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Experts Question Medicare Effort to Rate Hospitals Patient Safety Records
By | On Feb 13, 2012 | CommentsFrom Kaiser Health News
Medicare’s first public effort to identify hospitals with patient safety problems has pinpointed many prestigious teaching institutions around the nation, raising concerns about quality at these places but also bolstering objections that the government’s measurements are skewed. Read the full text article >>.
Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety to Launch CPPS Credential Exam During Patient Safety Awareness Week
By | On Feb 07, 2012 | CommentsBoston, Mass. (February 7, 2012) – The Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety (CBPPS) today announced the official launch date for the highly-anticipated Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) exam. This credentialing process is designed to establish patient safety competency standards and elevate the professional stature of health care professionals who meet knowledge requirements in safety science, human factors engineering, and the practice of safe care. Read More→
Patient-Centered Care Model Demands Better Physician-Patient Communication
By | On Feb 03, 2012 | CommentsFrom Journal of the American Medical Association
Physicians need excellent communication skills and appropriate tools for facilitating communication to more effectively incorporate patient preferences into care. Read the full text article >>
ASPPS at One Year
By | On Jan 09, 2012 | Comments
Who is responsible for patient safety in your organization? The obvious answer may be the chief patient safety officer or the director of quality and safety. But that’s only partly right.
Patient safety has grown to become a distinct discipline involving practitioners from diverse areas of the health care spectrum who work under engaged and involved leaders. It involves representatives of nursing, medicine, environmental services, pharmacy, and other areas, none more important than the leadership team. Last January, the National Patient Safety Foundation established the American Society of Professionals in Patient Safety (ASPPS) as a multidisciplinary community of individuals committed to advancing patient safety best practices. Read More→
Report Finds Most Errors at Hospitals Go Unreported
By | On Jan 06, 2012 | CommentsThe New York Times, January 6, 2012.
WASHINGTON — Hospital employees recognize and report only one out of seven errors, accidents and other events that harm Medicare patients while they are hospitalized, federal investigators say in a new report.
Yet even after hospitals investigate preventable injuries and infections that have been reported, they rarely change their practices to prevent repetition of the “adverse events,” according to the study, from Daniel R. Levinson, inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Click to read the full article.
ASPPS First Anniversary
By | On Jan 03, 2012 | CommentsASPPS Audio Conference: The Past, Present, and Future of Patient Safety
The American Society of Professionals in Patient Safety (ASPPS) marked its first anniversary on January 24, 2012. To celebrate this important milestone, members participated in a special members-only audio conference on the past, present, and future of the patient safety field.
The conference was led by patient safety pioneer and fellow ASPPS member Lucian Leape, MD. Dr. Leape shared his insights into the evolution and ongoing development of the patient safety profession. His remarks were followed by an interactive question-and-answer period highlighting audience participation.
If you weren’t able to participate in the call but would still like to hear Dr. Leape’s remarks, the event was recorded and is now available to members.
To download the audio file, click here.
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Interprofessional Education and Health Care Simulation Survey
By | On Dec 28, 2011 | CommentsThe Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) is offering an Interprofessional Education and Healthcare Simulation Symposium, January 27 and 28, 2012. The symposium will immediately precede the 12th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (Jan 28–Feb 1, 2012).
Visit the Society’s website for more information about the symposium and the meeting.
Take the Society’s survey on Interprofessional Education and Healthcare Simulation.
2012-2013 AHA-NPSF Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship
By | On Dec 23, 2011 | CommentsApplications Being Accepted Through March 15, 2012
NPSF Patient Safety Congress to Host Partnership for Patients One-Year Celebration
By | On Dec 21, 2011 | CommentsPlans Announced at Plenary Session of QualityNet 2011 led by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Boston, Mass. (Dec. 21, 2011)—The National Patient Safety Foundation, in conjunction with leaders from throughout the health care spectrum, announced plans to mark the one-year anniversary of the groundbreaking Partnership for Patients Initiative at the NPSF Patient Safety Congress to be held May 23-25 in Washington, DC. Read More→
Patient Safety and the Family Caregiver
By | On Dec 01, 2011 | CommentsNovember was National Family Caregiver Month. What better time to recognize the important role family members play on the health care team? NPSF President Diane Pinakiewicz, MBA, recently wrote an article about Patient Safety for Take Care!, the newsletter of the National Family Caregivers Association.
Read the full article in Take Care!
