NPSF in the News
NPSF Leads Nationwide Effort to Promote Patient Safety
On Feb 08, 2010 | Comments
Patient Safety Awareness Week: March 7-13, 2010
BOSTON, MA, February 8, 2010 – The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) will kick off Patient Safety Awareness Week on March 7, 2010, in a concerted effort to raise awareness of patient safety initiatives, improve the quality of health care, and strengthen alliances between patients, families and their healthcare providers.
LLI Releases “Transforming Healthcare: A Safety Imperative”
On Dec 03, 2009 | Comments
DECEMBER 3, 2009 (BOSTON, MA) – The Lucian Leape Institute at the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) yesterday released a paper outlining measures necessary in reforming and improving the safety of the healthcare system. The paper, “Transforming Healthcare: A Patient Safety Imperative,” is featured in Quality and Safety in Health Care, a British Medical Journal publication as the Editor’s Choice.
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.
WASHINGTON, DC, May 22, 2009 – The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) today presented the 2009 Stand Up for Patient Safety Management Award to Mariners Hospital, an affiliate of Baptist Health South Florida.
“The Stand Up for Patient Safety Management Award is granted to a member hospital of the NPSF Stand Up for Patient Safety program in recognition of an initiative, supported by leadership at all levels and embraced by a cross-discipline team, that delivers proven, life-saving change,” said Diane C. Pinakiewicz, President of the National Patient Safety Foundation. “The team at Mariners Hospital is most deserving of this recognition for their remarkable work.”
The Nurse and Patient Safety
On Nov 01, 2008 | CommentsHospitals & Health Systems, November 2008
As the primary caregivers in hospitals, nurses are best positioned to improve quality and patient safety. However, they are often pulled away from the bedside to conduct tasks that have nothing to do with actually taking care of patients. More…
