Medical Devices
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Additional Resources on Home Use Devices
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Educational Tools
FDA Webinar: Home Use of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Medical Devices TSA: Travelers with Disabilities and Medical Conditions - Home Use Devices Booklet: How to Prepare for and Handle Power Outages for Medical Devices that Require Electricity (PDF - 5.1MB)
Improving Patient Safety by Reporting Problems with Medical Devices – Home Version Brochure - Home Healthcare Medical Devices: A Checklist Home Healthcare Medical Devices: Blood Glucose Meters - Getting the Most Out of Your Meter Brochure - Home Healthcare Medical Devices: Infusion Therapy - Getting the Most Out of Your Pump
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Federal Government
Home Health Quality Initiatives (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Telehealth (Health Resources and Services Administration) Assistive Technology (Administration on Aging) A Patient Safety Threat - Syringe Reuse (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) CDC's Healthy Homes Initiative - From the Director (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQ)
Human Factors Challenges in Home Health Care (AHRQ) Many Challenges Remain in the Design and Use of Consumer Health Informatics Interventions (AHRQ) - Questions are the Answer (AHRQ)
Infusion Pump Improvement Initiative
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Outside Organizations
Patient Safety Resource Center (Healthcare Technology Foundation) 
American Association for Homecare
American Telemedicine Association
National Association for Home Care & Hospice
National Family Caregivers Association
Joint Commission Resources - Home Care
Joint Commission - National Patient Safety Goals
Community Health Accreditation Program
The Coalition of Enteral Nutrition Manufacturers
The Coalition of Respiratory Care Manufacturers
The Coalition of Wound Care Manufacturers
Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc.
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