American Hospital Association November 15, 2022
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and leaders from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Food and Drug Administration yesterday held a listening session with certain health system leaders and patient safety advocates they invited to discuss the department’s plan to launch next year a National Healthcare System Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety.
According to HHS, participants in the Action Alliance will share evidence-based approaches to improving patient and health care worker safety through expert mentorship and peer-to-peer learning, building on other national efforts to advance patient safety, patient and family engagement, health care workforce safety and...