A Simulation-Based Resource for Improving Patient Safety and Improving the Patient Experience

Measuring and Improving Patient Experience in the Safety Net

Introduction With the 2001 publication of the Institute of Medicine’s Crossing the Quality Chasm Report, patient-centered care emerged as one of six key components of high quality health care in the United States. Partly in response to that report, health care organizations across the country have focused on developing and improving patientand family-centered approaches to the care they provide...

Improving patient safety.

near misses and their importance for improving patient safety.

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Improving patient safety by improving medication communication.

Any time that information about a patient's medication is communicated, there is a potential for error that occurs because of misinterpretation of abbreviations, acronyms, and dose designations. In the following discussion, corrective approaches for reducing the use of error-prone terms will be reviewed. Terms on the "Do Not Use" list are identified and the rationale for using "Tall Man" letter...

Improving patient safety through transparency.

that Congress will restore DSH to its previous level. And even such a restoration would not solve the underlying structural problem of poor targeting by states. Moreover, reopening DSH for debate could result in even bigger cuts. The second option is to create even clearer incentives for states to target their remaining DSH funds. CMS could retain the current framework for allocating states’ sh...