• Wrong-patient, wrong-site procedures persist despite safety protocol reported by the American Medical News on November 1, 2010
A new study found Joint Commission-required timeouts are skipped or rushed. Experts say a "zero tolerance" approach is needed to stop these tragic mistakes.

• Deadly Infections 
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• Planning for Your Discharge 
During your stay in a hospital, nursing home, or other health care setting, the staff will work with you to plan for your discharge. You and your caregiver are important members of the planning team. This booklet contains a checklist of important things you should know to plan for a safe discharge. Information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

• Patient Safety Ratings for Michigan Hospitals
The Leapfrog Group Survey Results of Michigan Hospitals

• Preventing Infections in the Hospital - What You Can Do 
Information from the National Patient Safety Foundation

• Hospital Compare
Hospital Compare - A quality tool for adults, including people with Medicare. Information from the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

• Questions Are The Answer - Get More Involved In Your Health Care
Questions Are The Answer - Information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Clinicians, the Government, and many other groups are working hard to improve health care quality, but improving health care quality is a team effort. You can improve your care and the care of your loved ones by taking an active role in your health care. Ask questions. Understand your condition. Evaluate your options.

• American Society of Anesthesiologists Patient Education Website
Are you or someone you know scheduled to undergo surgery? The American Society of Anesthesiologists Patient Education website has everything you need to know about administration of anesthesia, as well as before and after care of the patient.

• Patient Safety and other useful information - Sparrow Health System of Lansing, Michigan
Everyone has a role in making health care safe - physicians, health care executives, nurses and technicians. Sparrow Health System is working to make health care safety a priority. You, as the patient, can also play a vital role in making your care safe by becoming an active, involved and informed member of your health care team.

• Josie King Foundation - creating a culture of patient safety, together
Compelling story about a family that lost their 18 month old daughter due to medical and nursing errors. This site provides information for practitioners and consumers alike.

• "Speak Up"
"Speak Up" - In March 2002, the Joint Commission, together with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), launched a national campaign to urge patients to take a role in preventing health care errors by becoming active, involved and informed participants of the health care team.

• A Citizen's Guide to Filing a Complaint Against a Licensed Health Care Facility (in Michigan) 
Important information from the Michigan Department of Community Health, Bureau of Health Systems.