Category: patient safety

Patient Safety Representatives Unite to Implement Global Patient Safety Action Plan in the United States

Armando Nahum is a founding member of Patients for Patient Safety U.S. as well as co-founder and president of Safe Care Campaign, an organization dedicated to infection prevention.

Preventable harm in the healthcare system is an urgent public health challenge, internationally and in the United States. Globally, more people die now from medical errors or other breakdowns in the quality and safety of healthcare services than from lack of access to them. (1) Researchers estimate that medication errors, preventable infections, venous thromboembolism, falls, Read More >

October 7, 2021 by Armando Nahum, Patients for Patient Safety U.S., Founding Member2 Comments

Healthcare-associated infections, Patient Stories and Patient Safety

Action Plan, Implementation, Infection Control and Prevention, patient safety

Champions for the Cause: Using the TAP Strategy to Identify Gaps in Preventing HAIs

Shannon Davila, MSN, RN, CIC, CPHQ Director, NJHA’s Institute for Quality and Patient Safety At the Health Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey, an affiliate of the New Jersey Hospital Association, we are dedicated to helping our members improve patient outcomes. We strive to create a learning environment that promotes evidence-based care by featuring Read More >

June 26, 2019 by CDC's Safe Healthcare Blog2 Comments

Healthcare-associated infections

Assessment, C. difficile, CAUTI, champions, CLABSI, Infection Control and Prevention, Infection Prevention, patient safety, quality improvement