Patient Safety
Adverse Events
When Things go Wrong – Responding to Adverse Events from IHI (registration required)
“Did You Know” Archive of Adverse Events from AHRQ
Read Accounts and Assessments of Adverse Events at Quality Grand Rounds
Consumer Guide to Adverse Health Events
Only You Can Prevent Surgical Fires from ECRI
The 10 Most Hazardous Technologies in Healthcare from ECRI (registration required)
Discharge
Components of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) from AHRQ
Patient Safety Resources
Guide to Infection Prevention in Outpatient Settings from the CDC
USAToday Compares Hospitals on Heart Attack, Heart Failure and Pneumonia Death Rates
10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals from AHRQ
Five Steps to Safer Health Care from AHRQ
30 Safe Practices for Better Health Care from AHRQ
Safe Practices from National Quality Forum (NQF)
Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots from AHRQ
Preventing Medication Errors -Visit ConsumerMedSafety.org
Traveler’s Guide to Safe Dental Care from OSAP.org
Ten Things You Can do to be a Safe Patient from the CDC
Prescription Drug Information
High Quality Information about Prescription Drugs from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Rapid Response Teams
Rapid Response Video from the Department of Veteran Affairs
Rapid Response Early Warning Signs from Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Condiiton H (Condition Help) information from the Josie King Foundation