ACP: Patient Safety

Running a Practice

Patient Safety

Patient Safety Tip: Ask patients about all medications they are taking, including OTCs, supplements, and herbs.

Patient Safety Learning

Patient Safety Take-Home Points Booklet - The College's popular patient safety publication is now available as a PDF download.

Patient Safety: The Other Side of the Quality Equation—View all seven modules!

Patient Safety Research Journal Watch: Autumn 2004. A guide to the newest information in patient safety research

Patient Safety Information on the Web and in print

"Patient Safety Take-Home Points" mailed to ACP members across the country

News: Visit the Patient Safety Tips archive
Visit the Patient Safety Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page

Patient Safety: The Other Side of the Quality Equation is a three-year, multifaceted initiative funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to improve patient safety in ambulatory care. The College is in a unique position to help physicians across the country learn about the latest research in patient safety, and thereby can transform the care of patients at a local level.

Patient Safety: The Other Side of the Quality Equation is designed to accomplish three goals:

Raise physician awareness of patient safety issues
Promote positive attitudes regarding the need to identify and analyze the practice environment to reduce medical errors
Facilitate physician behavior that is likely to diminish the occurrence of medical errors

The goals are accomplished via these interventions:

Active involvement of the College leadership and use of the College infrastructure, especially public media, regional Chapters, and on-line content
Development and dissemination of Patient Safety Continuing Medical Education
Web-based patient safety community
Measurement of effectiveness of the intervention

Questions? Contact Vincenza Snow, PhD, vsnow@acponline.org

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Last updated: 11/10/2004