American National Standards Institute
The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board
ASQ Quality Management Forum/Division
Baldridge Performance Excellence Program
CDC Healthcare- Associated Infections
Deming Institute- 14 point system for theory of management
Foundations for Health Care Quality
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
International Organization for Standardization ISO
JURAN- Quality Management and improvement skills available training
MEDCOM-Medication Errors in Nursing
Medical Product Safety Information
MedlinePlus- Medication Errors
NAHQ National Association for Healthcare Quality- CPHQ Exam information
NIH Clinical Alerts and Advisories
Patient Safety Network- Diagnostic Errors
Speak Up Preventing Surgical Errors- Joint Commission
Vital Signs: Core Metrics for Health and Health Care Progress.-"This publication reviews findings of a committee convened to discuss core measures for health care and outlines a set of 15 standardized measures to optimize performance assessment and develop data that drives progress."
APIC Text Online (unlimited web access for 150 selected hospitals and clinics)
OneSource
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