies, professional organizations and the pharmaceutical industry to provide education about adverse drug events and their prevention. On their web page, you will find medication safety alerts, information about error reporting and Medication safety.
Mederrors.com
Here you will find a web site devoted to providing information on medication errors and adverse drug events in hospitals. The site.com is intended as a useful link to experts in the fields of medication error and adverse drug event prevention and continuous quality improvement. With the help of guest editors, we hope to provide a lively forum for the exchange of points of view among health care professionals, experts on process improvement, and health care consumers
QuiC
The Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force (QuIC) was established in 1998 in accordance with a Presidential directive. The purpose of the QuIC is to ensure that all 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.
Institute of Medicine
The mission of the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine is to advance and disseminate scientific knowledge to improve human health. Their website provides a link to a variety of studies and reports that describe issues of patient safety.