Organization

Website

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)

http://www.aaahc.org/eweb/StartPage.aspx

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASC)

http://www.ascassociation.org/

American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)

www.aad.org

American Association of Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF)

http://www.aaaasf.org/

American Medication Association (AMA) Patient Safety and Quality Tools

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/12582.html

American Osteopathic Association (AOA)

http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm?q=patient+safety

American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS)

http://www.asds.net/

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Patient Safety Corner

http://www.asahq.org/safety.htm

American Society of Medication Safety Officers (ASMSO)

http://www.asmso.org/

Anesthesiology Patient Safety Foundation (APSF)

http://www.apsf.org/

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

http://www.fda.gov/

Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

http://www.ihi.org/ihi

Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)

http://www.ismp.org/

Institute of Medicine (IOM)

http://www.iom.edu/

Leapfrog Group

http://www.leapfroggroup.org/

Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)

http://www.mgma.com/

MedPAC

http://www.medpac.gov/

National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS), Department of Veterans’ Affairs

http://www.patientsafety.gov/

National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)

http://www.npsf.org/

National Quality Forum (NQF)

http://www.qualityforum.org/

Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI)

http://www.prhi.org/

Texas Medical Institute of Technology (TMIT)

http://www.safetyleaders.org/

U.S. Pharmacopeia Healthcare Quality and Safety

http://www.usp.org/hqi/

World Alliance for Patient Safety, World Health Organization (WHO)

http://www.who.int/patientsafety/en/