Thrombosis Service

Helpful Websites

For Patients

  • www.clotcare.com  Helpful information for patients about preventing and treating harmful blood clots
  • www.nattinfo.org  Patient focused website about blood clots and genetic blood clotting disorders (thrombophilias)
  • www.vdf.org  Helpful information about diseases of the arteries and veins
  • www.preventdvt.org  A national patient awareness and advocacy site related to deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
  • www.vdf.org/community/vdc.php  Venous Disease Coalition, A comprehensive venous disease network

For Healthcare Providers & Staff

Quality Focused Websites

  • Quality Forum  The National Quality Forum (NQF) website on national patient safety initiatives
  • Hospital Medicine The Society of Hospital Medicine website which includes a tool kit and mentoring program to improve DVT prevention
  • NCBAP  The national certification board for anticoagulation providers
  • Hospital Compare  The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services website which allows people (including patients) to query how well individual hospitals are performing on key safety measures
  • JCAHO 2008 National Patient Safety Goals (see Goal 3E related to anticoagulation therapy)
  • Leapfrog Group  A consumer group whose focus is on increasing transparency and improving health care quality

University of Utah Health Care Links