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WASHINGTON, DC, May 22, 2009 – The Partnership for Clear Health Communication at the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) today announced the recipients of the prestigious Pfizer Health Literacy in Advancing Patient Safety Award. Honored for their innovative and influential efforts in the Health Literacy field were Dr. Michael Wolf, Director of the Center for Communication in Healthcare at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and Dr. Rima Rudd, Senior Lecturer on Society, Human Development, and Health at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Dr. Weingart of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Wins National Patient Safety Foundation Socius Award
On May 16, 2008 | Comments
“Socius” is the Latin word for “partner.” The National Patient Safety Foundation Socius Award is given in recognition of work that promotes positive and effective partnering between patients and families and providers in pursuit of improved patient safety. Such work must have at its core the recognition of the importance of patient and family centered care and the critical role that patients and families play in the development and implementation of patient safety solutions. Additionally, the work must recognize the positive contributions of providers in the creation of effective partnerships. The recipient of this year’s Socius Award is Dr. Saul Weingart.
Food and Drug Administration Plan Focuses on Patient Safety and Reducing Medication Errors
On Mar 13, 2003 | Comments
Secretary Tommy Thompson Unveils New Proposal at National Patient Safety Foundation’s 2003 Patient Safety Congress
WASHINGTON – March 13, 2003 — Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced two new proposals from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) aimed at improving patient safety by reducing medical errors and by more quickly identifying potential errors that may occur. Secretary Thompson spoke this morning at the National Patient Safety Foundation’s (NPSF) 2003 Patient Safety Congress called “Let’s Get Results: Improving the Safety of Patients.”
Examining Errors in Health Care
On Oct 13, 1996 | Comments
October 13, 1996 — The nation’s largest-ever conference on preventing health care errors opened here today with the announcement of a National Patient Safety Foundation to be established by the American Medical Association (AMA), news that the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) will be launching immediate reviews of errors it considers to be sentinel events to determine root causes, and a listing of the top ten ways to prevent medication errors from keynoter Dr. Lucian Leape, a nationally recognized health care quality scholar.
