MedCity News October 1, 2024
Rebecca Cady and Tim McDonald

CMS recently finalized the Patient Safety Structural Measure, which sets forth a broad roadmap for the implementation of a culture of safety, learning, transparency and accountability within hospitals and health systems nationwide — enabling and encouraging significant progress towards safer care and improved support for healthcare workers.

In 1999, the Institute of Medicine Committee on Quality of Health Care in America published “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” — an investigation into the prevalence of medical errors and the steps health systems could take to improve patient safety and care quality. As we approach the twenty-fifth anniversary of this landmark report, preventable medical harm remains a serious problem in health systems worldwide.

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Topics: CMS, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Safety
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