Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
Clinical protocols and related information to promote the safety of patients undergoing anesthesia.
National Patient Safety Foundation
The efforts of a group launched by the American Medical Association to raise awareness, build knowledge, and educate the public about patient safety in health-care delivery.
Simulation Center for Crisis Management Training in Health Care at the VA Palo Alto HCS/Stanford University
The activities of a simulation center that trains doctors to handle anesthesia emergencies that develop during surgery.
Critical Incident Reporting System at the University of Basel
An international data bank of anonymous anecdotal reports of real errors, incidents and accidents involving patients under anesthesia.
Medical Device Safety Reports from ECRI
A repository of medical device incident and hazard information independently examined by ECRI
, a nonprofit health services research agency based in Plymouth Meeting.
University of Texas Aerospace Crew Research Center
Features research in human factors and group behavior in medicine and aviations, parallels between the fields, and the use of simulation to reduce incidents and accidents
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Reports and advisories about medication errors, collected and disseminated for professionals and patients by theis independent nonprofit group in Huntington Valley.
American Hospital Association
A summary of the position taken on medical error by the hospital industry's national trade association.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
The resources of an independent nonprofit group in Boston that seeks to improve the delivery of health care, including collaborative efforts to reduce hospital medication errors.
People's Medical Society
The Web site of the largest medical consumer advocacy organization in the United States includes weekly updates about being a savvy health care consumer.
Duke Center for Health Policy Law and Management
Featuring the center's annual report, mission statement, program information, publications, project descriptions, and faculty information.
FindLaw: Legal Subjects: Health Law
Links to various resources concerning health law.
Health and Safety Law
Links to websites containing information about health and safety law.
Health Care Law
An overview of health care law.
Healthcare Policy and Legislation
Developed and maintained by Internet Health Resources
National Health Law Program
Large collection of original articles, links and news items on a variety of health law topics such as advocacy, Medicare, Medicaid, public accountability, managed care and public health.
Race, Health Care and the Law
Race, Health Care and the Law explores the role of the law in improving the health status of people-of-color and to assuring access to quality health care. Includes statutes, cases, law review articles, essays, and other documents.
The Health Law Resource
Large selection of information about health care law in various topic areas.
U.S. Health Law Materials
Links to legislative and regulatory information about health law
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