PATIENT SAFETY IN HOSPITALS: October 2013

Patients are at risk of being harmed in hospitals due to medical errors. Patient safety is one of the most important health care challenges. The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) seminal study of preventable medical errors estimated as many as 98,000 people die every year at a cost of $29 billion. If the Centers for Disease Control were to include preventable medical errors as a category, these conclusions would make it the sixth leading cause of death in America.
The purpose of this blog is to provide reliable resources to health care professionals in creating and maintaining a culture of safety.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Top Patient Safety Websites

This web page from national patient safety foundation provides information on patient safety programs to both patients and health care professionals.

http://www.npsf.org

Overall rating: ★★★★

This is great website to explore more about global patient safety issues and ongoing research in this field.

http://www.who.int/patientsafety/en/index.html

Overall rating: ★★★★

AHRQ's Patient Safety Organization Web Site

http://www.pso.ahrq.gov/

Overall rating: ★★★★

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Internet resources evaluation criteria

· Accuracy. If the page lists the author and institution that published the page and provides a way of contacting him/her and . . .

· Authority. If the page lists the author credentials and its domain is preferred (.edu, .gov, .org, or .net), and, . .

· Objectivity. If the page provides accurate information with limited advertising and it is objective in presenting the information, and . . .

· Currency. If the page is current and updated regularly (as stated on the page) and the links (if any) are also up-to-date, and . . .

· Coverage. If you can view the information properly—easy to navigate, pleasing