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Newsletter, October 2022

Patient Safety Movement

It’s important to speak with a healthcare professional if any unusual changes in the breast or nipple are detected. According to a statement released by the White House, the new actions are designed to “increase accountability of bad actors in the nursing home industry, improve the quality of nursing homes, and make them safer.”

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Newsletter, December 2022

Patient Safety Movement

Along with our Founder, Joe Kiani, we are laser focused on achieving a safer healthcare system, with zero preventable harm—both for patients and clinicians. Transparency of Data—Let’s publish annually the real amount of preventable harm and mortality occurring in healthcare. difficile , a common healthcare-associated infection.

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Newsletter, July 2023

Patient Safety Movement

Don Berwick—one of the original giants in patient safety and a founding member of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement—gave an inspiring keynote address. First, he recognized the superb healthcare force we have in the US, how dedicated they are, and how frustrated they are by the avoidable harm to patients that is occurring.

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Newsletter, June 2023

Patient Safety Movement

In healthcare, it is an opportunity to look at the state of disparities that exist by race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability status, highlighting populations that are disproportionately impacted by inequities. million women have little or no access to maternal health. Michael A.E.

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Newsletter, March 2023

Patient Safety Movement

More than a decade ago, Joe made it his life’s purpose to eliminate preventable medical harm and create safer healthcare systems around the world. Joe will be the keynote speaker at our 10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit on June 1–2 in Newport Beach.

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Newsletter, December 2023

Patient Safety Movement

Your donations, large and small, are vital to enabling us to bring family stories of preventable medical harm to the website and to inform politicians who can pass legislation that makes healthcare safer through preventive measures. Measures Under Consideration List for 2024 CMS Quality Program” is now live. Log in at [link].

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Newsletter, January 2024

Patient Safety Movement

The safety aspect of healthcare is often compared to the airlines, a relatively safe industry. This could result in a significant improvement in a disease that affects mainly a minority, and often disadvantaged, population regarding healthcare. This will be a year where great progress will be made in healthcare safety.