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Newsletter, October 2022

Patient Safety Movement

NEW FEDERAL EFFORTS TO IMPROVE NURSING HOME SAFETY The White House has just announced a plan to improve the safety and quality of care in the nation’s nursing homes, aimed to protect seniors from an industry known for its lack of accountability. To learn more about this important and developing issue, be sure to read the full article.

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Newsletter, December 2022

Patient Safety Movement

Aligned Incentives—Payment for quality of care, not volume of care. DONATE TODAY GOVERNANCE BOARD Mike Durkin, OBE, MBBS, FRCA, FRCP, DSC, Chairman of PSMF , Senior advisor on Patient Safety Policy and Leadership, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London Steven J.

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Newsletter, July 2023

Patient Safety Movement

Technology is enabling the determination of this data, using electronic medical record trigger tools, as reported by the Office of the Inspector General last year on Medicare patients and David Bates in a New England Journal of Medicine article on Massachusetts hospitals earlier this year.¹ Heather Gocke, M.S.,

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Newsletter, June 2023

Patient Safety Movement

He identified the integration of innovative medical technology and devices as crucial for effecting change. Dr. Sanaz Massoumi, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation’s COO, called for a shift in focus, urging healthcare workers to prioritize the quality of care they provide over the sheer volume of cases.

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Newsletter, March 2023

Patient Safety Movement

Working for the Ministry of Health in Yenagoa, Nigeria, his role as a program manager focuses on quality of care and patient safety. Ebikapaye Okoyen, MD, participated in the first cohort of our Patient Safety Fellowship Program.

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Newsletter, December 2023

Patient Safety Movement

stories/global-state-of-patient-safety The second set of reports are the recent MBRRACE perinatal confidential inquiry reports comparing the care of Asian, Black, and White women whose babies died. You can read the full report and explore the data dashboard at www.imperial.ac.uk/stories/global-state-of-patient-safety

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Newsletter, January 2024

Patient Safety Movement

Two reports cited in Ars Technica reveal that medical errors rise and quality of care ratings drop when private equity firms purchase and operate hospitals, as they cut corners, slash services, lay off staff, take on debt, and reduce charity care.