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Save the Date
The dates of the World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit for 2020 have been announced.
Learn MoreThe dates of the World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit for 2020 have been announced.
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PatientAider Launches in Taiwan
PatientAider now available in English, Spanish and Traditional Chinese!
Learn MorePatientAider now available in English, Spanish and Traditional Chinese!
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Newsletter: September Issue
World Patient Safety Day is September 17th! Learn more about the Patient Safety Movement Foundation events and initiatives.
Read MoreWorld Patient Safety Day is September 17th! Learn more about the Patient Safety Movement Foundation events and initiatives.
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September Blog Post
Read a blog article to learn how patient advocacy stories move the needle with policymakers.
Dive InRead a blog article to learn how patient advocacy stories move the needle with policymakers.
The Goal:
ZERO Preventable Deaths
ZERO is not just a number – it’s our mission.
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation believes reaching ZERO preventable deaths in hospitals is not only the right goal, but an attainable one with the right people, ideas, and technology. Many pieces of the puzzle already exist. Solving this problem is a matter of connecting the dots.
Join us today so that patients can live tomorrowHow can you lead us to zero?
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How To Get Involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the Movement. Here are a few ideas, customized to your role in the healthcare ecosystem.
In order of ease and magnitude
- Follow our Progress, subscribe to our mailing list
- Download and implement Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) within your patient safety and quality department
- Review the executive summary checklist of each APSS.
- Mark green the ones you are doing and mark red the ones you are not doing.
- Come up with a plan to turn the reds into green!
- Get involved in an APSS workgroup
- Make a Commitment on behalf of your organization to reduce preventable deaths and join us on our journey to ZERO
Other ways to support our Movement:
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How To Get Involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the Movement. Here are a few ideas, customized to your role in the healthcare ecosystem.
In order of ease and magnitude
- Follow our Progress, subscribe to our mailing list
- Download and implement Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) within your patient safety and quality department
- Review the executive summary checklist of each APSS.
- Mark green the ones you are doing and mark red the ones you are not doing.
- Come up with a plan to turn the reds into green!
- Get involved in an APSS workgroup
- Encourage your hospital leaders to make a Commitment
Other ways to support our Movement:
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How To Get Involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the Movement. Here are a few ideas, customized to your role in the healthcare ecosystem.
In order of ease and magnitude
- Follow our Progress, subscribe to our mailing list
- Download and implement Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) within your patient safety and quality department
- Review the executive summary checklist of each APSS.
- Mark green the ones you are doing and mark red the ones you are not doing.
- Come up with a plan to turn the reds into green!
- Get involved in an APSS workgroup
- Encourage your hospital leaders to make a Commitment
Other ways to support our Movement:
×
How To Get Involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the Movement. Here are a few ideas, customized to your role in the healthcare ecosystem.
In order of ease and magnitude
- Follow our Progress, subscribe to our mailing list
- Download and implement Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) within your patient safety and quality department
- Review the executive summary checklist of each APSS.
- Mark green the ones you are doing and mark red the ones you are not doing.
- Come up with a plan to turn the reds into green!
- Get involved in an APSS workgroup
- Encourage your hospital leaders to make a Commitment
Other ways to support our Movement:
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How To Get Involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the Movement. Here are a few ideas, customized to your role in the healthcare ecosystem.
In order of ease and magnitude
- Follow our Progress, subscribe to our mailing list
- Get involved in APSS workgroups
- Share the Open Data Pledge with your executive team and strategize how the data generated by your healthcare technology company can be used to promote interoperability and improve patient safety
Other ways to support our Movement:
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How To Get Involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the Movement. Here are a few ideas, customized to your role in the healthcare ecosystem.
In order of ease and magnitude
- Review resources for policymakers and see official letters of support from elected officials support the Foundation’s mission
- View Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) that all hospitals should implement to reduce preventable deaths
- Talk with the Patient Safety Movement to learn how you can make a difference in your state
- Subscribe to our mailing list to follow our progress, receive our newsletter and participate in upcoming patient safety-related webinars
Other ways to support our Movement:
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How To Get Involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the Movement. Here are a few ideas, customized to your role in the healthcare ecosystem.
In order of ease and magnitude
- Follow our Progress, subscribe to our mailing list
- Review the list of companies that have signed the Open Data Pledge and consider only procuring from only those listed
Other ways to support our Movement:
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How To Get Involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the Movement. Here are a few ideas, customized to your role in the healthcare ecosystem.
In order of ease and magnitude
- Follow our Progress, subscribe to our mailing list
- Review the list of companies that have signed the Open Data Pledge to see if there are opportunities to help engineer systems to promote interoperability and data sharing
Other ways to support our Movement:
×
How To Get Involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the Movement. Here are a few ideas, customized to your role in the healthcare ecosystem.
In order of ease and magnitude
- Follow our Progress, subscribe to our mailing list
- Review the list of companies that have signed the Open Data Pledge to see if there are opportunities to help engineer systems to promote interoperability and data sharing
Other ways to support our Movement:
×
How To Get Involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the Movement. Here are a few ideas, customized to your role in the healthcare ecosystem.
In order of ease and magnitude
- Follow our Progress, subscribe to our mailing list
- Determine how your organization and the Patient Safety Movement Foundation can collaborate together to ensure both organizations’ objectives are met
Other ways to support our Movement:
×
How To Get Involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the Movement. Here are a few ideas, customized to your role in the healthcare ecosystem.
In order of ease and magnitude
- Follow our Progress, subscribe to our mailing list
- Determine how your organization and the Patient Safety Movement Foundation can collaborate together to ensure both organizations’ objectives are met
Other ways to support our Movement:
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How To Get Involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the Movement. Here are a few ideas, customized to your role in the healthcare ecosystem.
In order of ease and magnitude
- Follow our Progress, subscribe to our mailing list
- Download our mobile app, PatientAider, to help educate and prepare you for what to expect before you or a loved one enters the hospital
- Review our resources to become empowered with information
- Review your preferred hospital’s Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade to see how your hospital stands compared to others in your area
- Review the list of hospitals that have made a Commitment and find out if your local hospitals have joined the Patient Safety Movement Foundation with the commitment to reduce preventable patient deaths in U.S. hospitals
Other ways to support our Movement:
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How To Get Involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the Movement. Here are a few ideas, customized to your role in the healthcare ecosystem.
In order of ease and magnitude
- Follow our Progress, subscribe to our mailing list
- Share your story
- Get involved in an Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) workgroup
Other ways to support our Movement:
×
How To Get Involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the Movement. Here are a few ideas, customized to your role in the healthcare ecosystem.
In order of ease and magnitude
- Follow our Progress, subscribe to our mailing list
- Download and implement Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) within your patient safety and quality department
- Review the executive summary checklist of each APSS.
- Mark green the ones you are doing and mark red the ones you are not doing.
- Come up with a plan to turn the reds into green!
- Get involved in an APSS workgroup
- Encourage your hospital leaders to make a Commitment
Other ways to support our Movement:
Actionable Solutions
Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) serve as powerful and efficient tools to help guide healthcare professionals toward practices that decrease preventable patient deaths in hospitals.
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Impact
In 2019, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation held its 7th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit and announced the impact we’ve made connecting the dots across the globe.
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