Accreditation |
www.osteopathic.org
American Osteopathic Association |
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www.jointcommission.org
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
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www.ncqa.org
National Committee on Quality Assurance
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Credentialing |
www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov
National Practitioner Data Bank
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Legislation |
www.calregs.com
California Code of Regulations |
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www.leginfo.ca.gov
California Law and Bill Information |
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www.gpoaccess.gov
Code of Federal Regulations/Federal Register |
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Licensing |
www.pharmacy.ca.gov
Board of Pharmacy |
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www.rn.ca.gov
Board of Registered Nursing |
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www.bvnpt.ca.gov
Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians |
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www.dhs.ca.gov
Department of Health Services |
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www.medbd.ca.gov
Medical Board of California |
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www.pac.ca.gov
Physician Assistant Committee
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Patient and Family Centered Care |
www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2301
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality PFCC Innovation Profile |
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aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/pediatrics;112/3/691.pdf 
American Academy of Pediatrics |
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www.acponline.org/running_practice/pcmh
American College of Physicians |
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www.cincinnatichildrens.org/service/f/fetal-care/services/default
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center |
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www.tinyurl.com/IHIEffectiveCrisisMgmt
IHI tools for adverse events and crisis management |
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www.georgiahealth.edu/centers/cpfcc
Medical College of Georgia |
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www.mhs.net/patients/patient-care
Memorial Healthcare System |
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www.jointcommission.org/Advancing_Effective_Communication
Monograph on Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient-and Family-Centered Care |
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www.pfccpartners.com
Patient and Family Centered Care Partners |
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www.planetree.org
Planetree |
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www.stlouischildrens.org/content/FamilyCenteredCare1.htm
St. Louis Children’s Hospital |
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www.chop.edu
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
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www.ihi.org/knowledge/Pages/AudioandVideo/WIHIHaveYouHadTheConversation.aspx
The Conversation Project |
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www.familycenteredcare.org
The Institute for Family-Centered Care |
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Patient Safety |
www.micra.org
Californians Allied for Patient Protection |
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www.rmf.harvard.edu
Harvard Risk Management Foundation |
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www.icsi.org
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement |
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www.ihi.org
Institute for Healthcare Improvement |
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www.iom.edu
Institute of Medicine |
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www.leapfroggroup.org
The Leapfrog Group |
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www.macoalition.org
Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors |
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www.medqic.org
Medicare Quality Improvement Community |
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www.guideline.gov
National Guideline Clearinghouse |
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www.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health |
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www.npsf.org
National Patient Safety Foundation |
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www.p4ps.org
Partnership for Patient Safety |
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www.patientsafety.gov/training.html#psc
Patient Safety Curriculum from the Department of Veterans Affairs |
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www.premierinc.com
Premier Safety Institute |
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www.quic.gov
Quality Interagency Coordination (QuIC) Task Force |
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www.safer.healthcare.ucla.edu
Safer California Healthcare: Strategic Alliance for Error Reduction |
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www.ahrq.gov
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
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www.ismp.org
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices |
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www.thefinalcheck.org
The Final Check Video
The Final Check PDF
The Final Check – A Strategy to Eliminate Specimen Mislabeling |
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www.usp.org
U.S. Pharmacopeia |
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www.patientsafety.gov
Veterans Health Administration
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Quality Data |
www.cms.gov/HospitalQualityInits
CMS Hospital Quality Initiative |
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www.medicare.gov
Nursing Home Compare: Survey Results
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Regulations |
www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/
OfficeofMedicalProductsandTobacco/CDRH/default.htm
Center for Devices and Radiological Health |
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www.cdc.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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www.cms.gov
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) |
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www.cms.gov/clia
CLIA Regulations |
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www.cms.gov/GuidanceforLawsAndRegulations/04_CAHs.asp
Critical Access Hospital Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines |
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www.hhs.gov
Department of Health and Human Services |
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www.fda.gov
Food and Drug Administration |
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aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp
HIPAA Transaction Standards |
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Risk Management |
www.medlaw.com
COBRA / EMTALA Resources - Frew Consulting Group |
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www.foley.com
Legal Newsletter - Law Watch
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Simulation |
caehealthcare.com/home/eng/product_services
CAE Healthcare - Patient Simulator / software / education vendor for METI products |
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www.simghosts.org
Gathering of Healthcare Simulation Technology Specialists (GHOSTS) |
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www.gaumard.com
Gaumard - Patient Simulator / software / education vendor |
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www.healthysimulation.com
Healthy Simulation (Medical simulation resource website) |
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www.laerdal.com/us/nav/25/Products-Services
Laerdal - Patient Simulator / software / education vendor |
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www.simulab.com/catalog
Simulab Corporation - Simulation vendor
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Societies and Organizations |
www.aap.org
American Academy of Pediatrics |
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www.acep.org
American College of Emergency Physicians |
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www.ahima.org
American Health Information Management Association |
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www.aha.org
American Hospital Association |
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www.ama-assn.org
American Medical Association |
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www.ana.org
American Nurses Association |
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www.asahq.org
American Society of Anesthesiologists |
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www.aorn.org
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses |
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www.awhonn.org
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses |
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www.calhospital.org
California Hospital Association |
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www.cmanet.org
California Medical Association |
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www.ena.org
Emergency Nurses Association |
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www.namss.org
National Association Medical Staff Services |
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www.nann.org
National Association of Neonatal Nurses
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Other |
www.hcmarketplace.com
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