AHRQ unveils new hospital safety dashboard
Becker's Healthcare December 5, 2024
The National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety launched a new public-facing dashboard that aggregates federal safety data Dec. 5.
The dashboard includes data on CMS safety measures, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s patient safety indicators, adverse events tracked by AHRQ’s Quality and Safety Review System, and hospital survey data on safety culture.
Currently, the dashboard focuses exclusively on acute care hospitals, though future iterations will expand to include other settings such as ambulatory care and nursing homes.
The tool will serve as a comprehensive resource to assess patient and workforce safety trends across the industry and track improvement.
AHRQ officially launched the National Action Alliance in September. Its main goal is to reduce...