Funding Sources
The organizations below make grants to fund patient safety and quality initiatives. This list is not exhaustive.
- Aetna Foundation
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
- Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- Commonwealth Fund
- Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation (EMPSF)
- John A Hartford Foundation
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)See also Office of Extramural Research (NIH).
- National Patient Safety Foundation
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- National Institute of Nursing Research
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Department of Health and Human Services
- WHO Patient Safety Small Research Grants
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UMHS/Ann Arbor VA Resources
The University of Michigan Health System has been a national leader in patient safety for years. Below are some links to important patient safety resources from UMHS and the Ann Arbor VA Hospital.
- M Health.org - Quality & SafetyA site for patients and their families on various quality and safety initiatives at UMHS.
- Patient Safety Enhancement ProgramThe Ann Arbor VA Medical Center/University of Michigan Patient Safety Enhancement Program (PSEP) conducts research that focuses on methods of avoiding or preventing adverse patient outcomes or injuries that stem from the processes of healthcare.
- UMHS Patient SafetyMore links to patient safety information at UMHS.
Resource Focus
- Patient Safety Education and Training CatalogConsists of 333 patient safety programs available in the United States as of November 28, 2011. Developed by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) from internet searches in 2010 and 2011, the catalog captures a snapshot of available programs at the time. Because new programs are continually being developed, old ones retired, and others revised and improved, interested readers should check the relevant websites for up-to-date information.
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