DOTmed September 16, 2020
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)-convened National Steering Committee for Patient Safety (NSC) has released a new National Action Plan to help healthcare systems reduce medical errors and improve patient safety.
The new plan, Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety, was developed using evidence-based practices, effective interventions, case examples, and newer innovations. The work began in 2018 with more than two dozen entities from federal agencies, safety experts and patient/family advocates involved.
“Over the past 20 years, the field has amassed a tremendous body of knowledge to improve healthcare safety,” said NSC Co-Chair Jeffrey Brady, who directs the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in a...
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