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A Closer Look at The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Proposed Patient Safety Structural Measure

Beterra

Patient safety is a critical component of healthcare quality. Despite significant advancements, preventable harm remains a significant concern in healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new Patient Safety Structural Measure (PSSM) to improve patient safety in hospital settings.

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National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety (IHI) 

Briggs Healthcare

Despite substantial effort over the past 20 years, preventable harm in health care remains a major concern in the United States. Reducing preventable harm requires a concerted, persistent, coordinated effort by all stakeholders, and a total systems approach to safety. Ensure safety is a demonstrated core value.

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PCAST Recommendations on Transformational Effort on Patient Safety

Patient Safety Movement

Patient safety is an urgent national public health issue. 1A: Appoint a Patient Safety Coordinator Reporting to the President on Efforts to Transform Patient Safety Among All Relevant Government Agencies. As many measures as possible should be generated from real-time automated electronic health data.

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PCAST Recommendations on Transformational Effort on Patient Safety

Patient Safety Movement

Patient safety is an urgent national public health issue. 1A: Appoint a Patient Safety Coordinator Reporting to the President on Efforts to Transform Patient Safety Among All Relevant Government Agencies. As many measures as possible should be generated from real-time automated electronic health data.

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I AM Patient Safety - 2021 Annual Achievement Awards

Patient Safety

Executive Director’s Choice Award: Fall prevention is an important initiative for every hospital unit in providing excellent care. Recently, the nursing team on 3 South at Fox Chase Cancer Center reached the significant milestone of one full year—365 consecutive days—with no patient falls on their unit.

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How Beautiful Questions and HRO Principles Enhance Patient Safety

HIT Consultant

But the team won’t know unless they ask the question and delve into each piece of the patient puzzle. Using Such Questions – Along With HRO Principles – to Enhance Patient Safety To implement these beautiful questions, organizations can learn from other segments — high reliability organizations (HROs), to be exact.

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5 Key Challenges Preventing Innovation in Digital Health

HIT Consultant

These demographic trends are causing shifts within the healthcare sector and resulting in increased expenditure associated with the costs of treatment and prevention in old age. million patients affected by data breaches in 2021 alone. This is projected to reach 16%, or 1.5 billion, by 2050.