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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