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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
An independent, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States

Joint Commission Resources (JCR)
Global, knowledge-based organization which disseminates information regarding accreditation, standards development and compliance, good practices, and health care quality improvement

Joint Commission International (JCI)
Helps to improve the quality of patient care internationally

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
Agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services charged with supporting the improvement of quality healthcare, reducing costs, improving patient safety, decreasing medical errors, and broadening access to essential services

AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet)
Web site resource featuring news and essential resources on patient safety

Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation (Compendium sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Department of Defense (DoD)-Health Affairs)
Describes what federally funded programs have accomplished in understanding medical errors and implementing programs to improve patient safety

American Hospital Association (AHA)
A national organization that represents and serves hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities

American Medical Association (AMA)
Physicians dedicated to the health of America

Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Principal agency of the US government protecting health and safety and providing essential human services

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
A not-for-profit organization driving the improvement of health by advancing the quality and value of health care

International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua)
A non-profit, independent organization working to provide services to guide health professionals, providers, researchers, agencies, policy makers and consumers to achieve excellence in healthcare delivery to all people, and to continuously improve the quality and safety of care

The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center
Dedicated to strengthening the relationship between patients and caregivers

The Leapfrog Group
Initiative driven by organizations that buy health care who are working to initiate breakthrough improvements in the safety, quality and affordability of healthcare for Americans

Massachusetts Coalition on Prevention of Medical Errors
Disseminates knowledge and information about the causes of sentinel events and develop strategies for prevention

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Premier source for information about the quality of the nation’s managed care plans

National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
Coordinates the efforts to report, and more importantly to learn from mistakes and problems that affect patient safety

National Patient Safety Foundation
A resource for individuals and organizations committed to improving the safety of patients

National Quality Forum
A private, not-for-profit membership organization created to develop and implement a national strategy for healthcare quality measurement and reporting

Partnership for Patient Safety
Patient-centered initiative to advance the reliability of healthcare systems worldwide

patientINFORM
An online service that provides patients and caregivers access to up-to-date, reliable and important research available about the diagnosis and treatment of specific diseases

United States Pharmacopeia
Public standards-setting authority for all prescription and over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, and other healthcare products manufactured and sold in the United States

World Health Organization (WHO)
The United Nations specialized agency for health

2006 Medical Product Safety Alerts
Med Watch - The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program

The Patient Safety Group
Health Care Organizations Empowered to Communicate, Collaborate, Improve and Share