Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Research, guidelines, and resources for improving the quality and safe delivery of healthcare.

CDC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) Guidelines

Recommendations and guidelines for controlling specific pathogens, infection control practices related to devices and facilities, etc. Some overlap with other CDC guidelines.

CDC Guidelines

Guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAI), isolation precaution guidelines, hand hygiene guidelines, etc.

Workplace safety research and recommendations related to specific diseases and injuries: Diseases

CMS HIPAA Resources

Regulations, guidelines and resources for complying with the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA, Title II).

FDA

Regulations, guidelines, and references related to:

• Drugs
• Medical Devices

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Guidelines, regulations, and research related to improving safety for all levels of personnel working in healthcare environments:

National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health

Reports and funding of research in the science of nursing.

OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention homepage

Regulation and enforcement resources regarding OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.

HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT NGOS

• The Joint Commission
  
• World Health Organization
  

Skilled Nursing Facilities Resources

• www.cdc.gov
  
• www.cms.gov
• www.osha.gov
• www.ahrq.gov
• www.nhqualitycampaign.org

Homecare and Hospice Resources

• www.nahc.org
• www.nhpco.org