The Patient Safety Movement Foundation Admonishes the Criminalization of Medical Errors
First and foremost, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation would like to express its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Charlene Murphey, a patient at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who died after a medication error in December 2017. As a global...
Event Brings Together Key Industry Leaders and Healthcare Organizations to Confront Leading Patient Safety Issues
IRVINE, CALIF. (April 4, 2022) – The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) will host the 8th annual World Patient Safety Science and Technology Summit (WPSSTS) virtually April 29 and April 30, 2022. The event is co-convened by the American Society of...
The War in Ukraine and its Impact on their Health Systems
These last weeks have reminded us of the fragility of peace and safety. It is not that we are unaware of the turbulent lives that many across our world experience in places like Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Syria.
In the Pandemic, Racism in Medicine Jeopardizes Patient Safety
In March of 2020, Chimére Smith, then a 37-year-old middle school teacher in Baltimore, went to see her doctor about a sore throat, dizziness, shortness of breath and gastrointestinal issues.
Healthcare Can Learn From The Nuclear Power Industry
The following provides the perspective of someone with more than five decades working with nuclear power, and is intended to share experience that might be helpful in improving patient safety. The author has had a military career operating nuclear submarines; another...
Why Value Capture Chose to Invest in the Patient Safety Movement
People seek healthcare every day to better their conditions, but medical errors may result in unforeseen and even fatal outcomes. This stands true for hundreds of thousands of people each year, which is why companies like Value Capture are standing up to make tangible...
Patient Safety Movement Encourages Action during Patient Safety Awareness Week | March 13-19
Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) kicks off here in the United States on March 13th. In the words of our Founder, Joe Kiani, “you can’t just hope for ZERO, you must plan for ZERO” so this PSAW we want to encourage action from our network. You’ll find below ways...
Action on patient safety will help achieve the health care system we deserve
The United States spends more on health care than any country in the world, but it has made almost no progress in reducing medical error harm. Best estimates indicate 210,000 – 400,000 patients continue to die each year from preventable harm in U.S. hospitals alone, a...
