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Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, & Complex Systems

Provides resources for students, clinicians, researchers, & administrators on patient safety, quality improvement, & complex healthcare systems.

Patient Safety Organizations

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

See Get Smart for Healthcare; Dialysis Safety; Healthcare Associated Infections, & more.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

See especially the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) and Center for Drug Evaluation & Research (CDER).
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

Includes the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS).
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS)
National Healthcare Safety Network (CDC)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Library of Medicine
PSNet - Patient Safety Network (AHRQ)
VA National Center for Patient Safety

Based in Ann Arbor, the center focuses on advancing issues of patient safety throughout the Veterans Health Administration.

American Society of Medication Safety Officers (ASMSO)
Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology (APIC)
Engaged Patient Coalition
HONOReform Foundation

Advocacy organization that focuses on safeguarding the medical injection process.
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

An independent, non-profit health care improvement organization that works to bring innovation & urgency to improve health, optimize the patient experience & make health care more affordable.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) - Patient Safety
Joint Commission
Josie King Foundation
Leap Frog Group
Maryland Patient Safety Center
McGuckin Methods International

Provides hand hygiene compliance education, training, & measurement programs.
National Patient Safety Foundation
National Quality Forum
Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement
Partnership for Patient Safety (p4ps)
Safe Care Campaign
Sorry Works! Coalition
WHO Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety Solutions

For more patient safety organizations, consult this list from the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality.

Patient Safety Organizations

Last Updated: May 31, 2025 8:51 AM

Subjects: Health Sciences