Becker's Healthcare September 18, 2024
Mackenzie Bean & Mariah Taylor

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a division of HHS, has partnered with other federal agencies and health systems to create a national safety alliance as part of broader commitments from the federal government to reduce preventable harm and improve care quality industrywide.

The alliance was among efforts shared at the White House Sept. 17 during a forum on patient safety hosted by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology — a working group of more than two dozen thought leaders in the academic, government and private sectors. AHRQ first shared the concept of a national safety alliance in 2023, with more details emerging at the forum.

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