About

Established in 2005
Created to serve as a hub for collaboration among stakeholders to improve the safety of care
Became one of the first federally-listed PSOs in November 2008
Provides solutions and resources to improve patient safety and quality of healthcare delivery
Collaborates with providers, physicians, purchasers, consumers and government
Founding Members of the Center are the Missouri Hospital Association, Missouri State Medical Association, and Primaris

WorkWithTheExperts-w The Center, established in 2005, is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting safe and quality healthcare through the reduction of medical errors.

We envision a healthcare environment safe for all patients and healthcare providers, in all processes all the time. We strive to lead the industry in providing timely solutions and resources to improve patient safety and the quality of healthcare delivery.

The Center serves as a central resource and facilitator to improve the safety and quality of care provided to citizens through a collaborative approach to education, information, resource sharing and learning.

Serving as a hub and coordinator for healthcare providers, government agencies, the public and others with an interest in improving patient safety, the Center recognizes that collaboration and sharing leads to a better understanding of how to improve the safety and quality of healthcare delivery.

At the Center, our focus is on learning what medical errors occur, why they occur and how to prevent patient harm. We emphasize the importance of culture in promoting safe systems of care, culture that supports individualized care, teamwork and communication.

Organizations that work with the Center for Patient Safety

IMPROVING YOUR CULTURE AND SAFETY

SAFETY CULTURE SOLUTIONS

A strong cultural foundation that supports communication, teamwork, and leadership may be the most important step to improving patient safety in any environment. The Center provides valuable diagnostic tools and evidence-based programs to monitor and improve teamwork and communication among doctors, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team.

Culture assessment services are available for hospitals, EMS, physician offices and long-term care facilities, in addition to training on implementation of culture programs. Services include:

Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Just Culture
Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP)

PROTECTING QUALITY AND SAFETY WORK

PSO Solutions
As a federally-designated Patient Safety Organization (PSO), the Center for Patient Safety supports and encourages health care providers to share information about vulnerabilities in the health care system that can lead to medical mistakes and patient harm. By learning what adverse events occur, why they occur and how to prevent them, as well as sharing that learning, we support efforts to reduce medical mistakes and patient harm.

The Center's PSO services offer a seamless way for licensed healthcare providers to work collaboratively to learn how to reduce serious events and patient harm within the federal confidentiality and privilege protections of the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005.

VISION

The Center for Patient Safety's vision is "a health care environment safe for all patients and healthcare providers, in all processes, all the time".

MISSION

The Center for Patient Safety's mission is "to be a leader in providing solutions and resources to improve patient safety and the quality of health care delivery by conducting activities in collaboration with healthcare providers, physicians, purchasers, consumers and government".

FOUNDING MEMBERS

The Center for Patient Safety, is a private, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to fostering change throughout the nation's health care delivery systems and across the continuum of care. It was established by the Missouri Hospital Association (MHA), the Missouri State Medical Association (MSMA) and Primaris in response to recommendations from the Governor's Commission for Patient Safety.

PRINCIPLES

Methods and activities employed or promoted by the Center will be non-punitive in nature
The Center will focus on culture, system and process changes
The Center will focus its efforts to achieve continuous improvements in patient safety and health care quality
The Center's methods and activities will be evidence-based
The Center will identify and share best practices that are proven effective, being sensitive to resource requirements
The Center will use its resources to provide an informed response to legislative, regulatory and accreditation patient safety related draft requirements and standards as appropriate
The Center will promote responsible and accountable public education
The Center will rely on stakeholders, participants in Center activities and members for patient safety data and information
The Center will promote collaboration and consensus seeking in its activities
The Center will advocate for implementation of proven patient safety initiatives
The Center will promote and advocate for voluntary, confidential adverse event reporting to promote learning from the data and sharing of improvement strategies that will lead to prevention of adverse events

HISTORY

BLOG:

PSO Case Law: Ungurian v. Beyzman, et al., 2020 PA Super 105:

A recent Pennsylvania case shows how courts narrowly interpret the PSQIA, ignoring the D & A pathway and the clear language of the Final Rule. (Ungurian v. Beyzman, et al., 2020 PA Super 105). The cour

Joint Commission New Sentinel Event Alert 61: Managing the Risks of Direct Oral Anticoagulants:

The Center for Patient Safety wants to share this important harm-prevention advice from The Joint Commission and its Sentinel Event Alert: Managing the Risks of Direct Oral Anticoagulants. The Joint Commis

CPS Safety Watch/Alert – Culture Can Improve the Control of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms:

Issue: A number of events reported co CPS’ Patient Safety Organization (PSO) demonstrate poor handoff communication about the patients’ infectious disease status Examples include: Patient with

RESOURCES:

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.