Safety Resources
Websites
- American Hospital Association
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS)
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
- Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care
- Joint Commission for Healthcare
- Leapfrog Patient Safety
- National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
- National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality
- National Institute of Medicine
- National Patient Safety Foundation
- Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare (PSQH)
- RxList - Pill Identification Tool
Books
*Each of these can be found in the Family Library in the Connelly Resource Center for Families, located on the 8th floor of the Main Hospital.
- Crossing the Quality Chasm – A New Health System for the 21st Century by the committee on the quality of Healthcare in America, part of the Institute of Medicine
- Josie's Story: A Mother's Inspiring Crusade to Make Medical Care Safe by Sorrel King
- To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System by the Institute of Medicine
- Why Hospitals Should Fly: The Ultimate Flight Plan to Patient Safety and Quality by John Nance
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