Training By ANTA

Multiple, overlapping resources and initiatives exist related to patient safety at the federal and national levels.  Some of the initiatives create regulations or standards that health care organizations must adhere to; others are recommendations only and may be translated into regulations.  The collective goal of these many activities is to improve patient safety.

Patient Safety Links:

• ABC’s of Patient Safety

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRO)

• American Hospital Association (AHA)

• Anatomy of an Error (Medical Errors)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Chicago Patient Safety Forum (CPSF)

• Consumers Advancing Patient Safety) (CAPS)

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• Illinois Hospital Association (IHA)

• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) 

  • 5 Million Lives Campaign

  • Pursuing Perfection

• Institute of Medicine Reports

• Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)

• Joint Commission

• Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA)

• Medical Devices Human Factors Design and FDA Regulation

• National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS)

• National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)

• National Quality Forum (NQF)

• Nursing Spectrum

• Patient Rights and Responsibilities

• Patient Safety Handbook

• Patient Safety and the Just Culture (MERS)

• Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005

• Patient Safety Reporting System (PSRS)

• Partnership for Patient Safety P4PS-First Do No Harm

• The Leapfrog Group

• Quality Interagency Coordinating Council (QuIC)

• U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

Tubing Misconnections Links:

• Problems persist with life-threatening tubing misconnections

• Tubing Misconnections FAQs

• Preventing Fatal Tubing Misconnections

• Prevent Misconnections of Lines and Cables

• Tubing misconnections

• Patient Safety Solution (PDF)