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National Patient Safety Foundation to Create Professional Society, Certification Program

The National Patient Safety Foundation will launch a professional society as well as a certification program designed specifically for patient safety professionals, according to a report by Healthcare ...
Becker's ASC

5 things to know about patient safety and steps the National Patient Safety Foundation is taking to combat harm

Failing to adhere to patient safety protocols can have severe consequences for patients. Stephen Littlejohn detailed patient safety in the United States and how the National Patient Safety Foundation ...
Becker's Hospital Review

National Patient Safety Foundation to host Twitter chat on patient safety & the care continuum

The National Patient Safety Foundation will host a “Patient Safety in All Settings” Twitter chat on Tuesday, March 15 at 2 p.m. EST to address concerns about safety across the care continuum. In ...
Becker's Hospital Review

National Patient Safety Foundation Appoints New Members to Board of Governors

The National Patient Safety Foundation announced new appointments to its board of governors, effective July 1. New additions to the board of governors include: • Beth Daley Ullem, MBA, patient ...
Benzinga.com

National Patient Safety Foundation Welcomes PeraHealth

BOSTON, Nov. 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF), a central voice for patient safety since 1997, recently welcomed PeraHealth as a member of the NPSF Patient ...
NBC News

NAPA Proud to Support the National Patient Safety Foundation During Patient Safety Awareness Week

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CNN

A national safety board made transportation safer and could do the same for health care, advocates say

People concerned about the safety of patients often compare health care to aviation. Why, they ask, can’t hospitals learn from medical errors the way airlines learn from plane crashes? That’s the ...
JSTOR Daily

2009 Annual National Patient Safety Foundation Congress: Conference Proceedings

On May 20 to 22, 2009, the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) held its Annual NPSF Patient Safety Congress in National Harbor, Md. Entitled Patient Safety in Challenging Times: Now More Than ...
USA Today

Patient safety awareness focus of new report as preventable medical errors kill thousands

Patient safety likely remains the nation's third leading cause of death and addressing it needs to be a key national priority, a presidential panel said this week. The panel released a report ...
Business Wire

Dr. Mike Durkin Assumes Role as Vice Chairman of Patient Safety Movement Foundation Board of Directors

Durkin Will Serve Alongside Chairman Dr. Michael A.E. Ramsay to Help Organization Achieve Goal of Zero Preventable Deaths from Medical Errors by 2030 IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Patient ...
MM&M

Will a ‘National Patient Safety Board,’ modeled after the NTSB, actually fly?

People concerned about the safety of patients often compare health care to aviation. Why, they ask, can’t hospitals learn from medical errors the way airlines learn from plane crashes? That’s the ...
Business Wire

Patient Safety Movement Foundation Announces Winners of 2020 Humanitarian Awards

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF), a global non-profit committed to achieving zero preventable patient deaths by 2030, announced the winners of its 2020 ...