PHA Resources and Links by Topic

• Resources by Organization
• Consumer Focused Resources
• FMEA
  

Journals

AHRQ WebM&M - the online journal and forum on patient safety and health care quality.

Clinical Topics
GA Department of Human Resources (www2.state.ga.us/Departments/DHR/)
Institute of Medicine Reports (www.national-academies.org)
National Guideline Clearinghouse - Clinical Practice Guidelines and Related Materials (www.guideline.gov)

For more specific clinical topic resources, see below:

• Cancer
• Cancer.gov (www.cancer.gov)
• Cancer-Pain.org (www.cancer-pain.org)
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (www.ihi.org)
• Asthma
  • Allies Against Asthma Toolbox (http://ctb.ukans.edu/AlliesAgainstAsthma/)
• Cardiovascular
  • American Heart Association (www.americanheart.org)
  • Georgia Medical Care Foundation (www.gmcf.org)
  • To view a complete list of measures available at NQMC, use the Measure Index or the Organization Browse.
    
• Diabetes
  • American Healthways “Inpatient Management Guidelines for People with Diabetes.” http://www.americanhealthways.com/Pdf/impbk799.pdf
  • Institute for Healthcare Improvement (www.ihi.org)
• ChronicHeart Failure (ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines)

Joint Commission (The Joint Commission)Topics

• The Joint Commission (www.The Joint Commission.com)
• The Joint Commission - link on medications and the Hospital Pharmacy column "Ask the Joint Commission"

Patient Safety

• Culture and Safety
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
• Interventions to Improve Safety Culture
• Madison Patient Safety Collaborative
• National Center for Patient Safety
• National Patient Safety Foundation
• National Quality Forum

For more specific patient safety resources, see below:

• Medication
  • ASHP Safe Medication Initiative
  • Best Practices Network
  • Institute for Healthcare Improvement
  • Institute of Medicine Reports
  • The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) list of error-prone abbreviations - for consideration whenever medical information is communicated.
  • The Joint Commission
  • The Joint Commission - Link on Medications and the Hospital Pharmacy Column "Ask the Joint Commission"
  • Medication Error Reporting and Prevention
  • Medication Reconciliation
    • Medication Reconciliation - Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors
    • Medication Reconciliation Toolkit - South Carolina Hospital Association
  • Medication Safety Brochure
  • Pathways for Medication Safety
  • US Pharmacopeia
• Medical
  • Institute for Healthcare Improvement
  • Institute for Safe Medication Practices
  • Institute of Medicine Reports
  • The Joint Commission
  • Mayo Clinic

Healthcare Software Directory
Capterra Healthcare Software Directory
Capterra gives Hospitals a free resource with which to research software. You can choose product features to filter the directory and only see the products that match your needs.

Educational Opportunities

• Care Learning (www.carelearning.com)
  

PHA Peer Review - Contact List

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