Patient Safety Blog

Blog Article: Connecting with Patients

January 18, 2021 | 5 minute read

By David Mayer, MD, CEO Patient Safety Movement Foundation, Executive Director MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety

Engaging with patients is a time-honored tradition in medicine, and by no means a new concept. A great physician-patient relationship is something that every patient would love to have. Back [...]

Blog Article: Informed Consent

January 15, 2021 | 10 minute read

Clinicians often have competing priorities in the clinical setting which hinder their ability to provide time for thorough dialogue with patients. Often, this dialogue contains information about procedures or processes [...]

Letter from the Chairman, January 2021

January 7, 2021

Dear Readers, 2020 has been a very difficult year for everyone. The COVID-19 virus turned out to be much more contagious than any of us had imagined. Now, nine months later, [...]

Letter from the Chairman, December 2020

December 3, 2020

Dear Readers, I had hoped that this letter would be welcoming everyone to a happy holiday season with COVID-19 behind us and with life getting back to normal.  Instead, we are [...]

Letter from the Chairman, November 2020

November 2, 2020

Dear Readers, The third wave of COVID-19 has hit the United States and most of the world.  What have we learned so far? Firstly, COVID-19 is very contagious and is spread mainly [...]

A Father’s Journey to Sepsis Legislation

October 26, 2020 | 8 minute read

By: Olivia Lounsbury, Clinical Research Coordinator

A parent should never have to watch their child die after they’ve been asking repeatedly for help, screaming to be heard, with no response.  “Why is her fever so high?” “Why does [...]

Letter from the Chairman, October 2020

October 6, 2020

Dear Readers, September was a very active month for the Patient Safety Movement Foundation! The World Health Organization (WHO) celebrated the 2nd Annual World Patient Safety Day on September 17th, 2020.  World [...]

For Patients: 11 take homes from the #uniteforsafecare virtual event

September 23, 2020 | 7 minute read

By: Ariana Longley, Chief Operating Officer, Patient Safety Movement Foundation The World Health Organization has designated September 17 as World Patient Safety Day — a day, every year, to raise awareness [...]

CLABSI Prevention Case Study: Overcoming Organizational Barriers to Enhance Patient Safety

September 9, 2020 | 7 minute read

By: Olivia Lounsbury, Clinical Research Coordinator, Patient Safety Movement Foundation A Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) in just one patient can result in as much as $56,000 for payers, due to [...]

Letter from the Chairman, September 2020

September 3, 2020

Dear Readers, This month, we will celebrate the 2nd annual World Patient Safety Day designated by the World Health Organization. The Patient Safety Movement will be participating by hosting a free [...]