PROTECTING…your safety and quality work
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 Centers’ 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.
LEARNING…to improve culture and safety
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, paramedics, 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.
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PREVENTING…by being proactive
The Center offers participants a unique way to safely learn about adverse events, near misses and unsafe conditions and proactively implement activities to effectively improve care.
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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.