Becker's Healthcare November 10, 2025
Francesca Mathewes

Faced with a growing population of older adults and rising demand for healthcare services, industry leaders’ approach to patient safety must evolve.

Jason Golbin, DO, executive vice president and chief medical officer of Long Island, N.Y.-based Catholic Health, joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest challenges facing patient safety today and how CMOs can successfully tackle them.

Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length.

Question: What are the biggest challenges in patient safety today?

Jason Golin: The biggest challenge is to prevent avoidable harm. No patient who enters a hospital or care setting should have their condition in any way worsened through an act of commission or omission. When such events occur, we call them...

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