Medical errors and patient safety issues remain a significant problem for the healthcare
industry in the United States. The Institute of Medicine report To Err is Human reported that …

Recent reports have identified medical errors as a significant cause of morbidity and
mortality among patients. A variety of approaches have been implemented to identify errors …

Objective: As a result of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, To Err Is Human, the
Department of Defense (DoD), per the direction of President Clinton, developed an action …

Americans should be able to count on receiving health care that is safe. To achieve this, a
new health care delivery system is needed â€" a system that both prevents errors from …

Patient safety performance data may be used in support of many efforts aimed at improving
patient safety: regulators may use the data for accountability purposes such as licensure and …

Purpose. To update the international community on the US Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality's (AHRQ) recent and current activities in improving patient safety. Data sources …

And the Lord said,'Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is
only the beginning of what they will do... Come, let us go down, and there confuse their …

IN 2003, THE JOINT COMMISSION began publishing National Patient Safety Goals
(NPSGs) and requiring accredited health care organizations to comply with these goals in …

Use of patient safety reporting systems (PSRS) to identify and mitigate risks to patients who
are harmed by medical care has been a national priority for nearly a decade. Yet, most …

Patient safety (PS) is inextricably linked to quality of care. In the value-driven paradigm of
modern health-care systems, focus on these critical elements is required for institutions …