American Hospital Association December 1, 2023
Patient safety and top-notch patient care have always been the twin guide stars of our field.
Hospitals and health systems have led the way in making bold changes to drive improvement in outcomes for decades, and we know that the dramatic improvements we have seen since the landmark 1999 Institute of Medicine report are a direct result of that leadership.
But hospitals and health systems are continually striving to raise the bar on patient safety. As innovative medicines and technologies bring new hope to the patients and communities we serve, the hospital field is relentlessly assessing, reassessing and improving our approaches to maximize the safety of care.
To support and advance those efforts, the AHA recently launched a new Patient...