Patient Safety Movement

APRIL 18, 2023

The Summit will include seven panel sessions covering various key topics in patient safety led by esteemed healthcare leaders. Attendees include patient safety experts, clinicians, healthcare administrators, policymakers, representatives from MedTech and Biotech industries, as well as patients and patient advocates.

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Patient Safety Movement

JANUARY 1, 2023

Along with our Founder, Joe Kiani, we are laser focused on achieving a safer healthcare system, with zero preventable harm—both for patients and clinicians. Our goals for 2023 are aimed at four major targets: Actionable Evidence-Based Practices to reduce common causes of preventable patient harm. Patients with C.

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Patient Safety Movement

MAY 18, 2023

Their contributions not only help us to renew our commitment to a culture of safety but to also foster global connections that will enable us to move the needle in eliminating preventable patient and healthcare worker harm. The Summit’s focus is on eliminating preventable harm for both patients and healthcare workers.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The study assessed the frequency, preventability, and severity of patient harm in this retrospective cohort. Among 978 adverse events, 222 (22.7%) were judged preventable, and 316 (32.3%) were rated serious or higher (where the harm resulted in substantial intervention or prolonged recovery). Adverse drug events accounted for 39.0%

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

We are also dedicating time to create awareness of how prolific medical errors are in every city around the world. I believe many clinicians don’t even know the exact number of preventable harm and death in their own hospitals due to a lack of transparency. We need to create a healthcare system that supports that oath.

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Patient Safety Movement

JUNE 28, 2023

In healthcare, it is an opportunity to look at the state of disparities that exist by race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability status, highlighting populations that are disproportionately impacted by inequities.

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Patient Safety Movement

DECEMBER 1, 2022

And it’s largely preventable—if not the disease itself (in the case of Type 2 diabetes) then at least the most severe outcomes. Managing diabetes as early as possible is key, which is why this year’s theme for National Diabetes Month is building a healthcare team. Get Routine Care to Stay Healthy : Regular checkups are paramount.

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Patient Safety Movement

APRIL 27, 2023

We in the medical profession must be sure that this organ donor does not sustain any preventable harm by ensuring that all healthcare safety measures are adhered to. This would seem obvious and something rapidly endorsed by healthcare professionals. Medical technology companies are developing new devices to assist us.

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JUNE 2, 2023

As a long-time advocate of patient safety, President Clinton spoke of the need to develop what he termed a “culture of conversion,” where more people within healthcare feel empowered to implement proven practices for eliminating preventable harm within hospitals. “We Even one preventable death is too many.

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Patient Safety Movement

JUNE 2, 2023

As a long-time advocate of patient safety, President Clinton spoke of the need to develop what he termed a “culture of conversion,” where more people within healthcare feel empowered to implement proven practices for eliminating preventable harm within hospitals. “We Even one preventable death is too many.

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Patient Safety Movement

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Four out of five of these pregnancy deaths were considered preventable.2,3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Four in 5 Pregnancy-Related Deaths in the U.S. Are Preventable.”, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023. 2,3 We must improve access to good maternity care. Michael A.E. Blanchi, D.W.,

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Patient Safety Movement

JUNE 1, 2023

On the first day of the Summit, global patient safety leaders call for increased urgency in reducing preventable deaths. ABOUT THE PATIENT SAFETY MOVEMENT FOUNDATION In 2012, Joe Kiani founded the non-profit Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) to eliminate preventable medical errors in hospitals. Irvine, Calif.,

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Patient Safety Movement

JULY 25, 2023

First, he recognized the superb healthcare force we have in the US, how dedicated they are, and how frustrated they are by the avoidable harm to patients that is occurring. Next, he recognized the tragic losses that have occurred to loved ones because of preventable errors. Healthcare outcomes data should be transparent.

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Patient Safety Movement

APRIL 1, 2023

Save the Date: June 1-2, 2023 10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit The 10-year anniversary marks professionals like you making a significant difference in eliminating preventable medical errors. Please visit psmf.org for more details. suffer from a wrong-site surgery each week.

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Patient Safety Movement

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

These efforts are intended to complement previous investments in services to prevent unnecessary nursing home admissions and help nursing home residents transition back home when possible. The PSMF was established through the support of the Masimo Foundation for Ethics, Innovation, and Competition in Healthcare.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We at the Patient Safety Movement Foundation are known for our recognition of loved ones who have lost someone from preventable harm in healthcare. However, we also very strongly support the heroic efforts of our healthcare workers as we seek solutions to the system faults that lead to preventable errors occurring.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 6, 2021

ranked number 11 out of 11 nations with the exception of care process, based on four pillars: preventive care, safe care, coordinated care, and engagement and patient preferences. More granularly, prevention encompasses screening, counseling, and rates of avoidable hospital admissions for diabetes, asthma, and congestive heart failure.

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Patient Safety Movement

JANUARY 26, 2024

26, 2024—The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) convened its annual Mid-Year Event to discuss safety challenges in the healthcare system that result in millions of preventable deaths around the world. The mid-year meeting this year looked at solutions that will help us reach zero preventable harm faster.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

In medicine, thousands of patients sustain preventable harm, and yet we do not know the actual number, as very little is reported. If this data were made available, with the aid of AI technology reviewing medical records, would we have the same response as in the airline industry to prevent the same errors from occurring again and again?

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OCTOBER 1, 2022

Each year, WHO highlights a theme to bring awareness to a specific area where urgent action is necessary to reduce preventable harm. This year’s theme is Medication Safety to underscore the need to implement measures that promote safe medication distribution to prevent medication errors and medication-related harm.

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Patient Safety Movement

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

More than 40 percent of these events are due to preventable errors. The PCAST report also draws attention to the fact that medical errors and patient injuries persist at alarmingly high rates despite ongoing efforts to improve quality care on the part of practitioners and their organizations. In Health, Michael A.E.

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Patient Safety Movement

MARCH 1, 2023

All week, hospital administrators and healthcare professionals take time to focus on what they can do to improve patient care and protect patients from harm. This week emphasizes the vision of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation “Zero Preventable Patient Harm by 2030.” The AEBP is available without charge to hospitals online.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Your donations, large and small, are vital to enabling us to bring family stories of preventable medical harm to the website and to inform politicians who can pass legislation that makes healthcare safer through preventive measures. We feel an immense sense of gratitude for you. million new HIV infections in 2022.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

Peter Pronovost urged that people stop believing that harm in healthcare is inevitable and start believing that it is entirely preventable. Anthony Staines emphasized that patient safety must be a global priority that requires urgent action from countries, institutions, and providers.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Ivor Campbell, CEO of Snedden Campbell The global landscape for medical technology, biotechnology, and life sciences is on the cusp of seismic change. The UK, under a new Labour government, will likely see increased public investment in healthcare infrastructure, potentially boosting domestic MedTech and life sciences industries.

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