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RESOURCEFUL
LINKS
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahcpr.gov
American Hospital Association
www.aha.org
American Medical Association www.ama-assn.org
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management www.ashrm.org
American Society of Health System Pharmacists www.ashp.org
Booz Allen Hamilton www.boozallen.com
Centers for Disease Control www.cdc.gov
Communicating HealthCare www.geriamori.com
Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS) www.patientsafety.org
Institute for Alternative Futures www.altfutures.com
Institute for Healthcare Improvement www.ihi.org
Institute for Safe Medication Practices www.ismp.org
Institute of Medicine www.iom.edu
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
www.jcaho.org
Kaiser Permanente www.kp.org
Leadership by Design, Inc. www.leadershipbydesign.com
Leapfrog Group www.leapfroggroup.org
Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors
www.macoalition.org
Massachusetts Department of Public Health www.mass.gov/dph/
Massachusetts Medical Society www.massmed.org
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center www.mdanderson.org
Mederrors.com www.mederrors.com
Medically Induced Trauma Support
Services (MITSS), Inc. www.mitss.org
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and
Prevention www.nccmerp.org
National Family Caregivers Association www.nfcacares.org
National Patient Safety Foundation www.npsf.org
The
National Quality Forum www.qualityforum.org
Parents of Infants and Children with Kernicterus www.pickonline.org
Partnership for Patient Safety (p4ps) www.p4ps.org
Patient Safety First (AORN) www.patientsafetyfirst.org
Premier Patient Safety Institute www.premierinc.com/all/safety/
Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force www.quic.gov
Risk Management Foundation www.rmf.harvard.edu
VA
National Center for Patient Safety www.patientsafety.gov
Voice for Patients www.voice4patients.com
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Administrators In Medicine (AIM)
Public
online national physician database whose direct source of data is from the
state government licensing board. It is free of charge to the public.
DocFinder contains the licensing background and disciplinary information
of physicians and other health care practitioners with detailed Medical
Malpractice, Hospital Discipline and Criminal Conviction information from
Physician Profile Law states.
www.docboard.org
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Center
for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety
The Nation's Lead Federal
Agency for Research on Health Care Quality, Costs, Outcomes, and Patient
Safety
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer
540 Gaither Road, Suite 2000
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahcpr.gov
Center
for Medical Consumers
Non-profit advocacy organization active in both statewide and
national efforts to improve the quality of health care. We are entirely
supported by private donations, newsletter subscriptions, and the generous
support of the Judson Memorial Church
130 Macdougal Street
New York,
NY. 10012
(212) 674-7105
www.medicalconsumers.org
Center
for Patient Partnerships
National
resource for strengthening the consumer perspective in health care and
building more effective partnerships among patients, providers, and other
stakeholders. We advocate change in health care practice and systems, so
care is more patient-centered and consumer driven. We are committed to
empowering patients as equal partners with health care providers
975
Bascom Mall, Suite 4311
Madison, WI. 53706
(608)
265-6267
http://www.law.wisc.edu/patientadvocacy/advocacy/advocacy.html
Commonwealth Fund
Private
Foundation Supporting Independent Research on Health and Social
Issues
One East 75th St.
New York, NY. 10021
(212)
606-3800
www.cmwf.org
Compassionate Friends
The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward
the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age
and to provide information to help others be supportive. The Compassionate
Friends is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization that
offers friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved parents,
grandparents and siblings.
PO Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696
(877) 969-0010 (toll-free)
www.compassionatefriends.org
Compassionate Friends Grief Resources
Consumer
Guides & Rights
Center
for Patient Advocacy
Online resource for the latest news on the health
care debate in Washington and helpful consumer information and
advice
1350 Beverly Road, Suite 108
McLean, VA. 22101
(703)
748-0400 or 1-800-846-7444
E-mail: advocate@patientadvocacy.org
www.patientadvocacy.org/section_fs.htm?section=pat_resource
Institute for Family-Centered Care
7900
Wisconsin Ave., Suite 405
Bethesda, MD. 20814
(301)
652-0281
www.familycenteredcare.org
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Not-for-profit organization created to help lead the improvement
of health care systems, to increase continuously their quality and
value
375 Longwood Ave., 4th Floor
Boston, MA. 02215
(617)
754-4800
www.ihi.org
The
Institute for Self-Directed Care
Non-profit organization whose mission is to assist all citizens in
directing their own healthcare; with a focus on patient safety initiatives
and research.
95 India Street
Portland, Maine 04101
(207)
774-5916
www.selfdirectedcare.org
Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations
Public
Access page with information on quality standards for consumers,
providers, employers and purchasers
www.jcaho.org (Home Page)
JCAHO Sentinel Event Statistics
JCAHO Speak Up Campaign for Patients and Consumers
Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical
Errors
Initiated in 1997 as a statewide collaborative effort to improve
patient safety and minimize medical errors in Massachusetts
5 New
England Executive Park
Burlington, MA. 01803-5096
(781) 272-8000
ext. 152
www.macoalition.org/
National
Academy for State Health Policy
Non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to helping states
achieve excellence in health policy and practice
50 Monument Square,
Suite 502
Portland, ME. 04101
(207) 874-6524
www.nashp.org
National Coalition on Health
Care
Non-profit, non-partisan organization comprising almost 96
member groups, including corporations, labor unions, small business, and
the nation's major religious, consumer, and health care provider
organizations, united in their shared concern about the current state of
America's health care
1200 G. St., N.W., Suite 750
Washington, DC.
20005
(202) 638-7151
www.nchc.org
National Patient Safety Foundation
Mission
is to measurably improve patient safety in the delivery of health
care
515 North State St.
Chicago, IL. 60610
(312) 464-4848
www.npsf.org
To join their list serv:
http://npsf.org/html/join_in.html
Extensive List of Patient Safety Resources:
www.npsf.org/html/resources.html
You Can Help Improve Patient Safety:
www.npsf.org/html/patients.html#what
On Line Fact Sheets/Brochures in Patient Safety:
www.npsf.org/html/online_resources.html
National
Quality Forum
Not-for-profit membership organization created to develop and
implement a national strategy for health care quality measurement and
reporting. Established as a public-private partnership, the NQF has broad
participation from all parts of the health care system; including
national, state, regional, and local groups representing consumers, public
and private purchasers, employers, health care professionals, provider
organizations, health plans, accrediting bodies, labor unions, supporting
industries, and organizations involved in health care research or quality
improvement.
601 Thirteenth Street, NW
Suite 500
North
Washington, DC. 20005
(202) 783-1300
www.qualityforum.org
PULSE
America
P.U.L.S.E. Inc. is a nonprofit organization for the survivors and
victims of medical errors, adverse events and substandard health care.
Members and participants are encouraged to use their experience to educate
and advocate for a safer healthcare system
PO Box 353
Wantagh, NY.
11793
(516) 579-4711
www.pulseamerica.org
Chat Room
http://hometown.aol.com/pulse516/Chatroom.html
Voice for Patients
A Voice for Patients has
been designed to educate patients and consumers (potential users of the
health care system) on the national epidemic of health care error. The
site offers informative on-line resources for the victims of medical
error, surviving family members and patient advocates. Resources are
included to enable consumers to become active partners in their own health
care; thus reducing the chance of becoming an error statistic. In
addition, there is an extensive list of disease organizations offering
support and education for patients and their families; as well as links to
research medical conditions.
PO Box 273
Warren, ME. 04864
Monday - Friday
9:00am - 2:00pm
EST
(207) 273-4915
www.voice4patients.com
ARTICLES
To Err Is Human; The
Need For Trauma Support Is Too
By Linda Kenney and Rick Van
Pelt
Consumers As Partners / Patient Safety and Quality
Healthcare
January 2005
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CLINICIAN LINKS
www.massmed.org
The Massachusetts Medical Society,
Waltham
Physician Health Services (PHS) is a nonprofit
corporation founded by the MMS that provides confidential
consultation and support to physicians, residents and medical
students facing health concerns related to:
•Alcoholism
•Substance abuse
•Behavioral or mental health issues
•Physical illness
PHS also provides a safe environment where
physicians can talk to other physicians about the stress and demands
of modern medical practice. Issues often relate to:
•Stress of
managing a practice
•Coping with a competitive work environment
•Financial pressures
•Dealing with administrative burdens
•Work-family balance
This service is available to any
physician, resident or medical student in the state of
Massachusetts
www.massnurses.org
The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA)
Peer
Assistance Program—The MNA Peer Assistance Program is a
confidentioal program provided by the Mass Nurses Association to
assist any chemically dependent nurse in the state of Massachusetts,
regardless of whether you are a member of the MNA or
not.
www.jcaho.org
The Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
http://www.doctorsintouch.com/
Doctors In Touch
Doctors In Touch provides customized products and services to physicians and healthcare professionals
with the goal of advancing patient-centered medicine.
Available tools include Patient Satisfaction Survey, Leadership
Training Program, and Physician Risk Assessment.
http://www.doctorblogger.net/
DoctorBlogger
This web log (blog) is associated with
Doctors In Touch. It focuses on up to date healthcare news and
events, along with innovative ideas and solutions.
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