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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) (www.ahcpr.gov/) - A U.S. government site with health care quality information for consumers and providers.  

Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (www.fda.gov/cder/drug/MedErrors/default.htm) - Information and links to resources on medication errors.

Health and Human Services (www.healthfinder.gov) - The U.S. Health and Human Services site for health care consumers. 

Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) (www.ismp.org/Pages/Consumer.html) - The Alerts for Patients page which contains a listing of frequent medication errors and how to avoid them, as well as general information and advice on medication safety for consumers.

Intelihealth (www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/408/408.html) - Aetna Insurance site with information on healthy living and personal health issues.

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (www.jcaho.org/) - The public access page with information on quality standards for consumers, providers, employers and purchasers.

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Management Sciences for Health (www.erc.msh.org/quality/) - A guide on managing health care quality and an introduction and overview for providers and facilities.   

Veteran’s Administration National Center for Patient Safety (www.patientsafety.gov/) - Information on root cause analysis, the culture of safety and health care safety updates and news.

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