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AHA-NPSF Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship
On Feb 08, 2013 | CommentsApplications Accepted Through March 15, 2013
The National Patient Safety Foundation is proud to partner with the American Hospital Association in sponsoring the AHA-NPSF Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship. This year-long program provides essential training in patient safety, quality, and performance improvement.
The fellowship consists of four in-person learning sessions, periodic teleconferences, webinars, various self and organizational assessments, and individual coaching.
This curriculum is based on the 2009 paper Transforming Healthcare: A Safety Imperative from the Lucien Leape Institute at NPSF. It prepares health care leaders to guide patient safety improvement initiatives and drive transformational change within their organizations.
The fellowship framework includes a focus on foundational elements of patient safety, such as leadership roles, culture and communication, and incorporates them into four pillars of patient safety:
- Care coordination
- Patient centeredness
- Organizational culture
- Transparency and learning organization
Fellows complete an action learning project to bring real change within their organizations and demonstrate their ability to apply the concepts learned. This rigorous approach ensures that Fellows can translate knowledge and best practices learned into action within their own organizations.
Applications for the 2013-2014 are being accepted through March 15, 2013. Please visit the fellowship website for more information.
The AHA and the National Patient Safety Foundation are sponsors of this program.
Partners include: The Health Education & Research Trust, Health Forum, the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, the American Organization of Nurse Executives and the Society of Hospital Medicine.
September 2012
On Sep 27, 2012 | CommentsASPPS Members Achieve Patient Safety Certification
ASPPS is pleased to recognize members who have recently earned the designation of Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS): Read More→
Building an Integrated Outpatient Safety Program
On Aug 21, 2012 | Comments2012 Professional Learning Series Webcast
Webcast held August 21, 2012 | 2-3 pm EDT Read More→
Lucian Leape Institute at NPSF Announces New Member Robert Wachter, MD
On Aug 16, 2012 | CommentsBoston, MA (August 16, 2012)–The Lucian Leape Institute at the National Patient Safety Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert M. Wachter, MD, as a new member, effective August 1. Read More→
Donald Berwick to Keynote Leape Institute 5th Annual Forum & Gala
On Jul 18, 2012 | CommentsBoston, MA (July 18, 2012)—The Lucian Leape Institute (LLI) at the National Patient Safety Foundation has announced the program for its 5th Annual Forum & Gala to be held in Boston on Thursday, September 13, 2012. Read More→
Current Awareness Literature Alert, June 2012 #2
On Jul 16, 2012 | CommentsJune (2) 2012 | Volume 16, Issue 6:2
The Final Check: Reducing Mislabeled Specimens
On Jul 10, 2012 | CommentsSimple initiative shown to reduce mislabeled blood specimens by 90 percent
The College of American Pathologists estimates that 1 in 1,000 blood specimens ends up being labeled with the wrong patient identifiers. That type of error can potentially harm two patients—the patient whose blood was mislabeled as well as the patient who was incorrectly linked to that specimen. Both patients may end up with incorrect diagnoses, missed treatment, or treatment that they do not need.
Now, a collaboration between Palmetto Health Richland Hospital, the South Carolina Hospital Association, and Outcome Engenuity, LLC, has resulted in a simple intervention that hospitals can use to dramatically reduce the rate of mislabeled blood specimens. Called The Final Check, the intervention was used for the first time at Palmetto Health in 2011, resulting in a 90 percent decrease in mislabeled specimens in the first month it was used. Those results have since been validated at five other hospitals in South Carolina and sustained for five consecutive months to date. Read More→
Monitor Alarm Fatigue: Lessons Learned
On Jun 27, 2012 | Comments2012 Professional Learning Series Webcast
Webcast held June 25, 2012, 2-3 pm
Faculty
Maria Cvach, RN, MS, CCRN
Assistant Director of Nursing, Clinical Standards
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Marjorie Funk, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
Professor
Yale University School of Nursing Read More→
National Patient Safety Foundation Announces New Members of Board of Directors, Board of Governors
On Jun 22, 2012 | CommentsBoston, MA (June 22, 2012)—The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) has announced new appointments to the Foundation’s Board of Directors and Board of Governors, effective June 1, 2012.
“We are extremely pleased and honored to welcome these distinguished health care leaders to our boards,” said NPSF President Diane C. Pinakiewicz, MBA, CPPS “They each bring a wealth of experience, knowledge, and a proven commitment to patient safety to their new roles, and join a remarkable group of visionaries who continue to serve on the NPSF boards. We look forward to their unique perspectives and contributions.” Read More→
Healthy Doses of Respect in Medicine
On Jun 18, 2012 | CommentsIn an interview with the Boston Globe, Lucian Leape, MD, talks about respectful behaviors and how culture impacts patient safety. Read the full interview on the Boston Globe website.
