Links

• Steps for Evaluating an Infection Control Breach
• Medical Errors & Patient Safety - The very critical issues of medical errors and patient safety have received a great deal of attention. In November 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report estimating that as many as 98,000 patients die as the result of medical errors...
• Pulse America - PULSE is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) support group and organization working to improve patient safety and reduce the rate of medical errors in this country using real life stories and experiences. Members and participants are encouraged to use their...
• Josie King Story - Compelling story about a family that lost their 18 month old daughter due to medical and nursing errors. This site provides a wealth of information for practitioners and consumers alike.
• AHRQ - Consumers & Patients - A good source of information for consumers and patients from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Topics include patient safety, health plans, prevention and wellness, and consumer tips.
• The Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety - Patient and Family Involvement is more important than ever to achieve safe and error-free patient care. Patients who are actively involved in their care often enjoy better clinical outcomes. Increasingly, caregivers and others are seeing patient...
• Lung Cancer Screening: CT Scans (pdf) - Michigan Cancer Consortium Position Statement for Consumers; April 2007
• An Ounce of Prevention Poster Brochure (pdf) - An Ounce of Prevention Brochure - Follow these easy and low-cost steps to stop many infectious diseases. Information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• An Ounce of Prevention Poster (pdf) An Ounce of Prevention - poster provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors (pdf) - A guide for Consumers - Information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children (pdf) - Tips for protecting your children - Information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Questions Are The Answer - Get More Involved In Your Health Care (pdf) - Questions Are The Answer - Information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Clinicians, the Government, and many other groups are working hard to improve health care quality, but improving health care quality is a team effort.