Relevant Websites

Healthcare System Performance and QI

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Accreditation Canada 
• BC Patient Safety & Quality Council
• Canadian Health Services Research Foundation 
• Canadian Institute for Health Information
• Central CCAC - ED/ALC Communities of Practice and Quality Inventories
  • Central CCAC - ED/ALC Communities of Practice and Quality Inventories Overview (PPT)
• The Change Foundation 
• Health Council of Canada  
• Health System Research Performance Network 
• Health Quality Council of Alberta 
• Impact BC
• Improvement Service - Continuous Improvement Toolkit  
• Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences 
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)  
• Institute of Medicine  
• Lean Enterprise Institute   
• The International Society for Quality in Health Care   
• The Joint Commission   
• National Quality Forum   
• New Brunswick Health Council
• NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement  
• Ontario Health Quality Council  
• Quality Healthcare Network   
• Quality Improvement & Innovation Partnership  
• Saskatchewan Health Quality Council   
• Thedacare Centre for Healthcare Value   

Patient Safety

• Canadian Patient Safety Institute   
• The Institute for Safe Medication Practices   
• National Patient Safety Foundation   
• National Health Service (NHS) National Patient Safety Agency  
• Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) Patient Safety Support Service
• Safer Healthcare Now! 

Evidence-based Guidelines

• Guidelines Advisory Committee 
• Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario   
• National Guideline Clearinghouse