21. RN+ Systems
Offers a variety of wireless monitoring systems to assist healthcare organizations improve patient safety, prevent falls, and reduce reliance upon restraints; site includes training and education resources.
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22. Simulation Group
Conducts research that will transform medical training from the current apprentice model to real-time computer-based medical simulations; objectives include improving medical education and increasing patient safety.
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23. TalkingQuality.gov
Provides research findings and instructions on effective ways to communicate information about health care quality to consumers and develop health plan report cards.
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24. The Commonwealth Fund
The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy. The Fund's Web site includes the latest research and tools for ensuring patient safety and improving the quality of care.
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25. The Leapfrog Group
Promotes improvements in the safety of health care by giving consumers data to make more informed hospital choices. Includes hospital survey results, patient safety research, and links to related sites.
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26. Va National Center for Patient Safety
Patient Safety: medical error, medication error, medical equipment failure, root cause analysis, human factors, usability, physician error, pharmacy error, nursing error, iatrogenesis, failure mode analysis
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29. Voice4Patients.Com
Provides information to educate patients and consumers on the health care process, including links to research and support resources.
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30. Wrong Diagnosis
Provides information on misdiagnosis of more than 1200 diseases and 300 symptoms; includes data on risk factors and links to additional resources.
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