Subject and Course Guides: Patient Safety : Databases and Resources

What is Patient Safety?

Patient safety: freedom from accidental injury; ensuring patient safety involves the establishment of operational systems and processes that that minimize the likelihood of errors and maximize the likelihood of intercepting them when they occur.

Source: Kohn LT, Corrigan JM, Donaldson MS. To err is human: building a safer health system. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2000:211.

A-Z Databases

MEDLINEPlus

MEDLINEPlus contains consumer-friendly patient safety information, including additional links and resources.

MEDLINEPlus
Consumers' health information produced by the National Library of Medicine that is authoritative and up to date.
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINEPlus provides health professionals and consumers information that is authoritative and up to date. MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 500 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and dictionaries, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.

Articles Relating to Patient Safety

Find articles about patient safety topics in these consumer-friendly databases.

Consumer Health Complete - EBSCOhost
Consumer-oriented coverage of all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Consumer Health Complete is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. It includes the Clinical Reference System and the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which provides access to up-to-date, concise and clinically relevant drug monographs. The database is updated on a weekly basis.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
consumer health information including reference books, reports and pamphlets, drug information and more.
This database is a rich collection of consumer health information including health reference books, reports and pamphlets, drug information and more.

Consumer-Friendly Patient Safety Web Resources

Consumers and Patients: Quality of Care
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The latest evidence-based information for improving your health from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
MedlinePlus Patient Safety page
My Medicine Record (FDA)
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Use this record to keep track of your prescription medicines, over-the-counter medicines and dietary supplements.

You can store the record on your personal computer. Keep a printed copy with you at all times; share the record with your doctors, pharmacists, or other health professionals at all visits.
National Council on Patient Information and Education
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NCPIE is a coalition of over 125 diverse organizations whose mission is to stimulate and improve communication of information on appropriate medicine use to consumers and healthcare professionals.
Partnering for Patient Empowerment through Community Awareness
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Partnering for Patient Empowerment through Community Awareness, or PPECA, is a project that pairs hospitals with community libraries to help inform consumers and librarians about patient safety. The project focuses on the role of consumers as partners in their own care and that of their loved ones.
Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare
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Free patient safety journal.
Patient Safety for Patients
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Information from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on patient safety tips, tools, and resources.
Patient Safety Network
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AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet) is a national web-based resource featuring the latest news and essential resources on patient safety.
Quackwatch
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Quackwatch, Inc., is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct. Its primary focus is on quackery-related information that is difficult or impossible to get elsewhere. Founded by Dr. Stephen Barrett in 1969 as the Lehigh Valley Committee Against Health Fraud, it was incorporated in 1970.
Questions are the Answer
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Clinicians, the Government, and many other groups are working hard to improve health care quality, but it's a team effort. You can improve your care and the care of your loved ones by taking an active role in your health care. Ask questions. Understand your condition. Evaluate your options.
Speak Up Initiatives (The Joint Commission)
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Patient safety brochures from The Joint Commission.
World Health Organization Patient Safety
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WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

Need more information?

If you are looking for information about drug safety, support groups, or other consumer health concerns, please refer to the Consumer Health Research Guide for more information.

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E-Books

Ovid E-books on Health Sciences
Health Sciences e-books from Ovid.
These are E-books in Health Sciences, with an emphasis on Anesthesiology, published by Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. Acceptable use does not permit downloading, redistributing or transfer of any lengthy portions of the E-books.
SpringerLink E-Books
A growing collection of e-books published by Springer and Humana Press in copyright years 2004 to present, with some earlier entries.
A growing collection of e-books published by Springer and Humana Press in copyright years 2004 to present, through 2010. Coverage includes Architecture and Design; Behavioral Science; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Business and Economics; Chemistry and Materials Science; Computer Science; Earth and Environmental Science; Engineering; Humanities, Social Sciences and Law; Mathematics and Statistics; Medicine; Physics and Astronomy, and more.

Credo Reference Collection - Health and Medicine

Link to the Patient Safety Orientation Guide

The Patient Safety Orientation LibGuide

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Patient Safety : Databases and Resources

What is Patient Safety?

A-Z Databases

MEDLINEPlus

Articles Relating to Patient Safety

Consumer-Friendly Patient Safety Web Resources

Need more information?

E-Books

Link to the Patient Safety Orientation Guide

Google Scholar

Locations

Richard J. Daley Library

Library of the Health Sciences-Chicago

Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria

Crawford Library of the Health Sciences-Rockford

Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana