Patient Safety Tools from PA Patient Safety Authority

Pennsylvania's Patient Safety Authority was established under Act 13* of 2002, the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error ("Mcare") Act, as an independent state agency, and is charged with taking steps to reduce and eliminate medical errors.

Check out some of their Patient Safety Tools:

Hazardous Spills: The Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs
Safety in the MR Environment
Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

MDLinx: Keeping Current in 5 Minutes

MDLinx is a journal article summary service that aggregates articles and research from more than 1,200 peer-reviewed journals and leading news media on a daily basis. Physician editors sort this content into 32 medical specialty sites, 36 patient sites, and more than 743 subspecialty sections, all available online.

A kind of Cliff Notes on recent medical literature, users can read through brief summaries of articles, and in some cases read free full text versions.

Users can choose to view this information online or subscribe to daily newsletters. The site is sponsored by ads from the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, and also does market research.

Specialities include:

Physician Assistants

Pharmacist

Nurse Practitioner

Practice Management