Becker's Healthcare September 17, 2024
Paige Twenter

Hospitals have become safer for patients in the past few years, but there is a long way to go, according to three health system leaders.

On Sept. 17, executives at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, MedStar Health in Columbia, Md., and Prisma Health in Greenville, S.C., shared recent wins at a patient safety forum hosted by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

Last September, the council outlined steps to improve patient safety. A year later, leaders in the healthcare industry spoke to a theme of hope.

Patient safety means the application of safety science methods to achieve trust in healthcare delivery, according to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. It also minimizes the incidence and impact of...

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