Advancing Patient Safety

Advancing Patient Safety: A Decade of Evidence, Design, and Implementation
This document highlights some of the Agency's contributions in advancing patient safety during the past decade.

Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation
This four-volume set from AHRQ and the U.S. Department of Defense describes what federally funded programs have accomplished in new patient safety findings, investigative approaches, process analyses, and practical tools for preventing medical errors and harm.

Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches
This compendium describes what federally funded programs have accomplished in understanding medical errors and implementing programs to improve patient safety over the last 5 years.

Advances in Patient Safety and Medical Liability
In October 2009, AHRQ launched the Patient Safety and Medical Liability (PSML) Initiative to address four goals: (1) putting patient safety first by reducing preventable injuries, (2) fostering better communication between doctors and patients, (3) ensuring fair and timely compensation for medical injuries while reducing malpractice litigation, and (4) reducing liability premiums.