How to Transform Patient Safety Through Evidence-Based Practices
Patient safety has been top-of-mind for me for decades. When I learned of the startling statistics surrounding patient deaths in hospital settings, I knew a change in patient care was imperative.
Leveraging Communication Tools to Improve Patient Outcomes
There is a disparate awareness about the prevalence of communication problems occurring during surgical operations among varying medical professionals.
Newsletter, February 2023
Joe Kiani’s Keynote Speech 5th Global Ministerial Summit 2023 Letter from CEO The first week in February is recognized as National Patient Recognition Week which focuses on the patient and patient care. All week, hospital...
Newsletter, January 2023
DOCTOR DELIVERS LETHAL EPIDURAL AT BROOKLYN HOSPITAL An article last week in The New York Times told the story of an anesthesiologist at a Brooklyn public hospital, with a history of making life-threatening errors in administering epidurals, who...
Newsletter, December 2022
2022 – A PIVOTAL YEAR As we end 2022 and welcome 2023, we are excited at the possibilities a new year brings. There were several key changes this year for the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. I took on the role of Chief Executive Officer as Dr. Mike Durkin...
Newsletter, November 2022
NATIONAL DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH Like many other health concerns that were overshadowed these past two-plus years, diabetes is still growing at an epidemic rate in the US, affecting more than 37 million adults and children nationwide. And it’s largely...
Newsletter, October 2022
JOE KIANI – FORBES This month, Forbes Magazine featured our Founder and Board Member Joe Kiani on its cover. Joe’s passion for patient safety has been a driving force behind breakthrough developments in medical innovation at the company he founded,...
Newsletter, September 2022
WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY September 17, 2022 The World Health Organization’s World Patient Safety Day calls for global unity and collaborative action by all countries and international partners to improve patient safety. Each year, WHO highlights a theme...
Newsletter, August 2022
A LETTER FROM DR. MICHAEL RAMSAY Dear Patient Safety Advocates, I am excited to share some updates about the work we have been doing and introduce you to our new Chief Operating Officer – Dr. Sanaz Massoumi PhD. We are so fortunate to have her on the team. Dr....
Awareness, Involvement and Action: How Patients and Their Loved Ones Can Fight the Opioid Epidemic
The opioid epidemic is a major public health concern in the U.S. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 70,630 people died from drug overdoses and 10.1 million people misused opioid prescriptions in 2019 alone.
PSMF CEO Michael Ramsay Weighs in on the OIG Report for Adverse Events in Hospitals
In the month of October 2018, 25% of Medicare patients experienced harm during their hospital stay – for 43% of these patients, the harm events were preventable.
Patient Safety Movement Foundation Announces Winners of 2021 Humanitarian and Lewis Blackman Awards
IRVINE, Calif. – The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF), a global non-profit committed to achieving zero preventable patient deaths by 2030, announced the winners of its 2021 Humanitarian and Lewis Blackman awards at its 8th annual World Patient Safety,... 