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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

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