White House Meeting Highlights Patient Safety Progress, Next Steps

Healthcare Innovation September 20, 2024
David Raths

On Nov. 1, the National Action Alliance will deliver the first version of a National Healthcare Safety Dashboard to monitor progress toward eliminating preventable patient and workforce harms

In recognition of World Patient Safety Day on Sept. 17, the White House convened health organization leaders, patient and workforce advocates, and healthcare system executives to discuss how to achieve more progress on patient safety initiatives.

The meeting highlighted several steps federal agencies are taking:

• The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) launched the National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety (NAA). The alliance is a collective effort of federal agencies, including those in HHS, Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as well...

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