Hospital Acquired Conditions and Patient Safety in Hospitals

• AHRQ Medical Errors and Patient Safety website: http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/errorsix.htm
• AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet): http://psnet.ahrq.gov/
• CDC on Health care-associated Infections: http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/infectionTypes.html
• Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Patient Safety: www.patientsafety.gov
• Department of Defense Patient Safety Program: http://health.mil/dodpatientsafety
• Joint Commission: http://www.jointcommission.org/standards_information/npsgs.aspx
• National Patient Safety Foundation: http://www.npsf.org/
• National Quality Forum (NQF): http://www.qualityforum.org/Topics/Safety.aspx
• National Priority Partnership: http://www.nationalprioritiespartnership.org/Home.aspx
• Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Compendium of Strategies for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute-Care Hospitals: http://www.shea-online.org/about/compendium.cfm
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology: http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Practice
• The Commonwealth Fund: Why Not the Best? http://www.whynotthebest.org/contents/index/1
• AHRQ National Guideline Clearinghouse: http://www.guideline.gov/

WAVE: Preventing Infections in Hospitals

• Wallet Card (PDF – 87 KB)
• Brochure (PDF – 120 KB)
• Poster A (PDF – 114 KB)
• Poster B (PDF – 81 KB)

Hospital Leadership

• National Center for Healthcare Leadership: http://www.nchl.org/
• Governance Institute: http://www.governanceinstitute.com/
• American Hospital Association’s Center for Healthcare Governance: http://www.americangovernance.com/
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement on Hospital Leadership Resources and Tools: http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/LeadingSystemImprovement/Leadership/
• GreatBoards.org: http://www.greatboards.org/
• American College of Physician Executives: http://www.acpe.org/index.aspx

Culture of Safety

• AHRQ’s Patient Safety Network on Culture of Safety: http://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer.aspx?primerID=5
• Commonwealth Fund Case Study: Creating a Culture of Safety in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System:  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Innovations/Case-Studies/2008/Sep/Case-Study--Creating-a-Culture-of-Safety-in-the-U-S--Department-of-Veterans-Affairs-Health-Care-Syst.aspx
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement Toolkit for Developing a Culture of Safety: http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/PatientSafety/SafetyGeneral/Changes/Develop+a+Culture+of+Safety.htm

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Posted on: April 12, 2011

Last Updated: December 7, 2011