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AHRQ Chartbook Highlights Areas of Progress, Weakness on Patient Safety

March 26, 2024
People in poor households received worse care than people in high-income households for 33 percent of patient safety measures

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UCSD Health to Build Patient Care ‘Mission Control Center’

Feb. 16, 2023
San Diego-based health system describes the mission control center as a hyper-connected hub to monitor patient health through integration of data streams from sensors, electronic...
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Joint Commission, NQF Announce 2022 Eisenberg Award Winners

Jan. 25, 2023
Each year, patient safety and quality awards are presented for individual achievement, national-level innovation, and local-level innovation
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House Bill Would Create National Patient Safety Board

Dec. 12, 2022
Legislation would coordinate existing efforts within a single independent agency solely focused on addressing safety in healthcare through data-driven solutions
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Study: I-PASS Handoff Program Helps Reduce Patient Harm

Nov. 7, 2022
Journal of Hospital Medicine study looked at how handoff miscommunications could be decreased across specialties with the implementation of the I-PASS program
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HHS to Launch Alliance to Advance Patient Safety

Nov. 4, 2022
The Action Alliance will be built on the core principals of the ‘National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety’