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Potential Partners and Resources

Engaging in patient safety, quality improvement, and risk reduction work takes guts to confront our shortcomings and the tension this creates. We may be wary of forming partnerships with the myriad of individuals and groups who have entered this arena.

To get you started, here is a sampling of potential partners and resources.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Attorneys and Claims Managers
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
The Institute of Medicine (IOM)
The Joint Commission
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)

Potential Partners and Resources

Obstetric Safety Initiative