2018 Patient Safety Forum:
Accelerating Improvement

Program Agenda

Framework for Accelerating Improvement
Paula Griswold, MS
Executive Director, Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors

Patricia McGaffigan, RN, MS, CPPS
Vice President, Patient Safety Programs, Institute for Healthcare Improvement/National Patient Safety Foundation

Accelerating Patient Safety Improvement Organization-wide

Improving Care by Improving Teams
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Diffusion of Patient Safety and Performance Improvement across Cambridge Health Alliance: Starting the Journey
Cambridge Health Alliance

Center for Patient Placement: Improving Safety through Excellence in Patient Access
Tufts Medical Center

Building a Safety Culture Through Effective Engagement of Line Staff
Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital
Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Organization-wide Daily Safety Huddles
Hallmark Health

Focused Strategies to Improve Patient Safety

Strategies to Test for Diagnostic Error and Ambulatory Patient Safety
Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors

ED Initiative to Reduce Opioid Rx Rates
Milford Regional Medical Center

Reducing Inappropriate Diagnoses of Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

Can Patient/Family Advisor Rounding Improve Patient Experience & Safety?
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Patient Safety and Information Technology

A Safer Way to Prescribe Medications: Incorporating Indications into Electronic Prescriptions
Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Guidance for Mitigating Risks during Electronic Health Record Downtime
CRICO
Boston Children’s Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital

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