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The good news is that the patient safety world, both among citizen patient advocates and medical providers and institutions, is bubbling with activity.
The challenging news is that there are hundreds of facets to the movement; many individuals, organizations, initiatives, and programs.
The bad news is that despite all this, patient-family advocates are still required at the bedside, being as completely vigilant as ever.
This listings page will grow over time.
Be sure to check this site’s Expanded Bibliography page for additional recommended readings beyond those listed in Notes from the Waiting Room.
Patient Safety Organizations
An overview of patient safety can be found here on Wikipedia.com
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is an influential US leader in patient safety initiatives. Don Berwick, it’s founder and initial CEO, is a former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Iris Project is Jennifer Ballentine’s official presence. Jennifer is one of Colorado’s go-to sources for advance directive issues both practical and legal.
Blogs / Voices
Not Running a Hospital, Paul Levy (formerly titled Running a Hospital)
Paul Levy is the former CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital in Boston, MA. He shares thoughts about hospitals, medicine, healthcare, transparency, and patient safety.
Patient Safety, Ken Farbstein
Ken Farbstein offers professional advice for safely getting through your healthcare crisis via Patient AdvoCare . His Patient Safety Blog offers stories empowering patients and families to stay safe when in the healthcare system, and to partner with their doctors and nurses.
Every Patient’s Advocate, Trisha Torrey
Trisha Torrey has long been a wide-ranging voice for patient advocacy. In addition to her blog she writes extensively at About.com .
Articles
A Tale of Two Cows: Why We Have a Cow Map and Not a Healthcare-Acquired-Infection Map
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