Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, & Complex Systems

Consensus Report from IOM.

Builds on recommendations of the IOM report, Health IT and Patient Safety. From the Department of Health & Human Services.

Offers (mostly) free courses, certificates, & educational tools on patient safety & other aspects of healthcare improvement. From the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

A concise explanation of what patient safety may include.

Guides to key concepts in patient safety. Includes relevant content from both AHRQ PSNet & AHRQ WebM&M.

Includes a Glossary of Patient Safety Terms, various publications & training materials, & a section for the public & students, Patient Safety for Patients.

Includes Patient Safety, Inpatient Quality, & Pediatric Quality Indicators. See also this presentation How to Improve Performance on the AHRQ Inpatient Quality and Patient Safety Indicator.

Tested instructions for pills that follow the Universal Medication Schedule (UMS), which simplifies complex medicine regimens by using standard time periods for administration.

Focuses on four primary strategies for promoting patient/family engagement in hospital safety & quality of care.

Includes Surveillance Reporting for Enrolled Facilities and Data & Reports. From the CDC.

A listing of various organizations, campaigns, & tools.

Includes the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Patient Safety Measure Tools & Resources, & more. YouTube channel .

Compare organizations' results to initial results from previous surveys. Use the left navigation bar to choose the organization type (Hospital, Medical Office, or Nursing Home) & select Comparative Database.

Includes healthcare organization improvement tools, such as protocols and order sets & forms.