July 10, 2014 | By: Calevir
A message from Michael Handler, MD, Medical Director, Center for Patient Safety
From a physician’s perspective, organizations such as the Center for Patient Safety, including the role of a federally-designated Patient Safety Organization (PSO), are playing a key role in healthcare and can play an even greater role in the future.
I am proud to serve as the Center’s Medical Director supporting the Center’s work with health systems, hospitals, ambulance services, physician practices and nursing homes as well as its outreach to consumers.
As the healthcare landscape continues to change under the federal Affordable Care Act, implementation of Health Insurance Exchanges and the explosion of Accountable Care Organizations, the need for healthcare providers to work together across various settings is increasing exponentially. This work must focus on the assessment, evaluation and improvement of the quality and safety of healthcare delivery regardless of where that care is delivered. This is where organizations like the Center come into play!
Healthcare providers in any setting, stakeholder groups such as legislators, regulators, insurers and, the public should be impressed by the work being done by organizations like the Center.
Such work is imperative to move healthcare forward through collaboration that includes improving systems designed to reduce medical errors and patient harm–harm that occurs more often than it should.
I am pleased to be part of the Center and encourage others to join our efforts in remaining steadfast to our commitment of the vision: “a healthcare environment safe for all patients and healthcare providers, in all processes, all the time.
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The Center for Patient Safety believes that collaboration and sharing are the best ways to drive improvement. We strive to provide the right solutions and resources to improve healthcare safety and quality.