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The Patient Safety Network Web SiteThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Patient Safety Network (PSNet) <http://psnet.ahrq.gov> is a national resource to improve patient safetyand prevent medical errors. PSNet includes patient safety news, literature, tools, and resources, and is the first comprehensive effort to help  The What’s New This Week section offers updates of patient safety literature, news, meetings, and Web resources. The Collection provides annotated links to patient safety research that can be browsed by resource type, or by subject area, such as error type, setting of care, or target audience. The Patient Safety Classics section contains the most influential, frequently cited articles, books, and resources in patient safety. Search results are ranked so that “classic” resources (the most influential), recently published resources, resources with longer annotations, and resources most relevant to the topic of interest are displayed at the top of a results list. AHRQ PSNet provides both a basic and advanced searching interface. In addition, users can create and customize a “My PSNet” page according to their interests, and request e-mail alerts when new content that matches their areas of interest has been added to the customized page. For instance, if you are a pharmacist interested in bar coding to prevent medical errors, you can set up the site to collect the latest articles, news, and conferences on this topic. Anesthesiologists, surgeons, nurses, and hospital administrators can tailor the site to best meet their needs and interests. AHRQ PSNet is linked to its companion journal, AHRQ WebM&M: Morbidity & Mortality Rounds on the Web <http://webmm.ahrq.gov/>. This popular Web-based monthly journal features user-submitted cases of medical errors, expert commentaries, and perspectives on patient safety. --Charlie Wessel Information in this article is from <http://psnet.ahrq.gov/about.aspx>. |
