Patient Safety Links

Below is a resource list of organizations related to the field of Patient Safety.

FOCUS Collaborators and Partners

American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology
AORN
National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare
Quality and Safety Research Group- Johns Hopkins University
Quality and Safety Research Group – CME
Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Patient Safety Organizations in the US

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology
The FDA (CDRH) Workshop on Medical Device Interoperatibility
Foundation for Healthcare Quality
National Patient Safety Foundation
National Quality Forum
Society of Laproendoscopic Surgery – ORReady Project
Society for Technology in Anesthesia
Surgical Clinical Outcomes Program
Veterans Administration

Organizations that Collect Data on Patient Safety

American Heart Association
Anesthesia Quality Institute
Cardiothoracic Safety Reporting System
The Jackson Group
The Leapfrog Group

Consumer Based Organizations with Interest in Patient Safety

Citizens for Patient Safety
Consumers Advancing Patient Safety

International Organizations

Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Center for Research Excellence in Patient Safety
Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland
World Health Organization