HHS’ new $1 Billion Patient Safety Initiative announced April 12
The news is about the medical errors in health care that are NOT occurring as a result of patient safety improvement efforts. Efforts to reduce medical errors are to be applauded. Read more below.
The values and principles inherent in health care, and the initiatives undertaken to improve health care are incredibly important to saving lives and the bottom line, which currently shows medical errors costing an estimated $5 billion a year in the US.
Partnering for Patients, a new DHHS initiative, launched in April, will invest up to $1 billion into patient safety initiatives with an initial focus on two objectives:
The Missouri Center for Patient Safety (MOCPS) has signed up in support of the Partnering for Patients initiative.
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
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
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
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.