Patient Safety
When the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the historic report To Err is Human, healthcare professionals around the country became acutely aware of the need to examine the issue of patient safety in every aspect of healthcare. The IOM report, published in 1998, estimated as many as 100,000 patients die each year in US hospitals because of errors in medical care. Since 1998, much has been done to improve patient safety by the healthcare industry. Extensive research to determine how and why errors in medical care occur and safer practices have emerged as a result of this national effort to improve patient safety.
Primaris has been working to improve safety and quality in healthcare practices since 1999. We are committed to continuously working with our partners in healthcare to improve the safety of Missourians when they need hospital and other healthcare services.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement 100k Lives Campaign
IHI and other organizations that share a common mission are convinced that a remarkably few proven interventions, implemented on a wide enough scale, can avoid 100,000 deaths between January 2005 and July 2006, and every year thereafter. Click here to learn more.
Overview
Conferences and Workshops
Surgical Adverse Events/Complications Report
Patient Safety Listserv
Links to Patient Safety Web Sites
Patient Safety Categories and Terms