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National Patient Safety Foundation Proposes Universal Patient Compact
On Mar 07, 2008 | CommentsNational initiative to strengthen provider-patient collaboration
March 7, 2008 – Recognizing the vital role that effective partnering plays in improving patient safety and health care quality, today the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) proposed the development of a Universal Patient Compact to complement the Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. The Universal Patient Compact will build on principles contained in the Consumer Bill of Rights to establish a mutual covenant between healthcare providers and their patients.
Lucian Leape Institute First Roundtable: A Resounding Success
On Feb 11, 2008 | Comments
Roundtable and Open Discussions Held in Conjunction with Inaugural Gala
February 8, 2008 – The Lucian Leape Institute at the National Patient Safety Foundation held its first Roundtable meeting and Inaugural Gala February 7-8, 2008 at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts. The Institute, established by NPSF in May 2007, is a think tank charged with defining strategic paths and calls to action for the field of patient safety. Its goal is to provide vision and context for the many safety-related efforts already underway within the healthcare system and to call for system-level changes necessary to accelerate the work. Its Founding Members include Dr. Leape, Dr. David Lawrence, Julianne Morath, Dr. Donald Berwick, Dr. Carolyn Clancy, James Conway and Dr. Dennis O’Leary, all of whom are renowned leaders in the patient safety field.
Patient Safety Awareness Week March 2 to March 8, 2008
On Feb 05, 2008 | Comments
Patient Safety – A Road Taken Together
(Feb. 5, 2008) – Hospitals, healthcare organizations and patient groups across the globe will join the National Patient Safety Foundation in celebration of Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 2-8. The theme of the week, Patient Safety: A Road Taken Together, emphasizes a collective effort for safer health care through partnership among providers, patients, families and communities. Founded in 2002 by NPSF, this week is intended to raise public awareness about the work being done to improve patient safety and the importance of effective partnering to these improvement efforts. Community engagement provides a key focus for the week’s efforts.
Lucian Leape Institute Announces First Roundtable
On Nov 19, 2007 | Comments
To Be Held in Conjunction with Inaugural Gala
November 14, 2007 – The Lucian Leape Institute at the National Patient Safety Foundation today announced that it will hold its first Roundtable meeting and Inaugural Gala February 7-8, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Institute, established by NPSF in May 2007, is a think tank charged with defining strategic paths and calls to action for the field of patient safety. Its goal is to provide vision and context for the many safety-related efforts already underway within the healthcare system and to call for system-level changes necessary to accelerate the work. Its founding Members include Dr. Leape, Dr. David Lawrence, Julie Morath, Dr. Donald Berwick, Dr. Carolyn Clancy, Jim Conway and Dr. Dennis O’Leary, all of whom are renowned leaders in the patient safety field.
Oct. 29, 2007 —The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF), the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and AIG Healthcare® today announced a new relationship that will bring a comprehensive set of patient safety tools and incentives to medical group practices. The first offering will include NPSF’s new Ambulatory Stand Up For Patient Safety Program®, MGMA’s Physician Practice Patient Safety Assessment tool with comparative benchmark scoring, and access to a medical malpractice insurance program provided by AIG Healthcare. The program’s launch date is set for January of 2008.
NEW Report Estimates Cost of Low Health Literacy Between $106 – $236 Billion Dollars Annually
On Oct 11, 2007 | Comments
Experts discuss if improving health literacy is the solution
to providing coverage for the nation’s 47 million uninsured people
October 10, 2007 – A new report released today from the University of Connecticut states that the cost of low health literacy to the United States economy is in the range of $106 billion to $236 billion annually. According to the report, Low Health Literacy: Implications for National Health Policy, the savings that could be achieved by improving health literacy translates into enough funds to insure every one of the more than 47 million persons who lacked coverage in the United States in 2006, according to recent Census Bureau estimates.
National Patient Safety Foundation Partners with Vocera Communications
On Sep 04, 2007 | Comments
September 4, 2007 – The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) announced today that Vocera Communications has joined its Corporate Council as an Associate Member. The Corporate Council program provides a forum for leading health care products and services companies to work along side NPSF Board members, health care providers, hospital executives, and patients and their families with a single convergent goal – making patient care safer.
Socius Award Winner Announced at Annual Patient Safety Congress
On May 04, 2007 | Comments
National Patient Safety Foundation presents annual Socius Award to North Carolina Children’s Hospital at NPSF annual Congress May 2-4, 2007 in Washington, D.C.
May 4, 2007 – The Annual NPSF Socius Award was presented at the 2007 Congress. Named after the Latin word for “partner”, the Socius Award is given in recognition of work that promotes positive and effective partnering between patients/families and providers in pursuit of improved patient safety. Such work will 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 partnership.
Partnership for Clear Health Communication Joins Forces with the National Patient Safety Foundation
On May 04, 2007 | Comments
Combined Resources Helps Expand Reach and Awareness of Health Literacy
May 4, 2007 — The Partnership for Clear Health Communication (PCHC), the country’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to improving low health literacy, today announced it will join forces with the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) to form the Partnership for Clear Health Communication at the National Patient Safety Foundation. The announcement, made today at the NPSF annual conference in Washington, D.C., will allow the organizations to further expand awareness and solutions of health literacy and its impact on health outcomes.
Alison H. Page Receives National Patient Safety Award
On May 03, 2007 | Comments
(May 3, 2007) – Alison H. Page, M.S., M.H.A., Fairview Health Services chief safety officer, received the 2007 National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) Chairman’s Medal, awarded in recognition of emerging leadership in the patient safety field.
