This commentary, authored by patients and families who have experienced medical errors, argues current patient safety efforts in the United States lack urgency and commitment, even as the World Health Organization is increasing its efforts. They call on policy makers and safety agencies to collaborate with the Patients for Patient Safety US organization to move improvement efforts forward.

Over the last decade, the Lucian Leape Institute has explored five key areas in health care to advance patient safety. These include medical education reform, care integration, patient and family engagement, transparency, and joy and meaning in work and workforce safety for health care professionals. This review highlights progress to date in each area and the challenges that remain to be addressed, including increasing clinician burnout and shortcomings of existing health information technology approaches. The authors also suggest opportunities for further research such as measuring the impact of residency training programs. In a past PSNet interview, Dr. Tejal Gandhi, president of the IHI/NPSF Lucian Leape Institute, discussed improving patient safety at a national level.

Board and leadership engagement is considered critical for advancing patient safety. In this survey study, safety and quality leaders rated board and executive leaders as less engaged in patient safety and quality compared to executive and board member self-perceptions. These findings suggest room for enhanced executive engagement.

… Journal of pharmacy practice … J Pharm Pract … Drug shortages have been shown to have …

… Journal of general internal medicine … J Gen Intern Med … Although much has previously been written …

This article summarizes the three plenary sessions of the 2008 National Patient Safety Foundation Congress in Nashville.

The Patient Safety in Surgery study documented remarkable improvements in postoperative outcomes at Veterans Affairs hospitals following implementation of a quality improvement program. This study demonstrated similar improvement in clinical outcomes, including surgical site infection rates, following implementation of the program in private sector hospitals.

… Foundation (NPSF) Congress. … Denham C; Bagian J; Daley J; Edgman-Levitan S; Gelinas L; O'Leary D; Sheridan S; Wachter R. …

… the 1998 Salzburg Seminar entitled “Through the Patient’s Eyes.” The purpose of this seminar series is to offer a …