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Alliance for Human Research Protection
National network to advance responsible and ethical medical research practices and empowers patients with information they need to make informed research choices.
http://www.ahrp.org/

American Iatrogenic Association
Focuses on the study and reporting of medical errors that lead to disease and death.
http://www.iatrogenic.org/

Australian Patient Safety Foundation
Provides leadership in the reduction of harm to patients in all health care environments and incident reporting and monitoring systems.
http://www.apsf.net.au/

Colorado Patient Safety Coalition
Home page for coalition of healthcare professionals and organizations formed to promote patient safety in Colorado.
http://www.coloradopatientsafety.org

Global Med-ID System
Provides a medical information system with immediate worldwide compatibility.
http://www.globalmed-id.com

HCA Patient Safety
Describes this US hospital chain's medication and patient safety practices, and provides general information about the subject.
http://www.HCAPatientSafety.org

Institute For Safe Medication Practices
Provides information about adverse drug events and their prevention to healthcare practitioners and institutions, regulatory agencies, professional organizations and the pharmaceutical industry.
http://www.ismp.org/

Institute for Self-Directed Care
Promotes clinical research, consumer education and advocacy for self-directed, patient-centered health care; site includes consulting services and links to relevant resources.
http://www.selfdirectedcare.org/

IPRO Quality Improvement Organization
Assesses quality of health care for federal and state agencies, providers, managed care organizations, commercial insurers, Fortune 500 companies, business coalitions and unions.
http://www.ipro.org/

Maryland Patient Safety
Supports regional patient safety initiatives by encouraging collaborative efforts, disseminating current knowledge relating to patient safety, and developing a formal structure for activities.
http://www.marylandpatientsafety.org/

Medicharms
Offers alternative medical identification items; products include a variety of character, sports-related and other pendants with the medical information on the back.
http://www.medicharms.com/

MediSL
Offers consolidated medical information, allergies and prescription drugs for health care providers.
http://www.emerald-group.net/

Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety
Promotes patient safety by encouraging collaboration between participants of the Minnesota health care system.
http://www.mnpatientsafety.org/

National Patient Safety Foundation
Information, research, and resources on professional, consumer, and systems issues related to patient safety.
http://www.npsf.org/

National Quality Forum
Promotes change through development and implementation of a national strategy for health care quality measurement and reporting.
http://www.qualityforum.org/

p4ps-Partnership for Patient Safety
A patient-centered intitiative to advance the reliability of healthcare systems worldwide.
http://www.p4ps.org/

Partnership for Human Research Protection
Provides accreditation to protect the safety and rights of participants in clinical trials and research programs in public and private hospitals, academic medical centers, and other research facilities in the United States and abroad.
http://www.phrp.org/

Patient Safety Center of Inquiry
Supports clinicians in providing safe patient care by designing and testing clinical innovations, technological solutions, and patient safety improvement systems.
http://www.patientsafetycenter.com/

Patient Safety First
Assists perioperative nurses, managers and practitioners in providing safe patient care.
http://www.patientsafetyfirst.org/

Patient Safety Institute
Provides real-time, secure, patient-centric clinical information in five areas critical for delivering quality care: diagnoses, laboratory results, medications, allergies and immunizations.
http://www.ptsafety.org/